Payment on completion or send an invoice?

[Big 'Ammer]

To follow on from Pete's thread on interest on late payments;

 

What do most of you do?

 

Do you expect the customer to stump up cash or write a cheque before you leave, or do you send them a bill in post?

[slasherscot]

depends on the customer.....private house cash/cheque on the day...........companies invoices sent

[Lee Winger]

bill in the post, regardless domestic or commercial

[bob]

hard to vote as do all 3 which all depends on the customer if your working for a company you will have to send an invoice but 90% pay on the day

[Ian150482]

Bill in the post for me too.

[nailer]

Bill through the door.

[Tom D]

Bill in the post, of course if they give me a cheque i'll take it. I have only had one bad debt in five years ( touch wood ).

[Kev Stephenson]

Bill through the door (or in the post if I didn't have time to print it beforehand). It is very unusual for the customer to be in when I am there. It does mean that the majority of payments are by cheque though.

[nailer]

I don`t print it before. I keep a biro in the truck.

[THE88MAN]

IMO bill through post is an invitation of extended credit,bill through door is better,stand on doorstep with pre-typed invoice and space to hand write extras is best!