Milkman won't collect???

Ezorqs

Hi all,

The thread is going to be as ridiculous as it sounds. We've made attempts to catch the milkman, send text messages, emails, call the phone but to no avail. We're not even the only people to do this.

See, the Milkman is new (we think). Delivering two pints of milk and two pints of orange juice every other day, this is an arrangement we agreed to, with an agreement to pay every friday between 2pm and 7pm. It's true, this hasn't always been met on our part (we had the money, not the cash). He got his third payment clearing the bill in full but since then has not been round to collect cash and we're pretty sure we owe over £70.00 in dues (pretty much two months now)

What are our rights if any? Surely it's unacceptable to keep a customer waiting quite this long when the agreement is weekly? We don't want to be lumbered with excessive debt here for a milkman (we actually want a milkman).

Solution: Limitation Act 1980 + Catching them in the act of delivery (in this case not possible).

elsien

Who does he work for? They're normally associated with a dairy of some sort, so get onto them instead.

Ezorqs

He's an independent. ._.;;;; No additional branding and the milk bottles appear to have been purchased from various places (some from DairyCrest, but others have other company imprints).

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Ezorqs wrote: »

What are our rights if any? Surely it's unacceptable to keep a customer waiting quite this long when the agreement is weekly? We don't want to be lumbered with excessive debt here for a milkman (we actually want a milkman).

I thought this was a thread complaining about empty bottles not being collected!

You owe this money, therefore put it in a receptacle each week as if it's been collected already.

It will only become a problem debt if you spend the money instead of putting it aside. You'd have no one to blame but yourself for that I'm afraid.

It's really not rocket science.

Merlin139

Have you tried doing what we used to do about 40 odd years ago when my parents used to have milk delivered. Put a note in the bottles that he collects asking for him to collect his money.

Nothing is stopping you putting the money aside for when he eventually collects it. You just need to make sure you do not spend it.

marliepanda

Ezorqs wrote: »

What are our rights if any? Surely it's unacceptable to keep a customer waiting quite this long when the agreement is weekly? We don't want to be lumbered with excessive debt here for a milkman (we actually want a milkman).

How do people get to adulthood thinking like this.

Lumbered with excessive debt?? Put the money aside as Money ineptitude says.

The fact you needed strangers on the internet to explain this is, astounding....

Ezorqs

That's what's already being done. The ability to repay is not in question. What is in question is whether they could enforce said debt after being given numerous opportunities to claim the money and not taking up that offer.

Surely there has to be some kind of limit to how long they can delay?

Yes we've tried the notes, they too go ignored.

NCC-1707

Get up early one morning and pay them when they are delivering.

Ezorqs

That would indeed be the best option I would guess, however I am in work from 8pm til 6am. So not an option.

Seems like the Limitation Act 1980 provides the relevant answer however.

DoaM

Ezorqs wrote: »

Surely there has to be some kind of limit to how long they can delay?

There is ... it's called the Statute of Limitations and is 6 years.

photome

Ezorqs wrote: »

That's what's already being done. The ability to repay is not in question. What is in question is whether they could enforce said debt after being given numerous opportunities to claim the money and not taking up that offer.

Surely there has to be some kind of limit to how long they can delay?

Yes we've tried the notes, they too go ignored.

If the ability to pay is not in question . Not sure why you have a problem, put the money away until he eventually collects it.

Why are you worried about it being enforced, you owe it and you have it