N
newcastle phill
We should start a national database lf non payers, black ball them lol
Welcome to the forum. Although you can post in any forum, the USA forum is here in case of local regs or laws
I had something similar. Went to an appointment, nobody in, but spoke to two blokes removing an emergency generator. The place was off the beat and track and would only ge there if you were going there sort of thing. Anyway, bloke phones a couple of days later, its disgusting that you didnt turn up, etc , etc. Said I was there, but nobody home, spoke to the blokes removing the emergency generator etc. He told me that he would tell everybody that I was useless and didnt turn up as planned. Touch of red mist hit me, said I would rip his head off and crap down his neck and actually went down there but he wouldnt open the door. Two days later I had plod on the phone about my threatening behaviour. Apparently the bloke had left all the detail out about the conversation with regard to the bad mouthing. Plod asked me to be more diplomatic in future and were going back to give him a bulling.
Upshot is, keep it firm, keep it, clean and keep it legal. But chase it down.
'The person who issued permission to do the work shouldn't have done and she doesn't work here any more'.
'We don't look after the house anymore and its even been sold.
'We have no proof that you've done the work you said you did'.
Sounds like someone got stuffed by "Square fellow handshakes", but normally its not so blatant.
I could give you a list of emails!
Seriously, you can almost get off with anything providing you throw enough money at a solicitor. Just ask Oscar
Somehow she obviously thought she was in the right. They all do. And so did the court.
I jacked plumbing in for 3years pretty much from the aggro of this one job
Cant answer your questions other than to say you are wrong.
I had the emails, I even traced the woman who lived at said property and had her send me an email to say Id done the work.
It was all agreed before I went into the property by email.
The estate agent even had a solicitor which looking back shows she had a good idea she'd win.
The whole experience was awful from the amount of time spent dealing with them to the days in court were I had to sit near the estate agent and two of her cronies and was made to feel like ****. All for the sake of a couple of hundred quid.
Cant answer your questions other than to say you are wrong.
I had the emails, I even traced the woman who lived at said property and had her send me an email to say Id done the work.
It was all agreed before I went into the property by email.
The estate agent even had a solicitor which looking back shows she had a good idea she'd win.
The whole experience was awful from the amount of time spent dealing with them to the days in court were I had to sit near the estate agent and two of her cronies and was made to feel like ****. All for the sake of a couple of hundred quid.
Was discussing the other day over outside tap cost... lolz.. I don't think it should be lesser than £100 supply fit clean up start- finish.
Yesterday in stamford Hill. For £50 YESSSSSSSS(50 minutes), it was a straight forward back to back kitchen and outside tap and all fittings in place dcv iso drain off and OK used up 500mm copper consumption...
You N ever guess
He's said it was FAR too much..
I was so hungry at the time and had no breakfast I'd left the job and had already cleaned up.
Was going for post this yesterday.
But this is what occurs when you can charge a little too less...
Never ever will I do another one. That's put me right off doing outside taps for good..
The most Rotten thing was I looked first and said "£50 supply and fit" and at that price I was thinking simple and should have asked for money up front. ( and I never ask for anything up front)What materials did you supply? Did you tell the customer that the £50 includes your vans total costs, tools costs and qualifications, insurances, etc, etc?
Reply to the thread, titled "Customer not paying small amount but it's the principle!!!" which is posted in UK Plumbers Forums on Plumbers Forums.
We recommend City Plumbing Supplies, BES, and Plumbing Superstore for all plumbing supplies.