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Late Payment of Bills...

By: Johnevans [16-June-09 7:59PM]
10 posts

I'm sure this is a classic question, but I'm having problems getting a client to pay a bill of just over Ł100. I have tried emailing, emailing frequently, calling, then calling frequently. They are very pleasant each time and keep on saying they will get round to it soon, but no payment has happened.

I don't want to get aggressive but also on principle I don't want to have to write off the sum... are there any practical things that can be done?

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Re : Late Payment of Bills Lianne West [26-July-09 10:37PM] 453 posts
Maria He is trying to get advice on how to get someone to pay a bill, pretty simple isn't it?

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Re : Late Payment of Bills Alternative4u [31-July-09 6:21PM] 100 posts
The big problem with that small amount is it would cost this person more to get a company involved than Ł100 anyway, and to pay out more to get it would be crazy. Also small claims department would not deal with sum of Ł100 these days. David __________________ www.Alternativehealth4u.co.uk

Re : Late Payment of Bills

Chris Thompson [3-August-09 12:34AM]
427 posts

As David says, payments like this are a nightmare if the client doesn't pay up because no-one will take on that small a debt to chase it up or at least not without charging more which then makes no sense!

Your only real option, if they don't want to play ball, I'm afraid is to chalk it up to experience and ask for payment for jobs under around Ł300 to be paid up front. Because the reality is for those small sums there is no real way of getting it paid through other processes.

Re : Late Payment of Bills Accufleet [3-August-09 8:39PM] 1 posts
Hindsight is a wonderful thing! Personally, I hold back final reports until payment is received however that's not practical for everyone. If someone is genuinely ordering a Ł100 item/service I'm sure they'll pay up front at that price.