late Payment Invoice

[hammers4spanner]

Not done one of these for ages and got someone owing me 50 quid since mid November, they are not responding by either call nor email .
Decided to put out a late payment invoice but could not remember if you put an initial 8 % on whats outstanding.

Is that right??

 

[Best]

Did you have that on your quotation and invoices? I doubt if you can really force them to pay extra, if not agreed in your terms and conditions.
I would personally always just send a second invoice of balance outstanding and hope they pay.
Most people are cash short around Christmas and £50 luckily isn't much

 

[hammers4spanner]

I leave my terms online for them to nose through obviously most won't.

I know the govt allow 8 % as a generic but don't you just put it on the 50 ?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Normally say final invoice

Terms 10 days

If no payment will be passed onto debt collection agents

Normally sorts them out if not pas it on

 

[Best]

£50 is so low that I don't think adding a percentage of 8% would worry most folk.
Got to expect the odd customer will be slow at paying, but still unfair as it is your money and it all adds up.
I have had customers owing me at least a £1000 or two for more than a year in the past. Something I intend to avoid

 

[hammers4spanner]

I know it's a small amount however in the past I have not chased small amounts and they do add up at the end of the year.

 

[chris watkins]

Can't you start taking payment upon completion, at least on the jobs under say £200 what with BAC's & card readers it has got to be the way to go to stop this ?

 

[Last Plumber]

I've always found that an out of the blue knock on the door does it.

Never announced!

Always when the man of the house is in and ask for him in particular.

you must be nice and polite though, no aggression.

 

[townfanjon]

Longshot I know but is it worth a call from a different mobile otherwise as above ^^^^ .

first call , nice
Second call , do what you want , I would !!

 

[hammers4spanner]

Its a maintenance firm from Bristol I'm in Plymouth so can't really knock on the door ,
Got card reader and every other gubbins and still get fobbed off with endless excuses .

Not that bothered about the immediate payment quite happy to sit and wait on it but not letting it go either.

 

[Last Plumber]

Its a maintenance firm from Bristol I'm in Plymouth so can't really knock on the door ,
Got card reader and every other gubbins and still get fobbed off with endless excuses .

Not that bothered about the immediate payment quite happy to sit and wait on it but not letting it go either.

Nightmare.

 

[cr0ft]

Maybe someone on here from Plymouth can 'represent' you and pop in!