Akward customer... Advice please!

[s.mouse]

i done a job for a customer cut a long story short they still owe me money 3 months on. today i sent them a message saying if i dont recieve any payment by monday then all the soil and rubble i took away i will be taking back for as far as im concerned i havnt been paid for this. i get a message back saying if i send another "threatening message" they will involve the police... to me that sounds like a threat! i was just wondering if you chaps believe im within my rights to take this material back? any input greatley appreciated.

[Robert_S]

Hand it to a lawyer mate, they sound like they had no intention of paying:thumbdown:

 

But out of interest what is there reason for not paying?

[combined tree services]

As said , i would get a solicitor , you would be much better off getting your money with the use of a legal expert rather than losing your money and further facing a charhge of fly-tipping

[likeitorlumpit]

just tip it- say it wasn't you and move on

[alex_m]

take them to a small claims court. the threat of a CCJ on their credit rating should shake them up.

[Treemon]

Threaten them with small claims court - if they dont pay go for it ive done it a few times they normally pay up before it gets that far

[s.mouse]

Hand it to a lawyer mate, they sound like they had no intention of paying:thumbdown:

 

But out of interest what is there reason for not paying?

 

thing is they only owe me £125 but im only 19 that £125 goes along way especially in these hard times! also i had no terms of sale on myinvoices my bad! the reason for not paying was my akward working hours even though no working hours had ever been discussed! and i lost them clients as i was laying a path between their house and aromatherapy shed lol. even though there was never a single client there when i was there!!

[combined tree services]

a verball agrement is legally binding , so what if it is only £125 , take them to court and claim the £125 pluss dammages = £400 simples

[Robert_S]

mmm i know £125 seems a lot right now but it has just given you 3 month of headache, either small claims them or forget it and move on, personally i would move on and forget it, chalk it up to experience, whatever you decide ,good luck.

[Le Sanglier]

thing is they only owe me £125 but im only 19 that £125 goes along way especially in these hard times! also i had no terms of sale on myinvoices my bad! the reason for not paying was my akward working hours even though no working hours had ever been discussed! and i lost them clients as i was laying a path between their house and aromatherapy shed lol. even though there was never a single client there when i was there!!

 

forget it! bloody aromatherapists, always been bad payers!