Delivered Goods to my house - but not meant for me ?

somethingcorporate

You have as much right to charge them a storage fee as I do to charge you a fee to read my replies. The bill is in the post (joke!).

In all honesty, you cannot charge someone for something they don't agree to so no, you cannot bill them unless they agree. Which would take calling them.

It's a shame you are part of the morally bankrupt society we have created. I just hope it comes around to bite you in the behind.

StuieUK34

haha!
answers the part about the storage fees, oh well! cheers for that...
and as for soceity part, i had money deliverd to me from 'Crown Currency Exchange' according to them in Oct last year....... they blamed royal mail..... quick search on here reveals what happened (along with the news last year!).....

ok, as for my intentions:
1. By next week, if nothing in post, a quick simple mail to the sender would be sent saying i have there goods, can they arrange collection and also send me a free pizza stone slab (probably £13 worth).

The thread was all about questions, however, always nice to see people jump the gun!

alex21

You give the impression that you intended to keep the items when you did a 'sqiggle" of a signature and now you are on here looking for somebody to validate this dishonesty. All that about charging storage fees is just a smokescreen. You won't care about doing the right thing anymore than you care about my opinion. No doubt somebody will be along in due course to tell you this is not theft and a victimless crime. So, just sit and wait for that.:mad:

somethingcorporate

alex21 wrote: »

You give the impression that you intended to keep the items when you did a 'sqiggle" of a signature and now you are on here looking for somebody to validate this dishonesty. All that about charging storage fees is just a smokescreen. You won't care about doing the right thing anymore than you care about my opinion. No doubt somebody will be along in due course to tell you this is not theft and a victimless crime. So, just sit and wait for that.:mad:

Or trot out "it's a company, they can afford it" as record number of SMEs are folding!

StuieUK34

no, my sig is a squiggle as i cant write.....
i always had my intentions, just sometimes interesting to see others responses...

bobajob_1966

somethingcorporate wrote: »

Tough one really - unsolicited goods perhaps means they could be yours but then again if you intentionally intend to deprive it could be theft! It's a bit of a grey one.

Personally, I would use my moral compass. Be nice, how about just give the company a call and tell them the goods are not for you? Do your good deed for the day.

Imagine if the company are now telling someone sorry the goods have been signed for, you cannot have them. What if that was something expensive you had bought that had been sent to the wrong address and the company were now holding you to ransom?

I doubt these would be unsolicited goods within the meaning of the Act. The Act covers items that were delivered with the intent of trying to get the recipient to pay retrospectively, whereas this situation appears to be a simple mistake.

bobajob_1966

StuieUK34 wrote: »

no, my sig is a squiggle as i cant write.....
i always had my intentions, just sometimes interesting to see others responses...

If it came down to it, most 'squiggles' can be attributed back to their writer by a specialist.

somethingcorporate

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

I doubt these would be unsolicited goods within the meaning of the Act. The Act covers items that were delivered with the intent of trying to get the recipient to pay retrospectively, whereas this situation appears to be a simple mistake.

That was my thoughts too to be honest... which just leaves theft!

Optimist

StuieUK34 wrote: »

So.......... Me and the law, where do i st
and... ??
A: If i retain the goods for 30 days, do they legally become mine ?
B: If the suppliers write to me to state they made an error on delivery and would like the items returned, then am i right to say "ok, come collect your goods at a time which is suitable to me, IE: when i am actually in".
C: If they do come and collect the goods, do i have legal grounds to charge a 'Storage Fee' before i release the goods back to them ?

In short, and as bad as it sounds, i'd be happy to keep this stuff (finders keepers and all that!)........ but if i retain them, just want to know i'm doing it the legal way cos of someone messing up....
I know for sure if i mess up, i'd end up losing out (as an individual), so why cant a company lose out ?! :A

It is not actually a case of finder keepers this was obviously a mistake not unsolicited goods and you have a duty to look after the goods.

You need to contact the sender and give them time to collect. There is no reason why you cannot specify something to the effect that you will charge, what must be a reasonable amount for storage if not collected within a reasonable timeframe

Long time since I read the Interference with Goods Act but I seem to remember if the items are not collected after 3 months you can sell them but there is a specific format you need to go through, ie inform them 2 further times and that you intend to sell.

However they then have 6 years to come back to you for the money less costs, and you cannot sell them to your mate in the pub for a knock down price

texranger

StuieUK34 wrote: »

no, my sig is a squiggle as i cant write.....

well if you cant write you are doing well in this topic :T