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Original quote & final Bill are polls apart? do you have to pay?
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cantalac
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Hi,a family member recently took a radio controled model to be repaired by a guy at the same model club. He originally quoted £1500, now he's finished he's claiming it cost far more and the final bill is nearer £7000!!!!!! This guy does do lots of repairs, but i'm not sure whether he is a registered business, i certainly can't find his details online, but i suppose he could be registered as a sole trader?.....does anyone know what the legal stance on this is? the originally quote is in writing, and he gave no indication of the dramatic increase in costs? are you obligated to pay? Thanks
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£7K to repair a RC model??!! What the hell is it - a full size model of a B52 bomber???"You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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hahaha.....yeah something like that, they are ridiculously expensive, but seven grand is in a whole new league of ridiculous-ness.0
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Does it say anything in the initial quote about changes to the price?
The person clearly should have notified you of any price increases, especially as any of that size.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
Was it a fixed price quote or an estimate?
Even so, as pinkshoes says, an increase of that amount should have been notified in advance0 -
Pay the originally agreed price and let this guy take your family member to court. He'd have difficulty justifying such an increase unless he's followed due process to the letter, i.e. the original was clearly marked as an estimate, it was known upfront that additional work would incur extra payment, the final bill is fully itemised and efforts had been made during the repair to agree the extra work.
If this hasn't happened, he'll struggle to get his extra money."Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.0 -
I still want to know exactly what this model is - if it costs £7K to repair, what does a new one cost??"You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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Crikey I thought you were going to say he quoted £50 and wanted to charge £100 when I read the title.........OUCH!0
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I'm not sure of the legalities, but surely the decent thing to have done was warn your relative that the repair was going to be far more costly than originally thought & checked that he wanted the work to be done?The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.
I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.0 -
Who has the model at the moment? If he does then this could get even more complicated0
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If it goes to court, it's 'poles' apart. Meaning as far apart as the north and south poles."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0
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