Does anyone demand payment on job completion?

[the village idiot]

4 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

It's a town up that far flung north, Mr Idiot.

 

Not that sort of Ramsbottom!....

Ah! Gotcha.

 

I wonder who signed off on the name?

[eggsarascal]

8 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Ah! Gotcha.

 

I wonder who signed off on the name?

I wouldn't like to think.

 

Nip into Waterstones, they've got a book all about it, allegedly.

[Timbermcpherson]

All my clients get a month to pay, some get longer but thats organised and agreed to before work commences. 

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

I always have at chat at quote stage about payment on completion, preferably by bank transfer.

I only take cheques from older folks without this facility.

Commercial work is normally different, but I never get involved in stupidly long payment terms.

[Andymacp]

Private get 1 month, commercial get 3.
Just the way it is, whether it’s right or wrong not worth worrying about.
How many people use account facilities at shops when buying a new saw or wait a week to pay pay a bill. Same difference

[sarronward]

To be honest I don’t remember walking out of Tesco’s with a shop saying “I’ll pay you In a week” [emoji23]

[Mark Bolam]

29 minutes ago, Andymacp said:

Private get 1 month, commercial get 3.
Just the way it is, whether it’s right or wrong not worth worrying about.
How many people use account facilities at shops when buying a new saw or wait a week to pay pay a bill. Same difference

Why would private get one month?

That’s a messers dream.

[Ty Korrigan]

13 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Demand is not the right word.

 

'Demande' though, being perfectly acceptable for us Mike☺

    Ty

[Andymacp]

I find it easier and the customers appreciate it.
If you take payment on the door step it would be cash or cheaque which is a pain going into the bank.
If your wanting transferred then you need to provide an invoice which they legal have 30 days anyway(Scotland) .
I’m set up for larger jobs anyway so don’t really notice the difference .
I would find it hipocrytical when I use fuel cards, credit cards, finance, when I’m invoiced for anything I pay within 2 weeks.

[TIMON]

We always bring a printed invoice with a tear off part at the bottom of the page that the customer signs to say that the work has been completed to their satisfaction. Very Important and legally binding.
If they don’t have the cash or cheque there and then we will give a couple of days grace for them to pay over the phone with their card.