chasing debts in Spain
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chasing debts in Spain
Have just been reading the "Fed up of UK " thread in Siesta Time,in which was mentioned chasing debtors in the small claims court.
As I will be working as a self employed Locksmith in Spain I was just wondering if theres a similar system in Spain for chasing up bounced cheques etc.Have heard that its illegal to write a cheque in Spain without sufficent funds available to cover it is this true?
Thanx in advance for any advice
As I will be working as a self employed Locksmith in Spain I was just wondering if theres a similar system in Spain for chasing up bounced cheques etc.Have heard that its illegal to write a cheque in Spain without sufficent funds available to cover it is this true?
Thanx in advance for any advice
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Re: chasing debts in Spain
Have just been reading the "Fed up of UK " thread in Siesta Time,in which was mentioned chasing debtors in the small claims court.
As I will be working as a self employed Locksmith in Spain I was just wondering if theres a similar system in Spain for chasing up bounced cheques etc.Have heard that its illegal to write a cheque in Spain without sufficent funds available to cover it is this true?
Thanx in advance for any advice
As I will be working as a self employed Locksmith in Spain I was just wondering if theres a similar system in Spain for chasing up bounced cheques etc.Have heard that its illegal to write a cheque in Spain without sufficent funds available to cover it is this true?
Thanx in advance for any advice
In theory is good, but you should try to avoid that wait just asking for cash or credit card payment. Once you charge into the credit or debit card, you have the money, and the problem is for the bank. They can cope with some defaults, don't worry about Botin and family.
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Re: chasing debts in Spain
Thanx for reply,did see your post in Siesta time,left reply
Generally being a Cerrajero is a cash business,but on occassion when the higher rates come into play I get offered cheques, occassionally they bounce
Is there a minimum for taking people thru this process,for example, would an amount of 80eur be too low?
Generally being a Cerrajero is a cash business,but on occassion when the higher rates come into play I get offered cheques, occassionally they bounce
Is there a minimum for taking people thru this process,for example, would an amount of 80eur be too low?
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Lcortez, don't forget to drive around after you have fitted a lock and put some super glue in the locks.......................then you can blame the robbers and charge the client twice for the same lock.
Ask Mitzy if you need any pointers.
Ask Mitzy if you need any pointers.
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Re: chasing debts in Spain
Thanx for reply,did see your post in Siesta time,left reply
Generally being a Cerrajero is a cash business,but on occassion when the higher rates come into play I get offered cheques, occassionally they bounce
Is there a minimum for taking people thru this process,for example, would an amount of 80eur be too low?
Generally being a Cerrajero is a cash business,but on occassion when the higher rates come into play I get offered cheques, occassionally they bounce
Is there a minimum for taking people thru this process,for example, would an amount of 80eur be too low?
When you have your bank account, ask the bank manager. They know everything about cheques claims. Also, if you are a good-reliable customer, they usually warn you about some people you shouldn't take any cheque. At least this used to happen in small towns.
Also, bear in mind that in your trade, you will do bussiness with construction firms and that sort of people. As you can see in this forum, ethical bussiness behaviour is not their first worry.
Think that most spaniards will pay 80 euros in cash. Cash points and bank-branches are everywhere, far more than in the UK. 100E notes are common, due to the huge size of the black economy. If they want to pay with a cheque, there might be a reason for that, and it will not be a good one for you. At the very least, they are trying to delay the payment. I don't want to scare you, most people are honest. But just a couple of bastards every month are enough to spoil the party.
So you get some problems with cheques bounced back there? I thought that it was mostly a latin speciality.
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Believe me hermano,its bouncing cheques is also a South London speciality as well.
Generally found the Spanish and immigrants in Spain to be a bit more honest,however I always get cash as far as possible
Generally found the Spanish and immigrants in Spain to be a bit more honest,however I always get cash as far as possible
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