Just
sue the fuckers.

Not only does it give you a smug feeling of self satifaction when they capitulate (usually just before the court date), but you get your money back (with interest at 8% APR if you start proceedings).

You can even do it online now.

I used to think "It's getting like America, everyone suing everyone", but you go to America and you get excellent service from everyone and his dog.

Here, you get pissed on.
(dchurch bah, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 16:56, 2 replies)

I
absolutely agree. But to be honest with you, it's too much work. I'm just that lazy.
( Undercovercarrot got done for gross misconduct on..., Fri 18 Jun 2010, 17:00, closed)

It's not as hard as you might think
Assuming the money has been owed to you for less than 6 years and you are in England or Wales, I'd consider taking them to the small claims court.

Unless a couple of hundred quid is like small change to you? :)

Advice here: www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/c_starting_court_action.pdf
( in vino veritas, Fri 18 Jun 2010, 21:15, closed)

moneyclaim.gov.uk
(potato123, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 12:53, closed)

The AA driving school are thieves and liars.
They have a guarantee that if their driving instruction is below standard they will refund the cost of the lessons. This is a lie.

I had a man called Cliff. He wouldn't let me turn right, go faster than 10 mph, screamed at me for damaging HIS alloys if I went anywhere the curb and was generally a prize cunt. One day after being screamed at too much I asked to go home, I was feeling so nervous I thought I was going to be sick (being only a mini little girly teenager at the time). He told me he wouldn't be cheated out of money and that we'd sit there and do test theory questions until the lesson was over. We were in the middle of nowhere, he wouldn't let me out of the car and I was absolutely terrified.

What felt like hours later (but was probably only an hour, couldn't go over lesson times!), I got dropped back home. I called the AA as soon as I'd calmed down. They told me they'd get back to me as soon as they got the refund authorised. A couple of weeks later I hadn't heard anything and so called them back. Apparently, you only get your money back if the instructor agrees that the lessons were substandard.

Took me 5 years to get the guts up to get back in the driving seat, then only took me 3 months of weekly lessons before I passed first time.
(Nightviolet, Mon 21 Jun 2010, 15:33, closed)