bad customers

[buzzlightyear]

any body had bad customers not paying .

 

[telectrix]

pikeys. nuff said.

 

[richy3333]

They always pay, one way or another!

 

[buzzlightyear]

another year just about in, how many sparks get shafted.my bad customers.

 

[Octopus]

No....

 

[The Ghost]

In 40 years odd working, one customer who currently has a debt collector on the case and just about to go to court all over a few hundred. nvm

 

[kingeri]

Never had anything serious, a couple of quite late payments, one guy paid me monthly because his bank account was apparently cleaned out by fraudsters.

 

[Hellmooth]

Due £1500 from a builder at the moment........touch and go whether I will get it so will be weighing up my options!

 

[buzzlightyear]

dan, needs put on forums for bad customers not paying so other sparky will stay well clear of.
yes or no.

 

[telectrix]

Due £1500 from a builder at the moment........touch and go whether I will get it so will be weighing up my options!

the threat of paint stripper on his BMW one dark night is usually an incentive for a builder to cough up.

 

[HandySparks]

I've only had one customer who has ignored requests for payment. It was a small job, in July, for a local kitchen company called Rural Living Ltd., in Haslemere.

Their answerphone has been unable to take messages for months and I've never seen their shop open. I tried contacting one of the directors, Nathan Smithfield, via LinkedIn. He replied to my first message, but went quiet as soon as I said that I was after the money he owed me.

 

[buzzlightyear]

take note boys. name and shame them, spread the word .stick them on twitter ,face book .

 

[Andy_G]

the threat of paint stripper on his BMW one dark night is usually an incentive for a builder to cough up.

If things get desperate you could always sell the debt to someone who is more persuasive,I have never had to do this but if that was my best option I wouldn't hesitate to do so. Ruining someone's car won't get you your money and will cost you a few more quid to buy the paint stripper.. Have you seen the price of paint stripper lately? Hahaha

 

[slingshot2000]

If things get desperate you could always sell the debt to someone who is more persuasive,I have never had to do this but if that was my best option I wouldn't hesitate to do so. Ruining someone's car won't get you your money and will cost you a few more quid to buy the paint stripper.. Have you seen the price of paint stripper lately? Hahaha

Plus; paint stripper ain't as good as it was years ago, may need 3 or 4 applications to get a good result.

 

[richy3333]

In my area local trades share this sort of info on the quiet. Helps to know so when they ring you have an answer to get rid of them.

Just had a customer before Christmas quibble over a job I did but thankfully she paid. More work is required, but I'll not be doing it. Recently I also had a late payer ask about a commercial job, I've done domestics for the previously, so have added a % on to reflect it will take ages to get paid and I'll have to chase them half a dozen times for the money!