Hi there,
Way back in July we had a number of tarmacadam contractors out for quotes, by the end of the month we had settled on the quote we liked and informed, (by telephone), said contractor that we'd like him to take the job. He agreed and said he should be able to start towards the end of September.
September came and went, we were unable to reach him by telephone so resorted, in desperation, to texting him. After a number of texts he finally deigned to call us back, now October, when pressed he said he'd be starting in three weeks, three weeks passed and still no show, again no answer on the 'phone until we texted that we need an answer for start date asap, he sent a lad 'round to spray the drive, said that he'd start the kerbing the following week. To our amazement that week passed too, then in the middle of the following week, following even more unanswered voicemails and 'phone messages we texted that if he doesn't return a defined start date by that afternoon we'd call the whole things off, (enough is enough, we had started this in July and had been hoping to have had the tarmac done for Xmas!). Sure enough no reply, ..until 11pm the next Friday night when he sent an abusive, and almost threatening, text saying that he wanted Eur80 for the spraying. This price wasn't mentioned on his quote and I know that if I had, instead, done that one hour's work, this Eur80 would not be knocked off his bill. After all the messing and delays he's put us through I don't feel inclined to pay but neither do I want him bad-mouthing us that we don't pay. At the moment I'm waiting for an invoice, although I'd be very surprised if he'd be able to look us in the eye, the neck on these people sometimes has to be seen to be believed, however should one arrive am I under any legal obligation to pay?
ALERT.
Way back in July we had a number of tarmacadam contractors out for quotes, by the end of the month we had settled on the quote we liked and informed, (by telephone), said contractor that we'd like him to take the job. He agreed and said he should be able to start towards the end of September.
September came and went, we were unable to reach him by telephone so resorted, in desperation, to texting him. After a number of texts he finally deigned to call us back, now October, when pressed he said he'd be starting in three weeks, three weeks passed and still no show, again no answer on the 'phone until we texted that we need an answer for start date asap, he sent a lad 'round to spray the drive, said that he'd start the kerbing the following week. To our amazement that week passed too, then in the middle of the following week, following even more unanswered voicemails and 'phone messages we texted that if he doesn't return a defined start date by that afternoon we'd call the whole things off, (enough is enough, we had started this in July and had been hoping to have had the tarmac done for Xmas!). Sure enough no reply, ..until 11pm the next Friday night when he sent an abusive, and almost threatening, text saying that he wanted Eur80 for the spraying. This price wasn't mentioned on his quote and I know that if I had, instead, done that one hour's work, this Eur80 would not be knocked off his bill. After all the messing and delays he's put us through I don't feel inclined to pay but neither do I want him bad-mouthing us that we don't pay. At the moment I'm waiting for an invoice, although I'd be very surprised if he'd be able to look us in the eye, the neck on these people sometimes has to be seen to be believed, however should one arrive am I under any legal obligation to pay?
ALERT.