Is there a Scottish equivalent to the Small Claims Court? If so, that's you best bet (cheap, too).
After the legalities are sorted, I foresee a nasty injury from slip involving the shower and a bar of soap - most accidents happen at home, you know!

As for damaging his BMW - it's your civic obligation to do so, regardless of anything he's done. BMW drivers ... don't even get me started.

Forgot to say earlier, a supersoaker filled with brake fluid or nitromors can work wonders ;)

ScottyB, you have u2u.

This must be a nightmare for u. I think the man must be a complete ars8ehole to turn around and not offer to at least pay some thing for the damage he caused whether by accident or misadventure. Is it worth contacting your house policy to see if they would cover it. Putting pressure on your man may not bring any results unless you sit in one of his taxis with a Stanley knife and have another little accident with that and a leather seat, on doggy ground hear making suggestions I think. Reason may not be the key. We are all vunerable to the friendly family visits and the " can I sit on it" brigade, fine if you are standing next to it ,fatal if your'e not as you have found out. Although this is a fair few bob, its not life threatening or going to bankrupt you, and family are family what ever cards you are dealt. Calm down and try to see things in a friendlier light, being to agressive may not be the key.Im sure when the other family members get to now about it, thinks may change for the better . 4D

Thanks for the words of wisdom guys/gals.

Lizzie: I can't believe you told the whole board about our arrangments for you sending me my adult magazines ("Light reading") good code word..........(I take it that is my membership stuff hopefully that will chear me up when i get home)

Marky mark thanks for the U2U mate, i tried replying to you but had problems as i am offshore, i think the firewall is blocking it.

Ok so far i have offers of help from 1 hard as nails Southerner with 4 mates and their pitbulls ;)

Someone else pledging 5 litres of brake fluid and their kids super soaker (If i promise to return the soaker when i am finished)

Me thinks i am off to JJB and the sports equipment section to buy one of those metal baseball bats, at least the i will get a nice "Dink" sound when it connects with his knees!!!!

Reading the posts are funny it is like having a good and bad side sat on each shoulder.............

Luckly i am not home until Tuesday so that will give me time to calm down.

Thanks again for the support, that's what makes the board, it has cheered me up no end reading some of your posts.

Regards

ScottyB

most decent people (family or not) would hold hands up, end of the day you just want it fixed, half wacks sounds fair, at least try & get some £ out of him.

claim he backed into it in the beemer, get your wife to back you up and sue him for the damage thru his insurance company....failing that offer to 'clean' his car and take the Tera approach;)

ScottyB

Get the BMW into your possesion,then hold it until the "ransome" is paid,it seemed to work for Sean Emmett!!:devil:
PS He's a totall w****r,when he pays up,give him a kicking anyway!!:mad:

ScottyB, I know exactly how you feel. Some years back when I got my first Duke-900SS-I took it round to my ex-partners to show her and her boys since she had asked me to. I went in the house, boys went out to see the bike-I think you can guess the rest................
When I went back out there was her 11 year old trying to pick up a 900SS-which he swore 'just fell over'! Like you I had to walk away-I could have killed the little ****,-especially since he was the main reason we split up.......
She was mortified and wanted to pay for the damage but I wouldn't let her.
Bit different to your circumstances. I would be careful with the baseball bat, tempting though it may seem-but paint stripper and a knife in all 4 tyres should even things up a bit-especially if it gets done away from the house...........:devil:

John

Ok...Let's be calm and look at the situation...

At the end of the day It is ONLY a bike...My hubby is always telling me that...'specially after the 3rd "drop"!
...the money isn't really the issue here, is it?

What you are really angry about is the "lack of RESECT" this family member has shown to you.

I nor my hubby (even with our differing opinions on bikes) would NEVER sit on someones bike without being asked and the person being present.
If your wife can cope with the family backlash that this will cause go for it...sue the ass off the Stoopid TW4T!

In true DJtera stylie...I would just nip round and just calmly say " no worries mate...Just watch your back!"

It's the little things you do that count...like when his works e-mail account comes up on all porn mailing lists or perhaps that bag of chips and peas that keeps being thrown at the window...
Eventually he'll start thinking..."why me ?".
In the words of the Terminator say..."I do not feel pity or remorse...I will not stop...EVER"
:devil::devil::devil: