John Brown Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Thanks Norman,Yes the old type of number plateLets see what the Bank says tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brown Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 My Bank, CA Centre France, said "its illegal to give you any details of the person that gave you the cheque, you are advised to speak to the police" Can't I just have the address or Postcode "NO"I'm going to ask a good neighbour, a Frenchman who speaks good english to go with me. On my own and with my luck in this I would end up getting locked up. I'll have a record of reporting it to them so it would help if challenged by the OP after I sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Sell the car and then move[:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 [quote user="John Brown"]My Bank, CA Centre France, said "its illegal to give you any details of the person that gave you the cheque, you are advised to speak to the police" Can't I just have the address or Postcode "NO"I'm going to ask a good neighbour, a Frenchman who speaks good english to go with me. On my own and with my luck in this I would end up getting locked up. I'll have a record of reporting it to them so it would help if challenged by the OP after I sell it[/quote] Yes, the illegalities of cheques in France. A few years ago I had written a cheque to pay my Tiscali bill. I had written all the details on the back of the cheque as to what it was for, but as it was 'my' cheque I thought that if there was a problem, I could get my hands on it. Was I mistaken, Tiscali made a bxxxs up of my account, denied that they had EVER had separate phone contracts and yet were demanding money from me for it and the internet. My bank said that IF they ever showed me my cheque, it would just be the front of the cheque and NEVER the back. I'd been in France over 20 years then and yet I still got it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brown Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 I spoke to my neighbours about this problem and were advised to get back onto the bank.Its all about asking the right question. Can I have a photostat copy of a cheque that I paid in?"Yes, it will be in the post tonight."What also came out of the conversation wasAllow at least 10 working days for a cheque to clear after it lands in your account.Don't take a cheque off anyone unless you get IDDon't involve the police in such things.Check your house content insurance for legal assistance cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brown Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 I see so many posts where there's no final response to the question.Hopefully ! I have reached the end of this problem so I'll bring this one up to dateI sent a letter by "Recommande avec avis de reception" to the address on the cheque and have now 3 weeks later have had it returned undelivered with the necessary note attached.The letter was approved by the Legal Team from my house content insurance company ( didn't find out about this until I asked my neighbour )I'm told I can sell the car without reproachLets hope so, I might never know what happened to the buyerThanks to everyone that contributed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Thanks for 'closure'. As you say often we don't know the end of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 And you are still 500€ to the good?Happy days [B]Let us know if it is ever reclaimed by the bank, if he was a fraudster he sure hasnt done well on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brown Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yes thats right, ChancerWhile I was waiting for the letter to be delivered I looked at the address on Google Earth and went down to street level.It put me outside a Pizza Take Away next to a Coffe Shop / Bar so the address on the cheque was obviously wrong.Unless he works out of one of these If I ever get to find out who or what he was I'll post what I find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I reckon the money has never been drawn from his account, assuming that it was a genuine account, it will have been signalled as a closed account or insufficient funds but has not been actioned by (presumably) your bank, I had heard that these things can take a ridiculous amount of time,even 2 weeks would be generous and time enough for a fraudster to do his bit.I guess you will never know what happened to your guy but how long will it take the bank? My money is on, never or 2 weeks after la rentrée. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.