time period for invoice ?

deany_2

hi all, hope you can help ive tried absolutely everywhere,
Got work done at the dentist in2006 and have just been sent some very abrupt letters wanting payment , after 4 yrs do i still have to pay up ? if they wernt so nasty i wouldnt have minded but now its a principal thing

4743hudsonj

deany wrote: »

hi all, hope you can help ive tried absolutely everywhere,
Got work done at the dentist in2006 and have just been sent some very abrupt letters wanting payment , after 4 yrs do i still have to pay up ? if they wernt so nasty i wouldnt have minded but now its a principal thing

If you know you owe them the money and agree to the amount then pay up as they have 6 years to claim for money.

McKneff

What has principal got to do with it.

They may have been sending invoices and maybe getting the address wrong or you have moved and are under the impression that you are deliberatly not paying.

Yes, you do have to pay, they can invoice/chase you for 6 years for payment.

Pay up and smile, buddy, your smile is down to them anyway eh :rotfl:

Welshwoofs

Surely the principle is that you had the work done and you owe the money. Not paying it would be lacking in principles.

deany_2

hi, youve got a point , i wasnt trying to avoid really, usually i pay at the time or dont get it done, once ive got proof i didnt pay it ill square it up .

KeithP

deany wrote: »

hi, youve got a point , i wasnt trying to avoid really, usually i pay at the time or dont get it done, once ive got proof i didnt pay it ill square it up .

Proof you haven't already paid will be difficult. They cannot do much more than say "you haven't paid". What proof are you expecting?

It might be easier for you to prove that you have paid. Receipt? Bank statement? Credit card statement?

Sunshine12

4 years!!! Id tell them that as far as you are concerned its been paid and was paid at the time of the treatement and if they do not concur with this then you want a full explanation as to why its taken them 4 years to ask for the money. If you decide to pay Id tell them you cant afford the expense at such short notice and you will be paying it up over the next 4 years.