Another non paying plonker

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theplasterman said:
Gut feeling is he will pay ,think people are like this every now and again not many would pay £1500 cash I don't think but agree you probably right .

I'd bet on @Pug ko win 1st round
As @Marshy would probably be pissed up anyway
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Just let your invoice expire then send a reminder, if he still won't pay you can get a late payment letter sent to his address for £5, giving him an extra 8-14 days to settle payment with additional interest charges plus compensation, have a look debtguard.co.UK or get a company's solicitor local to you

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zolco said:
Just let your invoice expire then send a reminder, if he still won't pay you can get a late payment letter sent to his address for £5, giving him an extra 8-14 days to settle payment with additional interest charges plus compensation, have a look debtguard.co.UK or get a company's solicitor local to you

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I definitely go down tomorrow and get patch and payment sorted ..

Good idea to sort today but am done in first weekend off in last month.

I'm flipping chilling
 
I did a job last year for a deaf couple, said they would bacs it.7 days later I text him to say no payment received. He text that he thought his wife had did it.
I thought here we go,I'm gonna get pumped.
Thought typical there deaf,.can't phone him etc,,,
Eventually got it.
 
I've just got back from spending the day with my daughter . What's all this me fighting @Pug about ??? I think he's one of the very few who says it like it is on here?? Or am I missing something?? Don't get it???
 
At the end of the day they knowingly take the piss some of them I can't go in tesco fill my trolley go to the till then tell them I will pay them in a week it's a joke sometimes , that's the third time in about three years it's happened and I've done the same thing fuk them I owe them fuk all if I really had it my way my garden would be full of concrete cause all the fukkers would be in it T***s


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Marshy said:
Still waiting for an explanation over this fight thing??
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A page or two back I said I thought it was funny how the keyboard warriors always chime up on the non paying customer threads and I'd fight anyone who disagreed (ironic eh?), someone said we should have a fight. Don't worry, you win in the 2nd round! :)
 
Pug said:
A page or two back I said I thought it was funny how the keyboard warriors always chime up on the non paying customer threads and I'd fight anyone who disagreed (ironic eh?), someone said we should have a fight. Don't worry, you win in the 2nd round! :)
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Ahhh right i got you now, i dont f**k about if im not paid etc and fortunately not had to resort to any dodgy tactics for last few year. If i remember rightly you were having a bad do health wise not all that long ago?? I apologise if ive got my wires crossed??
 
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I've never had a customer not pay me to have to deal with this kinda thing and all the years I worked with my dad everyone always paid guess we're just lucky
 
If I didn't get paid I'd just park my van across the drive and block the c**ts in til they cough up and use the missus car for a few days nothing violent the same c**ts that don't pay are the same c**ts who would snitch to the police soon as u lay hands on them
 
kylethetile said:
If I didn't get paid I'd just park my van across the drive and block the c**ts in til they cough up and use the missus car for a few days nothing violent the same c**ts that don't pay are the same c**ts who would snitch to the police soon as u lay hands on them
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I have a chainsaw plus violent friends who love to hit people for cash or bury them for a few days etc they darnt call anybody never mind the police
 
Lol maybe u get away with that in ur one horse town but u can't get away with that round my way everyone has a camera phone ur ass would be in the cells in 10 mins flat haha
 
For years I used to just write debt down to experience, but last year got to a point that I started chasing payment after getting a bollocking from the mrs. I can't seem to find a pattern for non payers, some are broke as and some are well off, they just taking chances. Most know that removing stuff is a criminal offence so you can't play that card, neither beating up someone for a few hundred ain't worth the hassle as you can get done for it. I found legal route is easy and quick, 99% of my customers are spot on with payments thankfully. Usually a non payer comes along when least expected.

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zolco said:
For years I used to just write debt down to experience, but last year got to a point that I started chasing payment after getting a bollocking from the mrs. I can't seem to find a pattern for non payers, some are broke as and some are well off, they just taking chances. Most know that removing stuff is a criminal offence so you can't play that card, neither beating up someone for a few hundred ain't worth the hassle as you can get done for it. I found legal route is easy and quick, 99% of my customers are spot on with payments thankfully. Usually a non payer comes along when least expected.

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The dodgy route works too
 
An sds always gets payment after all it's my gear till its paid for fuk them either that or the local gypos have a price for work as I once found out [emoji106]


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Wear beige trousers, go to their house, knock on the door, and when they answer, PISS YOURSELF. They will pay, don't worry about that.!!!
 
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These c**ts are everywhere. I'm owed £700 from a builder for a job I done last month, cracked up with him today on the phone and told him I'm not listening to his s**t excuses anymore. Paying tomorrow and he will be told to get someone else from now on, don't want nor need his s**t jobs with late payment.
 
Its not just payments either it's just being a dick I had a bloke text me at 8 am this morning thought fuk off Sunday n all that rang him around dinner and arranged to go look tomorrow eve he's text me at 9 pm tonight saying I've been told it's one day for two men so my reply was well whoever told you that get them to do it just know he's going to be a cock sucker!


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Unfortunately it's just another part of the job that we have to put up with if only it was as simple as turn up do job hold out hand and get paid that would be boring wouldn't it ;)
 
malc said:
if you are in any business you do need to have a few grand as a float. it is no good living on the edge, one slip and you are down.
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You can run a business for years without making a profit, but a problem with cash flow can take you down in three months.

As for the non/late payers, use a contract. It'll take you a few minutes to a couple of hours to set up the template. Once that's done you're sorted. For all the work I do I give them a quote in writing, once that's accepted I add the dates and payment schedule to it. Before the job starts they get two copies of the full quote and a copy of the terms and conditions. If I don't have my signed copy in my hand the day I rock up to start I don't start.

The first thing that does is weed out chancers, if they're not prepared to sign the contract then I have no intention of working for them. The second thing it does is demonstrate my honest intent in that it shows exactly what I will be doing and how much it will cost them. The third (and arguably most important) thing it does is completely remove any doubts or uncertainty should things go tits up.

So for example, the payment schedule on a larger job like an extension is 30% when we start work, 30% when the groundworks and drainage are complete, and 30% when the building is complete with walls, roof plastering etc. That allows the customer to keep 10% until they have BC sign off and snagging is done.

In the terms and conditions it states "all payments to be made within 7 days of invoicing". That obviously helps by ensuring they and I know when the money's due. However it has another less obvious benefit in that if I don't get the money for two weeks after invoice they are in breach of contract. I wouldn't make a fuss over a delay like that, but it does mean that I own them from that point on as the contract has been rendered invalid by them. It's never come to it, but from a legal standpoint that sort of thing can save your business.

Bit of a long post, but it's an important and often overlooked aspect to running a business.

Of course if everyone was honest and above board with everyone else it wouldn't be necessary. Sadly that's not the case.
 
^^^^^^^ good advice (y)this is what I've just done ....
I am Owed over 20k at moment I end up with that many stuff on go ends up like a whirlwind on jobs & not sorting payment
Pronto ..
Never been bumped! best not to get too comfy
You never know ..
 
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