Hi All!

Thanks Kirsty. We’re looking for people who are in need of some help and advice for our new BBC 1 series.

The “The Legalizer” is a completely different approach to consumer TV because the series is presented by a highly qualified criminal barrister who uses his legal knowledge to show citizens who feel cheated, ripped off or unjustly treated that they are not helpless and can resolve things for themselves, using the law, via the Small Claims Court, if necessary. And we will stick with the case until it is resolved.

We’d like to hear from people who feel that they are out of pocket through no fault of their own and who are thinking of taking the matter further.

So if you’ve been sold a wreck, had a shoddy repair done, got a recurring fault, been let down by your insurer or taken for a ride in any way let us know.

When you’ve tried everything else.... you can always call on... “The Legalizer!”

Where I live, the Police (not the pop group featuring Sting) hang around in alley ways and pub car parks waiting for a driver to go past without a seat belt, or using her mobile phone.

Have they really nothing better to do?

I don't know how much a fully kitted officer with a car costs to the the taxpayer, but it sounds like an awful waste of taxpayer money to me.

And you're paying for this through your council tax. Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.

Hi Kirsty,

My vans reconditioned engine has seized after 12 weeks and 3500 miles. The engine came from International parts ltd with a 12 month/12000 mile warranty. The local garage took the engine out and returned it to them. Who after many weeks said they have voided the warranty as they could smell Easi start within the engine. The only person to use Easi start was the AA patrol who came to the breakdown. The AA say its not their fault as the engine had already broken. I have had to hire a replacement van as I need it for my work. I want to take someone to court to get this sorted but who am I supposed to take? The garage that fitted the engine, International parts who supplied the engine or the AA who voided the warranty?

Hello - I am glad that I havbe seen this post.

I have just lost an appeal with the Ombudsman to reverse my insurers decision to not payout on a theft claim on my vehicle. My car was stolen over 18 months ago. But because there isn't enough theft damage the insurer decided not to pay. We appealed - our appeal was originally upheld. The insurer rejected teh findings and it went to full appeal - which we have now just lost.

My and my wife are fully comprehensive. We have no no-claims to lose because of an accident which was our fault. There was foreign DNA and finger prints in our car that dont belong to me or my family/friends. The insurer admitted to us in an email they didnt think we were responsible. Yet, because of the lack of theft damage, we have lost our claim. No windows were broken and the steering column wasnt tampered with. Even though the Police suggest it was.

We have lost, but now our only hope is to take them to small claims court. We had legal cover with the insurance, but because the underwriter is the same, they wont support us, so we are having to fund this ourselves.

I feel totally let down by the system, purely because I'm not a car theft and never been in trouble in my life, I cannot prove the car was stolen, so I lose!

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