Start charging them interest (legally you can do this) & as contempory suggests door step them and invoice them for your time/expenses too.
Think you are handling it very well Homer- maybe a little too patient if it causes you cashflow problems though.
In relation to interest you would have to set out at the outset when giving quote or terms and conditions that if unpaid within a month interest will be charged and state what the rate will be. You can't unilaterally charge interest without having informed them before a contract was made.
I would go to doorstep if no phone contact possible.
charging interest is a joke imho. You need payment now and not the admin hassle of managing a signnificant accounts receivable.
Unless you personally act proactively I think the chances of debt recovery will decrease.
Even at the commital stage they can weasle out of paying by claiming they can't pay. No judge will send a debtor to jail if he can't pay. Debtor on social welfare, the judge will tell you to stop wasting the courts time.Whether a solicitors letter will work or not is a difficult one to guess. It really depends on the recipient. If it will work at all it will work quickly. There are some hardened debtors out there that won't pay until it gets to the commital stage in the debt collection process.
Even at the commital stage they can weasle out of paying by claiming they can't pay. No judge will send a debtor to jail if he can't pay. Debtor on social welfare, the judge will tell you to stop wasting the courts time.
The Daz doorstep challenge can cause more you more trouble as the debtor can simply tell you to get lost and if you don't you leave yourself open to a civil action for trespass and possible public order offences if the debtor was so inclined.
Also persistant phone calls can also land you in trouble also. If the guy says "don't call me again, I'll see you in court" you can't call him again. If you continue you may have the Gardaí after you for harrassment. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/act/pub/0026/sec0011.html#zza26y1997s11
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