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Paying tradespeople

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BBbevan Wed 16-Aug-17 14:31:20

We have recently moved to S W Wales and have encountered a strange phenomena. Every tradesperson we have employed to do work on the house has expected to be paid in cash. Plumber, electrician, the garage who sold us 4 new tyres. Only the skip hire company sent a proper invoice with their bank details. We have just made a 20 mile round trip to the bank to get a substantial amount of cash to pay a tree surgeon. He is a bona fide chap as were all the people we employed.
DH did suggest a cheque to the tree man but was told No thanks. We know that in law a cheque is the same as cash , but what does one do.? We sort of feel forced into helping these people evade tax. Any thoughts please?

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jenpax Mon 21-Aug-17 07:50:37

I am untested in how you manage without a bank account jaycee5? How do you deal with company direct debits? For example I pay my buildings insurance by direct debit which they insist upon I also pay my central heating service contract that way and a number of other things. My salary is paid into my bank account there is no other option available!

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PamelaJ1 Mon 21-Aug-17 08:04:27

NudeJude, why would you get a discount for cash. It only costs a maximum of £1 to pay in a cheque. Did you get a discount of £1?

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Smithy Mon 21-Aug-17 13:53:54

You get a discount for cash if they are not wanting it to go through the books - in other words they are avoiding tax etc. There is no other reason for paying largish jobs in cash.

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