Window Cleaner insisting I pay on Go Cardless…can it be trusted?

elsien

Even if you stay with them then it is perfectly okay to say no you are not going to use that system. You will carry on paying them by bank transfer.

GoldenOldy

elsien said:

Even if you stay with them then it is perfectly okay to say no you are not going to use that system. You will carry on paying them by bank transfer.

Thanks , but I have asked them and they wont let me. They say from January that is the only way to pay.

elsien

If they are happy to lose your custom that is their decision to make. You might want to check if you can find someone else first, to be on the safeside. 

DiamondLil

GoldenOldy said:

elsien said:

Even if you stay with them then it is perfectly okay to say no you are not going to use that system. You will carry on paying them by bank transfer.

Thanks , but I have asked them and they wont let me. They say from January that is the only way to pay.

Wow... This'd be a red rag to a bull here; I'd be waving goodbye with the rag and finding another window cleaner.

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GoldenOldy said:

elsien said:

Even if you stay with them then it is perfectly okay to say no you are not going to use that system. You will carry on paying them by bank transfer.

Thanks , but I have asked them and they wont let me. They say from January that is the only way to pay.

Don't let tradesmen/others/anyone tell you they 'won't let you'.... how very arrogant.
If all their customers meekly go along with their demands they're very lucky because the majority of people i know would, politely, decline their demand/insistence.
There will be many property maintenance guys, in your areas, that would do it for you - do some research, speak with them and take it from there.

VXman

Mines a 4 bed detached but not massive. A local cleaner wanted £30. He uses one of those pole systems using filtered water. I guess he has overheads but he can do a house like mine in 10-15 minutes.

friolento

VXman said:

Mines a 4 bed detached but not massive. A local cleaner wanted £30. He uses one of those pole systems using filtered water. I guess he has overheads but he can do a house like mine in 10-15 minutes.

10-15 minutes of a window cleaner's time isn't all you are paying for. They need a van, a water purifying system, a cleaning system, petrol, pay various taxes, work clothes etc etc.

penners324

GoCardless is a direct debit platform. Far superior to the old DD systems that are still around.

Perfectly safe, it's registered with the FCA.

Set up by the previous founder of Monzo I believe 

Eyeful

penners324 said:

GoCardless is a direct debit platform. Far superior to the old DD systems that are still around.

Perfectly safe, it's registered with the FCA.

In what ways do you believe GOCardless is "Far superior to the old DD systems that are still around"?

Rob5342

I don't see the problem really. If you are going to pay them anyway does it really matter how the money is moved? It's not much different to the 20+ direct debits you have set up for all your other bills.