Will This Importation Nightmare Ever End!

[RBN1]

Most of you know about the huge issues I had importing my GTR and a importation story which is best described as an absolute joke. Long of the short, the car finally arrived about 9months after payment not as described but it did have additional damage thrown in for no extra cost.

Well more than a year after I payed for the vehicle and all costs etc I get an envelope in the mail from the logistics company involved in clearing the car from customs etc.

Guess what? They forgot to bill me for additional costs (steam cleaning etc) at that stage and now more than one year later are threatening me with legal action for a invoice they havn't given to me till now!

pfft yeah riiight.

Someone kill me now and put an end to this!! No prick ever is getting a cent out of me for importing this car. Over my farkin dead body.

[inark]

if i kill u can i take the car?

[RBN1]

no i've put it in my will that I am to be buried in it. Altho you can have one of the Sparco seats.

if i kill u can i take the car?

[inark]

awesome.

i'll stick it in my VL.

how much is the bill for? surely it cant cost that much to "steam clean"

[adznight]

Hey mate, where you hiding? Who wants the money for the car now?

[RBN1]

Hey mate, where you hiding? Who wants the money for the car now?

dunno if I can say the name but all information posted is factual - Seaway Logistics.

They set 7 days for payment and I got the letter on the seventh day. I want to see them take this one to court and tell the judge they've billed me more than one year later and demanded payment.

Sent an e-mail to a reply from one of their employee's this morning but received no reply. (i asked to speak with one of their managment)

[saff_cossie]

I also copped an additional invoice from my clearance company about 3 months after the car was imported for steam cleaning. How it took 3 months to establish this is beyond me but I coughed up as it was a friend of the family who owned the clearance company. Know how you feel though.

[dezz]

hmmm that sucks. seaway were fine with me, except for the slight hold up with the car in brisbane...

after that it was all good, and the chick i dealt with in emails and on the phone was extremely friendly...must've wanted me because I had a SICK SKYLINE!!!

[funkymonkey]

sif pay it. make em show you original invoicing etc.

[adznight]

Yeah seems a little farked to me, I mean that car came in AGES ago. Tell them to take it out of your arse

[West]

Take the matter to VCAT.

[inark]

lol this began when i was importing the ceffy ffs...

[foznice]

jesus.... does seaway ever stop f**king up?? They f**ked up my invoice but it was rectified, Since then I've recived numerous PM's from other people with similar problems not to mention what I've read on the forums!!!

IDIOTS!!

[gaffa]

Yeah

I copped one from seaway last week demanding one for towage and stuff call Melbourne office and ask for Craig McElvaney he should be able to sort it out for you, if you explain the situation (if you can get hold of him that is) 9 months after the fact is crazy

Failing that [email protected]

[RBN1]

thanks for the info Gaffa.

[ish]

haha sounds a bit suss to me ..

like a passive hit and miss rought...

I would call there bluff on it as that debt collect letter's are just fancy stationary unless the debt is in the thousand's when you would recieve proper legal documents to go argue the case.

Edited July 1, 2006 by ishh

[ebola]

I would tell that since its been so long, you don't believe that they had the work done. I'd pay it, but ONLY when they procide to you ORIGINAL documents to proce that the work has been done. No proof the work has been done, no need to pay.

Yeah - and get management involved too... make sure you take up LOTS of their time. Make sure they are aware that you have a problem. Managers are usually busy (believe it or not), and their time is valuable. Take the time to make your position crystal clear.

Also, find out what the law is. I doubt they would take you to court (small claims, I guess), but I'm not a lawyer. Are they allowed to bill you 1 year afterwards? I think if you called the ACCC you might be able to get some legal advice.

Keep us posted (posted, get it...)

[RBN1]

Keep us posted (posted, get it...)

gold

well I havn't had a reply to my e-mail yet but i'm going to give them a call tomorrow, demand to speak to a high level manager for a please explain.

[gaffa]

from there own website

The Seaway Group of companies is privately owned and was founded by directors Peter Wallace and Craig McElvaney in July 1999.

The Directors of the Company are Peter Wallace, Craig McElvaney and Paul Szumowski

you carnt get too much higher than the contact i gave you just keep at him