DG windows - cash price?

longwalks1

We've had a quote for 10 double glazed windows and the fitter (a well known and respected local company) has asked if we are paying cash, we was going to anyway so I said 'yes', and am assuming there will be a discount because of this?

Then he said at the end of the measuring up that if paying by cash there is no warranty, and technically 'he wasnt there'

I know this goes on, and he has a good reputation and we are all trying to save money here, so is there a problem with it?

Genuine question by the way

EssexExile

There's no problem if you don't mind spending that amount of money with no record & no warranty.

beaker141

You need to know (not assume) the amount of discount for cash and then weight up that saving against no warranty !

Although assuming its all fitted correctly and you're happy with the job before you pay - what could go wrong afterwards other than a glass panel misting up.

martinsurrey

EssexExile wrote: »

There's no problem if you don't mind spending that amount of money with no record & no warranty.

and no FENSA when/if you come to sell (useless piece of paper, but they do ask for them!)

DaftyDuck

.... and, since he knows you are willing to scam the Chancellor, he'll do a really carp job and scam you... and you'll have no comeback.

nofoollikeold

Its not the chancellor he's scamming, it's the rest of the taxpaying population.

getmore4less

beaker141 wrote: »

You need to know (not assume) the amount of discount for cash and then weight up that saving against no warranty !

Although assuming its all fitted correctly and you're happy with the job before you pay - what could go wrong afterwards other than a glass panel misting up.

We had one drop enough to leave a gap on a seal needed respacing after about a year.

Furts

There is a mountain of dross available for unwary consumers to get sucked into. From inferior profiles, to different section profiles, to obsolete glazing, to inadequate quality mechanisms, to...enough said.


What is OP likely to get for a cash transaction, no comeback, no guarantees and no questions asked? Certainly no Buildings Regulations Approval but who cares about meeting legal responsibilities? This responsibility lies with OP yet he is asking about evading this.


What amazes me is the so called reputable company had the gall to suggest this all round consumer scam. If OP had a sense of decency the company should be named and shamed to warn unwary consumers of what is really out there in the double glazing industry.

martinsurrey

DaftyDuck wrote: »

.... and, since he knows you are willing to scam the Chancellor, he'll do a really carp job and scam you... and you'll have no comeback.

Its not the OP scamming anyone.

Last time I checked we weren't tax inspectors who have to keep check on the tax affairs of the people we pay.

While the OP may suspect that's whats going to happen, you can pay cash very legally, its when the trader doesn't report it that THE TRADER commits the crime.

Doozergirl

martinsurrey wrote: »

Its not the OP scamming anyone.

Last time I checked we weren't tax inspectors who have to keep check on the tax affairs of the people we pay.

While the OP may suspect that's whats going to happen, you can pay cash very legally, its when the trader doesn't report it that THE TRADER commits the crime.

If someone knows what is happening and why, then they are essentially colluding in tax fraud.

The OP knows exactly why.

martinsurrey

Doozergirl wrote: »

If someone knows what is happening and why, then they are essentially colluding in tax fraud.

The OP knows exactly why.

Maybe the guy is doing it on the side and doesn't want his employer to find out, but IS declaring the income for tax, I know a few builders who do side work like this.

Fact is we don't know, and to call the OP a tax dodger when a) its not his tax, b) we don't know if any tax is even being dodged, is a bit much.