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What are my rights re plumber overcharging?

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  • haha the current rate in my area is £1/inch...
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Is there such a thing as a regulating body for plumbers or something
    Don Quixote is alive and well in the context of this thread.:D The key here as I mentioned before is to establish the cost of the work BEFORE it starts and not after. That way this situation doesn't arise.
    What can I do if he demands payment and refuses to leave otherwise?
    Is he still on your premises with his hand outstretched? :rotfl:

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • Knew I should've played the waiting game... I just paid him to leave cause it was getting annoying...
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Knew I should've played the waiting game... I just paid him to leave cause it was getting annoying...
    :rotfl::rotfl:Proper thing too. Its cost you more than a tenner posting on this thread. Nice to see you've kept your SOH. What a plonker he is though. If he'd told you £55 all up in the first place then you'd probably have been quite happy.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • Lovelyjoolz
    Lovelyjoolz Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    haha the current rate in my area is £1/inch...

    Dunno what you're selling but I've got a tenner..... :p
    You had me at your proper use of "you're".
  • keystone wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl:Proper thing too. Its cost you more than a tenner posting on this thread. Nice to see you've kept your SOH. What a plonker he is though. If he'd told you £55 all up in the first place then you'd probably have been quite happy.

    Cheers


    how's it cost me more than a tenner? thought this website was free! *panic*

    yeah a bit of a silly man
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