To invoice a repairman?

[Shazzabaz]

Hi.

My DH took our car to a local handyman/mechanic who is a friend for some work needed. Basically tyre changes, oil changes, handbrake tightening etc

He kept the car for three days, and then when we returned it he gave us an invoice of £30 to cover "costs".

What "costs"? We supplied the tyres to him!

My husband paid him, but I'm fuming. He originally said he wouldn't charge for his labour, as we have known him for so long.

I have decided I am going to send him an invoice for keeping our car longer than he said he would, to reimburse us for having to get the bus into town when we should have been able to drive.

I know this is petty, but a point needs proving. You can't keep a car longer than you promise, and then invoice for a favour!!!!

I'm wondering if it's petty to invoice for more than £30, just to make a point?

My DH says no, and this will only cause trouble, but I'm not being a doormat for his dishonest mate.

What do you all think?

Oh op. You have jumped the shark now lol

Yes. It's a promise to pay just like government money.
No difference.

Your promise isn't backed up by jack shit though? This whole thread has to be a wind up no functioning adult is this bananas

Troll

Even if my mate did a job for free I would have still given them a token amount of cash to say thank you.

Yes it’s a funny wind up thread 😂

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…sniff…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Thanks @Shazzabaz it’s been a hard week and I needed a thread like this.

Invoice…promissory notes… the fact you expect him to do work for you in the future…

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Do you not watch "Richard Vobes" on YouTube?

He explains it all!

I might take a promissory note to Waitrose to buy a big chicken and some “naice” ham. I normally go Aldi but I might as well upgrade

Who knew. I can just write up a load of 'promissory notes' and go on a spending spree! I'll be back later with my haul...

Good god op is completely delulu

It must be the heat, there are some real batshit threads on here today.

Watch Richard Vobes on YouTube!

Wow.

Is he the new governor of the Bank of England?

I'm not sure what he's doing right now to be honest

Goodness!

We have a friend who "does" our car. He loves messing about with cars, especially older ones that you can do more. But I'd never not pay him what he wants, especially when it's as ridiculously cheap as he's asking for.
I'd think he was still doing you a favour at twice that.

Awww OP you almost seemed a real but unreasonable asshole

Now? You've revealed yourself

Please tell me this is a joke.

Even if I had been told it’d be free, I’d still have tried to bung him 50 quid or something as courtesy knowing how much more that would have cost me elsewhere. A regular service on my very small car is £300 alone! Moaning about paying your friend £30 for work he’s done and considering invoicing him for a bus fare is the most bizarre thing I’ve heard in while

Are you okay, OP?

Look, I'm gonna go. I'm trying to help, but if in just getting ridiculed then I'm off.

Ffs. You tight arse. You got free labour. Wish I had talented friends like yours

Who are you trying to help?

Apparently told by Richard Vobes 🤷‍♀️. No clue who he is… am I a dinosaur or just terminally uncool.

@Shazzabaz whoever he his… yes I caught that it was a windup. Seemed like a nicer way to indicate that.