Coomera company Infinity Motorhomes, Gold Coast RV Repairs, directed by Bradley Boakes, in liquidation

A Gold Coast motorhome company is in liquidation after multiple customers complained it had sold vehicles on their behalf without passing on all the cash. Here are their stories

A Gold Coast motorhome company is in liquidation after multiple customers complained it had sold vehicles on their behalf without passing on all the cash.

Infinity Motorhomes, which also traded as Gold Coast RV Repairs and B & P Compass Campers, went into liquidation on February 7, following a Supreme Court wind-up.

Despite the liquidation, the company’s director, Townsville-born Bradley Boakes, 40, said he planned to “appeal” the case.

The court action was sparked by retiree Trevor Godfredson, who gave his beloved Denning Custom Built Motorhome to Infinity to sell in August 2020.

Trevor Godfredson with the motorhome in 2007.

The retiree’s 11.6m vehicle, painted with a striking mural and sporting the number plate “OVRBRD” was a well-known fixture of campsites around Australia and featured in a number of publications for motorhome enthusiasts.

Mr Godfredson fitted out the impressive van with wife Julie, who sadly passed away in 2014 after the pair enjoyed adventures around the country.

“We did a few trips around Australia and enjoyed it very much, then my wife ended up dying of breast cancer,” Mr Godfredson said.

“I went around once by myself but really didn’t enjoy it as much.”

He entrusted the job of selling the vehicle, for which he hoped to get $576,000, to Infinity Motorhomes, which operated from a leased factory on Ford Rd, Coomera.

The Denning motorhome that was sold by Infinity Motorhomes. Photo: CMCA

In his statement of claim, Mr Godfredson said his motorhome was for sale until June 2021 when he got a call from an Infinity employee saying it had sold for $330,000.

The staff member told Mr Godfredson a commission would be fixed at $20,000, with the balance to be transferred to his bank account.

It wasn’t until the following month that Mr Godfredson received any payment, with Mr Boakes transferring $100,000, followed by another $100,000 in August according to the statement of claim.

In September, instead of cash, Mr Boakes sent Mr Godfredson an email, confirming the company still owed him $109,892 of the sale proceeds and saying it would be paid by October 28.

When Infinity still owed him $109,892 by May 2022, Mr Godfredson issued a statutory demand, which he said was ignored. In August, Mr Godfredson’s lawyers issued the wind-up notice.

Mr Godfredson is now living with his son in northern NSW.

A screenshot from the website of Infinity Motor Homes, which went into liquidation on February 7.

Affidavits lodged in the wind-up reveal Mr Godfredson was not the only Infinity customer who claims to be out of pocket.

Loganlea resident David Palmer said he’d handed his Mercedes Benz Sprinter Liberation Motorhome to Mr Boakes to sell on his behalf in late 2018.

The motorhome sat at the Upper Coomera factory, displayed and advertised for sale, until April 2022, his statement of claim said.

Mr Palmer claimed the motorhome was sold in October 2021, and Mr Boakes or another representative of Infinity took $75,000 from the buyer.

Although the registration was transferred to the motorhome’s new owner, and it was delivered to them in April 2022, Mr Palmer said he never received the money.

After his demands for payment were ignored, he was granted a default judgment for $80,610, representing the purchase price plus interests and costs, in December 2022.

As of January 30 the funds were yet to be paid.

WorkCover Queensland was also party to the court wind-up, submitting an overdue account of $12,127 for Infinity.

Andre Lakomy of Cor Cordis was appointed liquidator. His office declined to comment on the case.

Bradley Boakes.

Mr Boakes said there were aspects of the case that needed “to be clarified”, but that he could not comment on specifics as he intended to appeal the case.

He said the dispute with Mr Godfredson had arisen over a repair bill and Mr Palmer had “unfortunately” been caught up in it.

Mr Boakes said Mr Palmer would be “paid out as soon as we’ve appealed this”.

“At this present time I can’t say too much because we’re trying to get our case together,” he said.

Mr Boakes said he was still on the Gold Coast and “not going anywhere”.

The director’s ASIC-registered address is a five-bedroom, $1200/week rental on a 4166 sqm block with a pool at Upper Coomera.

The Infinity website was registered by Mr Boakes’ wife Roxanne.

Ms Boakes obtained her own ABN as a sole trader the day before Infinity went into liquidation.

Originally published as Coomera company Infinity Motorhomes, Gold Coast RV Repairs, directed by Bradley Boakes, in liquidation