We need to get some trees removed and had a few people round to quote.
All of them were recommended on our local Facebook group and I’ve often got tradespeople from there and never had an issue.
Happy with the price we booked it in. He then messaged asked for 50% transferred so he could hire the tree stump machine. This sounded reasonable to we transferred it.
Then he didn’t show up. When I chased he said they were out of machines and so he would come another day. Agreed a day.
On that day he didn’t show up. I had to message him and then he said again he couldn’t get a machine.
He was supposed to come today, he messaged this morning saying his daughter was unwell and he had to wait for childcare. So it’s midday now and my DH tried to call him and he’s just ignoring the calls.
I don’t have a leg to stand on to get the money back do I?
or would you trust that this has been bad luck and he will come when he can?