Leaving restaurants without paying bills

Norman_Conquest

Norman_Conquest

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This seems to be happening far too regularly of late with at least one mentioned every couple of weeks in the Gazette. I am sure there are many more that don't get mentioned. This time it is the Hope and Anchor in Hartlepool that a couple left without paying and earlier in the week it was an Indian restaurant that suffered.

Is it time the person booking the table left a bank card or driver's license when placing their order? No business can afford to take this kind of hit.

www.gazettelive.co.uk

Landlord fears for business after couple left without paying bill

Kevin Sanderson doesn't know how much longer he can survive amid rising costs and unpaid bills
www.gazettelive.co.uk www.gazettelive.co.uk
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
It was happening when I was a youngster, it's nothing new.

We're reading about it more because of social media, it's where that rag gets its stories.

If we had police they'd be able to respond and catch the individuals concerned but we voted to cut their numbers so that businesses could pay less tax.
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All true, but I don’t actually disagree with Teacider’s suggestion especially as now virtually everything is “tappable” and instantaneous.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
It was happening when I was a youngster, it's nothing new.

We're reading about it more because of social media, it's where that rag gets its stories.

If we had police they'd be able to respond and catch the individuals concerned but we voted to cut their numbers so that businesses could pay less tax.
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Whether it's been happening since year dot, it shouldn't be and needs addressing, and as you say, we don't have a police force to deal with it other than to give you a crime number.

Maybe we need to pay up front as TeaCider suggests.
 
Pay upfront simple but then the business loses out on tips as most people i know just tell the waiter to 'round it upto' if they feel theyve had a good service/meal

A polite notice to say a number of people in recent times have left without paying so unfortunately we have to do introduce a pay upon order system. Inconvenient but im sure customers would understand

I hate these places that automatically add on a service charge to the bill but thats for another day.
 
Davey_C said:
Pay upfront simple but then the business loses out on tips as most people i know just tell the waiter to 'round it upto' if they feel theyve had a good service/meal

A polite notice to say a number of people in recent times have left without paying so unfortunately we have to do introduce a pay upon order system. Inconvenient but im sure customers would understand

I hate these places that automatically add on a service charge to the bill but thats for another day.
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Don't even have to pay up front. Just take a charge on the credit card and then charge the card at the end with the total bill.
 
TeaCider said:
Pay and then you get the food and that problem is solved.

I've never understood tabs etc, so prone to abuse.
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Plus the whole "please check the amount and feel guilted into topping up my wage" tip dance, although places have taken to just adding it on by default now.
 
I assume taking an order will die out. In many places it already has. You get a tablet or a QR code and order on your phone. Takes care of the payment as well.
 
Nano said:
I assume taking an order will die out. In many places it already has. You get a tablet or a QR code and order on your phone. Takes care of the payment as well.
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I’m surprised an app developer hasn’t already made a killing on this.

Something similar to Just Eat that could be rolled out to all bars and restaurants
 
always happened, just now when you do it there is a good chance they have you on cctv and post you on their social media to shame you into paying and having people tag you in
it.

I wouldn't really expect the police to do much and put much time into looking into this if the whole thing wasnt really on a plate for them to know where to door knock them from social media or if was someone that was known to the police

the gazette have nothing better to do than make stories of stuff that isnt even news worthy lol.
next content will be someone never paid for a cab, or someone ordered a pizza and never answered the door, or someones cat shat in karens garden again

at least its better story than here is some photos from a night out 15 years ago lol

he should of put their photo in the gazette tho if he had it lol
 
Alexander Supertramp said:
I’m surprised an app developer hasn’t already made a killing on this.

Something similar to Just Eat that could be rolled out to all bars and restaurants
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loads already do have that, they will be made by the companies that offer the same services to pizza shops so they have their own platform instead of paying just eat 28% of the turn over

it will be the same system, just need to give a table number instead of an address, and reskinned to match the resteraunts likeness
 
Alexander Supertramp said:
Places probably prefer customers paying at the end of the meal so that the server gets more tips and the restaurant can use this as an excuse to pay them a shittter wage
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yeah tips are terrible, they should just pay them proper wages, plenty just have young uns on cash in hand for sub min wage
 
muniz said:
loads already do have that, they will be made by the companies that offer the same services to pizza shops so they have their own platform instead of paying just eat 28% of the turn over

it will be the same system, just need to give a table number instead of an address, and reskinned to match the resteraunts likeness
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Yeah good point! Like feedmeonline etc
 
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