$10 late fee?

[WebhouseUK]

I am being asked to pay a $10 late fee for being a day late because my credit card expired.

2 questions:

Why didn't I get an earlier reminder?

How does it cost $10 if I am a day late with payment, what is this $10 for?

[Pazeh]

If you had ur CC info saved, then you should have got a warning 5 days (and every day after that) before the due date! I know I did when my CC was expired n I forgot to update my info.

[WebhouseUK]

Actually I just paid the invoice with paypal. Aparantly my new card was sent over a week ago. I never got it so I am being sent another one now.

There was no $10 added to the total though so I'm happy enough, but I'd still like to know what that $10 is for?

[Pitrow]

It's called a late fee... a penalty for not paying on time.

[WebhouseUK]

lol, thats illegal in Great Britain!

[kmaw]

Originally Posted by WebhouseUK

lol, thats illegal in Great Britain!

How on earth do you get paid for anything then? I wouldn't pay anything on time if I couldn't get charged a late fee or interest...

[WebhouseUK]

Well, interest is allowed, but a penalty or a fine is not. Its the same in most countries.

[kmaw]

Originally Posted by WebhouseUK

Well, interest is allowed, but a penalty or a fine is not. Its the same in most countries.

In Europe I suppose? Not North America...

[Pitrow]

Too bad you're dealing with a company in the US, not Great Brittan then.

[othellobloke]

Originally Posted by WebhouseUK

Well, interest is allowed, but a penalty or a fine is not. Its the same in most countries.

What's the difference? :P

If you want to see if sort of proposed law is a bad or good idea... just look at the U.S - if they do it, then don't.

[YukonMaster]

Originally Posted by WebhouseUK

lol, thats illegal in Great Britain!

How would you feel if you were expecting to be paid for services rendered and they decided not to pay for a couple months? It is an inconvenience as they have to manually reactivate the account etc just because you didn't pay you bill. I do the same, you don't pay on time, you are going to be charged for it.

[WebhouseUK]

I believe a penalty is unenforceable at common law also in USA. It is designed to prevent one party profiteering by fleecing the other for breach of contract. I'm not going to make a fuss over a measerly $10, it wasn't applied anyway!

[special]

Originally Posted by Serra

Unenforceable isn't a term you should use when speaking about your hosting company. I suspect they have ways of enforcing it.

Indeed we do in europe, but giving fake fee's is iligal. I coud give you a fee for beeing late at my house and w/e. basic point is if you dont pay and you have a contract or singed a agreement with the provider. They will try contact you for payment arangement if it not succeeds they will go to a bureau that will try 1ns more if not go to court to confiscate your things to get the money.

Anyway now my way of word ontopic, I joined like 2 weeks ago or w/e and I payed by paypal echeck. Hostgator said they woud enable my account even if they dident got the payment yet. Paypal said it took 7 days to pay. On the 8 day paypal stil dident pay I got a reminder I have to pay a 10dollar late fee soon.

1: How dare you sending me this crap whyle you accepted it this is not my fault but hostgator fault + paypal why punish me.
2: they paid on the 9th day paypal that is, not getting a excuse anything from hostgator. I mean I always pay my bills but if something is late and then puning me for it. I call that a real good reason to piss me off not.

Thats something that really bothered me something Iget blaimed for what I cant help. And they even accepted it so whats this BS XD?

[WebhouseUK]

I'll use whatever terms I like thank you, but like I said, its no big deal..