Chasing unpaid electrical work, without the awkwardness.
Late payment is the tax on being good at your trade and bad at admin. Here is when to chase, wording you can reuse, your rights as a UK electrician, and how to make the chasing happen on its own.
A reminder schedule that works.
| When | Tone and message |
|---|---|
| Due date +1–2 days | Friendly nudge — “Just checking invoice 0142 (£320) landed okay — here are the bank details again.” |
| Around 7 days overdue | Firmer but polite — restate the amount and due date, ask for a payment date. |
| Around 14 days overdue | Final notice — note you may add statutory interest and a recovery charge. |
You can charge for being paid late.
Under UK late-payment rules, you can usually add statutory interest and a fixed recovery cost to an overdue commercial invoice. You do not always have to enforce it — but mentioning it in a final reminder often prompts payment. The late-payment calculator works out what you are owed, and the rights guide explains how it applies to tradespeople.
Let the reminders send themselves.
The reason invoices go unpaid is rarely the customer refusing — it is the electrician forgetting to chase. WOPA tracks which invoices are unpaid and reminds you to follow up on a schedule, right inside WhatsApp, so you never have to keep a mental list of who owes you. You invoice from chat, and the chasing takes care of itself.