Stanley Mitchell:
A trick I`ve used in the past with “dodgy” customers is ;
Your invoice “should” read [i.e] Work Done Blah Blah Blah ; £300.00 + VAT, just slip a “0” on the end, making it £3000.00 + VAT, then state clearly, that you will give a £2700.00 discount for payment received within the agreed payment terms.
If they don`t pay within the agreed period, you have a larger sum to chase, but, at least you have a nice earner, as and when it arrives [via small claims / solicitors letter].
I`ve also played this card, with customers who “can pay”, but are a little skittzy with their book keeping, it wakes them up, shall we say
I could rewrite another invoice for another larger sum but as stated I have already gone small claims route and he just don’t care chances are he still won’t care this guy dosn’t seem to care about the Judgement or anything.
If he still ignores everything after Judgement I dont’t have no more power do I ? Balliffs is only option but they can’t touch anything in his house at 106 waterford rd can they as its his house and not business address ?
keebs26uk:
its the bailliff route Iam told, but thats £100 at least, and then what they go to his house where the business is registed only then to find that theres nothing that belongs to the business in his house so they then cant take anything
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Wouldn’t the bailiff’s fees be charged to the company who owe you? They don’t have to go to his house to recover assets, he uses a operating centre as a matter of record. If they’ve got an X reg lorry I’d be surprised if it was on HP or leased so it looks like there’s at least one asset to be had. If it was me I’d investigate working with a bailiff to help them seize a truck if they don’t pay. Maybe look into going with them so they’ve got someone to drive the lorry away after they’ve seized it. Or get them to seize it in situ and put a clamp on it, only to be unclamped when they’ve paid you, the bailiff’s and the clampers fee. Just a thought.
keebs26uk:
its the bailliff route Iam told, but thats £100 at least, and then what they go to his house where the business is registed only then to find that theres nothing that belongs to the business in his house so they then cant take anything
[zb] [zb] sucking [zb] and [zb] [zb] laws
Wouldn’t the bailiff’s fees be charged to the company who owe you? They don’t have to go to his house to recover assets, he uses a operating centre as a matter of record. If they’ve got an X reg lorry I’d be surprised if it was on HP or leased so it looks like there’s at least one asset to be had. If it was me I’d investigate working with a bailiff to help them seize a truck if they don’t pay. Maybe look into going with them so they’ve got someone to drive the lorry away after they’ve seized it. Or get them to seize it in situ and put a clamp on it, only to be unclamped when they’ve paid you, the bailiff’s and the clampers fee. Just a thought.
Yes true but I believe correct me if i’m wrong that if the company is registed at the directors home address then the baillifs can’t do nothing ?
been by his work place a few times and the lorries are never there no more something strange going on, he must have moved them elsewhere
