Nightmare friend left passport behind

[Bosworth]

Last year I made the stupid mistake of helping a friend out. I agreed to them bringing their 8 horses here for 6 months as they had real problems with the equestrian property they were renting. So we moved out horses around created more stables and they moved in - with 15 horses!. they were an absolute nightmare, told me they had worm counted all their horses when clearly they hadn't. they broke fences, destroyed fields, smashed up stables. the husband drove his lorry into gates, and gateposts. They slated us to existing liveries and local contractors and eventually I told them to leave because it was so horrendous seeing the conditions they were keeping their horses in. Deep litter, about 2 ft deep no muck removed, just more bedding chucked in and no water given for days at a time and barely enought hay. They only turned them out once every couple of weeks or so despite having several acres of paddocks to themselves because they couldn't be bothered .

We finally got them out and 6 months later I have finished clearing away all evidence and paying off the debts they left us with. They have broken all contact and left no forwarding address. Not that we want any contact BUT........ yesterday while tidying away stuff I have come accross a horse passport of theirs for a 3 year old colt.

So the question is.... what do I do with the passport. i can;t get it back to them and to be honest I am not at all inclined to spend hours scouring the internet to try and find them cos I know they are on the run from creditors they have scammed as those poor people have been contacting our address to try and find them.

Should I get it to the passport issuing office and leave to them, or should I simply put it in my filing cabinet and wait and see what happens?
Having suffered at their hands the last option is the way I am leaning at the moment. Least effort on my part.

 

[Janah]

You have three options

File it
Send it to issuing office
Bin it

I would do the last!

Jane

 

[magicgirl]

What a nightmare time for you. Re the pasport I would send it back to the issuing office with a short note saying that they moved without leaving a forwarding address and leave it at that.

 

[Baggybreeches]

You have three options

File it
Send it to issuing office
Bin it

I would do the last!

Jane

^^^ THIS^^^
Its not hard to get a duplicate passport, and from the inconvenience they caused you, I wouldnt go out of my way to help them.
If you feel guilty then just pop it back to the issuing authority saying it was left behind by a livery and you have no forwarding address.

 

[Guinness]

Send it back to the PIO. They will then be able to contact the owners and send it on to them (providing the passport is up to date with their ownership details).

 

[miss_bird]

I would bin it after the way they have treated you and let then fork out for a duplicate.
Or there is always option 4 which is try and sell it on ebay

 

[riding_high]

i'd send it back to the issuing authority and enclose a note saying they left it behind and you don't know how to contact them.
at least then there will never be a reason for them to come knocking at your door again.

sounds like you are best out of it, shame they caused so much trouble though.

 

[jack9]

id tell them you have it and they can have it back when they havd paid their bills....

might not work but even more of a pain in the butt to get another passport?

 

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

What a nightmare time for you. Re the pasport I would send it back to the issuing office with a short note saying that they moved without leaving a forwarding address and leave it at that.

Ditto this. Then you have closed the issue, but done the morally correct thing.

 

[Carefreegirl]

Bin it. They sound the sort of people cant be bothered to worry about having a passport anyway.

 

[nickslynn]

Send it back to issueing office with note saying how it was left behind, (with mass destruction of your property) by the owner, when they up and left leaving you £££ out of pocket.

 

[Kat]

Or there is the sneaky revenge option.....

find out where they are and then report them for not having a passport

 

[Queenbee87]

Wonder if it's too late to contact trading standards re: horse travelled with no passport? (or how much effort involved to prove etc)...... Although I'd imagine you want to forget about them as much as possible and not deal with them again? If that's the case I'd bin (or burn) it

(I'm not normally a horrible person, don't know what's come over me tonight!!)

Edit: Great minds think alike Katt!

 

[Raych]

They obviously haven't missed it enough to contact you to see if you have it. I would say bin it.
And a bit off topic, but the way they're treating the horses? They should be reported.
Maybe try contacting them (to say you'll give the passport back but report them instead ), or the issuing office and tell them if someone comes to claim it they are not caring for their horses properly and need sorting out.

 

[Bosworth]

Have decided I will keep it filed, If they contact me to return it I will insist upon a payment to cover some of their costs. If they dont contact me within 6 months I will bin it.