2 bits of bad news in one day.

[MTiler]

Unbelieveable, but the scary thought is that it can happen to any of us at anytime.

missyT

 

[Mouldy]

CJ, as has been mentioned get legal advice. You can go to the CAB but in my experience its of limited benefit. So my advise is this. Check your house insurance and or your PLI to see if you have legal cover. If you have contact them immediatly. Small claims will cost you more then you'll recover, not the court themselves but the cost of a legal team and ultimatly I'd suggest that it wont stop at small claims.

So check your insurance policies now!

 

[johnryan]

well, i've read your post several times now, and still can't believe what i'm reading. is this guy winding you up or something? i've never heard of something like this before, and just reading about it is giving me the right hump. hope you get what you're owed and he gets knocked over by a bus.

 

[White Room]

Just out of interest why could you only work between the hours of 10-2.

 

[maniek]

sorry to hear about this, im recently in similar situation (not being paid),
i dont wish such a ****** worst
i just wish them to hire a cowboy next time

 

[Qwerty]

He has actually committed fraud which needs to be reported to the police IMO. The customer clearly had no intention to pay. He has obtained your services dishonestly. Simple as that

 

[CJ]

Unbelievable, this guy deserves ALL he gets.......and more. As for the plasterer.......I hope his next poo is a hedgehog

 

[Fekin]

So wrong on all levels, but how this country is, I'd suspect there are more laws protecting this customer than CJ

 

[Rob Z]

It's at times like this that I would dream of having access to a debt collector like Barry the Baptist from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

Just out of interest why could you only work between the hours of 10-2.

Hi whitebeam the reason the customer stated that i could only work 10-2 was that he had a business that he opened at 7 and then came home at 10 and then went back to close the business leaving home at 2 and did not feel comfortable leaving people in his house unattended (he did say that this was all workmen and was not in any way aimed solely at me). On 2 days upon arriving at the job his wife was also present due to days off from work and still i had to leave at 2. Not sure what he thought i was going to do.
chris

 

[Dan]

Chris, who've you contacted today to get this sorted out mate?

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

I would like to thank you all for your thoughts comments and advice in regards to this matter. I have taken note of the advice and shall be acting accordingly, although i do feel that actually reclaiming the money even after a court case may be near impossible as i now feel that this customer does know the legal stand points and has basically played me. but i will see this through to the bitter end no matter what.

i would also like to make you all a promise.......after reading through some of my recent posts it seems that i have had a run of bad luck in the past couple of months BUT there have also been some good times aswell, So i promise that the next post from myself will a happy one:hurray::lol:

chris

 

[Stewart]

Nice one Chris...... Onwards and upwards! Look forward to the post saying you got a 2 grand tip while doing a 3 metre splashy, cos you deserve it.

 

[SandyFloor]

I don't think a phone call to a solicitor would cost you anything, Chris. Then you can let us all know where we would stand as it could happen to any one of us

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

I spoke to a local solicitor over the weekend on a purely off the record basis....his son plays football with mine, and although he himself does not deal with this sort of matter he is going to ask his parteners for me to find out the best coarse of action and will let me kow at football training this week. So i will keep you informed as to what he has for me.

chris