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I was given a price to have some motorcycle parts custom painted. I have now been asked for more than than the original price or he will not release the parts. What can I do?
I recently took some motorcycle parts to be custom painted. I was told he would do the job for £650. The work is now finished and he has told me that he now wants £885 as he spent lots of time and extra lacquer on the paintwork. The only proof of his quote is an e-mail from him. He says he will not release the parts until I have paid the bill in full. What can I do?
I assume that the original price was a price and not an estimate. If that is the case and the work was going to cost more than originally advised he should have told you, so that you had the opportunity to go elsewhere. If he did not he is unilaterally varying the contract which he cannot do. He is entitled to claim a lien (i.e. retain the parts) if his bill is unpaid. You could therefore pay him the amount that you admit is due and threaten to sue him for the delivery of the parts and costs and damages if he still holds on to the parts after that.
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