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[Dorset Plumber]

Don't know if this is posted in wrong forum, if so forgive me.

About 5 years ago I was offered work by a company called ABLE *****.
The drainage van was parked up most of the time so i said yes, big big mistake.
After about 3 months of work and no invoices getting payed by this company i stop excepting work from them.
Our terms are 1 month - 2 months, we have to give this to our commercial customers.
They owed me a lot of money and refused to pay, got excuse after excuse. If i only had the drainage van working, this would of hurt the business. I took them to court and won and got my money. Just had a phone call off them, after all this time they are asking me to write to them stating that they have payed the bill.
I know why, should i do it? What would you do?

 

[dancinplumba]

tell them its in the post then wait a few months before sending it to them

 

[Barry98]

same as DP , drag it out. what goes around comes around.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

send it by snail mail, very old dead wizzend fossilised snail mail.

 

[Guest123]

Light a fire with their job sheets and send their invoice by smoke signals

 

[Plumbus]

Wait a while, get next call and promise to send a letter as requested along with a £50 administration charge invoice!!

 

[SimonG]

First call - computer is away being repaired, I'll send it when it comes back.
Second call - printer goosed and away being repaired, I'll send it when it comes back.
Third call - what, you haven't received it, must have slid down the back of the van seat, I'll have a look and stick it in the post.
Fourth call - ran out od stamps, been too busy to get any, I have half a day free the week after next I'll get some then and get in the post.
Fifth call - to be honest, can't be rsed, do one.

 

[quality]

I once received an email stating that payment could not be may as their server was down.
You could send them an email stating you computer is not working and that you have lost your phone

Play them at their own game if they owe you

 

[WaterTight]

banks charge for letters. do the same.

 

[Dorset Plumber]

banks charge for letters. do the same.

This is what the wife said. Charge them £120 for admin.
I'm surprised no one else here has had dealings with this company. At the time i should of researched them more, it will never happen again.
It just shows you, what goes around comes around.
5 years ago this happened and only now they are contacting me.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

perhaps they've had the accountants or more likely inland revenue in and need to account for every penny in and out.

 

[southcoastboile]

Another one to avoid is a big defense company that may have been on the news lately.

 

[goz666]

I would write to them straight away mate and tell them quite categorically that you have received absolutely not one penny of what they owe you.

 

[Dannypipe]

Had a company contact me recently insisting they could find me work as a subbie.

Then they asked to many questions, and I just got twitchy and ignored them. You've always got to think about what's in it for them?

I randomly had a text offering me loads of work when I parked the van in town the other day to pick up flowers for mothers day. The guy left his name, so i googled it when I got home. He's been director of a load of dodgy businesses and was an all round bad egg. (suprised he used his real name).

There are some real dodgy swines out there who aren't content with earning an honest living.

 

[WaterTight]

on a long enough timeline google will undo us all

 

[frankjames]

First call - computer is away being repaired, I'll send it when it comes back.
Second call - printer goosed and away being repaired, I'll send it when it comes back.
Third call - what, you haven't received it, must have slid down the back of the van seat, I'll have a look and stick it in the post.
Fourth call - ran out od stamps, been too busy to get any, I have half a day free the week after next I'll get some then and get in the post.
Fifth call - to be honest, can't be rsed, do one.

Haha ,
next reply = pretend your in an indian call center for the help aged postman charity or somethin

 

[kay-jay]

My stock reply is who? Oh him he's moved to Thailand and give me his phone!

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