Also this is a belter my mate did,

He had the same thing happen, guy left a small deposit, didn't turn up on said day to collect car, rang 3 weeks after demanding his deposit,

My mate said he no longer had it and his deposit was gone and none refundable, this guy kept hounding him for weeks asking where his deposit was, so he said actually I gave it to charity, here's their details ask them for your deposit back

Not heard a dickie bird since

So would be good to state that, any none refundable deposits taken and defaulted, will go to a local charity, who's going to have the front to ask for it back then