Charging to send letters about overdue invoices?

[PAH]

Seeing as the banks get away with it, can we charge our agents for sending them letters (paper or electronic) when they constantly need kicking up the arse to pay the invoices?

If so, what's a reasonable charge now the banks have been rained in a bit and can't necessarily get away with 30 quid a sheet of paper?

[d000hg]

Is it in your contract? Banks 'inform' you of charges in their 3pt T&C section.

[NotAllThere]

Admin charges for lates invoices as a laid down by statute.

[PAH]

Admin charges for lates invoices as a laid down by statute.

Can you point me to the relevant part of that site, far too many links on the home page, and I've got the attention span of a ... What did that link say again!?

If it's about charging interest on overdue invoices, I'm wondering if I can charge admin fees for actually having to do the chasing up, without having informed them of such fees in advance in the T&Cs.

[TheFaQQer]

Can I claim compensation for debt recovery costs and VAT, as well as late payment interest?
The right to compensation for debt recovery costs was introduced for contracts dated on or after 7th August 2002. This can be claimed alongside the statutory late payment interest.
Businesses are entitled to claim compensation when a debt remains unpaid after the date specified on the contract, or in the absence of a contract, 30 days after the delivery of the goods or service.

The compensation entitlement varies in accordance with the size of the debt:

Size of unpaid debt	Sum to be paid to the creditor
Up to £999.99      	£40.00
£1,000.00 to £9,999.99	£70.00
£10,000.00 or more	£100.00

The claim for compensation is made to the debtor, together with the claim for interest.
VAT is not added to the compensation charge or on the interest.

[PAH]

Thanks.