This really.
I'd say you're going to have to (rightly) pay this. If there's a signed contract and proof I can't see how you can get away with it. Especially months.
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This really.
I'd say you're going to have to (rightly) pay this. If there's a signed contract and proof I can't see how you can get away with it. Especially months.
Yes. You have 2 more opportunities now to post something of benefit.
That is only really relevant if you are prepared to argue that come legal arbitration - otherwise they are within their right to chase you for the original price.
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Chapter and verse?
Under UK law there is a statute of limitations on contract claims which nominally expires at 6 years - though it isn't a hard cap as there can be complexities to a claim - in some cases it might be deemed a lower maximum time frame was reasonable in other cases there might be reasons which keep the claim open, etc.
I think it would be upto a judge to decide ultimately.
I once made a purchase paid and left to then have someone demand I return with the goods as they had been reserved. I really didn’t appreciate the approach and refused. Long story short, police called and agreed contract was complete.
I’m not sure if that stands in this case, but it could be argued that the OP fulfilled the payment as requested and once the goods had changed hands the contract had been satisfied. No money was owed and the other party was happy to proceed with the transaction. Technically speaking of course.
I think the company is well within its rights to ask for the money agreed, but it seems the OP is asking if they have a right to enforce it. I don’t know.
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I have quite mixed emotions on this - some car dealers I've used have been decent but a good few have been scummy and I'd shed no tears at them being underpaid LOL - if the situation was reversed they'd have no problem dragging it out as much as possible and/or stonewalling you.
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I don't blame OP for hoping they don't notice but now that they have I sounds like your on the hook for it.
This is exactly my point, if it gets to the point where they are threatening court action then I guess they have a good idea they are going to win, which is when I'd pay, otherwise I'd literally ignore any further communication and move on.
Unlikely as the payment would be recorded on the system and show as an overpayment against the account. This is assuming customer didn't pay by cash which is unlikely.
How much comission do you think a salesperson makes when selling a car?
To be honest, he was very pushy demanding the payment - when it got to 5 to 6pm for my banking app payment to reset so i could send the remaining £1.1k he chased me for it again.
Sometimes you get a "final invoice" though not sure it is technically that, which spells out "You've agreed to X", "You will receive Y", etc. would be interesting to see what the legal position was in that respect, even if the moral position might be different in a situation like this where there isn't really any confusion over the price when the customer entered into the process.
It's a tough 1, £1000 is a lot of money. Can you comfortably afford to pay it? It reminds me of when a debt I had (student loan) was chased up in 2016 iirc. The time limit had passed that they (the Student Loans Company) could get a CCJ against me (6 or 12 years i think) and i knew this, i knew legally they couldn't do anything and i said this to the woman on the phone. Iirc it was for 2.4k, i made an offer of 1.4k to settle which they accepted.
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Tell them that it's their error and you can't just magic a grand out of thin air, cost of living crisis and all that. Then say you'll be happy to pay them the money in instalments of £1 per week.
Actually a dangerous thing to do - by then acknowledging the debt it potentially gives them grounds for pursuing for the full amount which had legally expired.