We received a cheque in error for an amount more than we should have got, the people who sent it took well over a month to notice and we didn't notice it was wrong. have they any right to claim the extra back. or is there some kind of time limit by law?
They can claim the money back up to six years after the last time you acknowledged the debt.
Robin
Are you asking just out of interest or because you are hoping that you shouldn't have to give them the money?
Rob Graham
Well we were hoping we wouldn't have to give it back, as it will put us in debt which we can't really afford.
Obviously then, you were effectively in debt anyway. The extra money temporarily took you out of it. But that isnt an excuse for theft.
Rob
Well not really as we had spent 3 years saving for a wedding and the money came along just before it. we spent all the money and the extra that arrived on the wedding and honeymoon, which should be a happy time for us. we are not in debt. what i'm saying is this is an extra debt we were not expecting. if you receive a cheque you knew you were expecting with a letter saying here is the full and final amount then would you question it?
Agreed.
"Cybergoth" wrote
So, you spent someone else's money. That puts you into debt!
"Cybergoth" wrote
I'm sure I would check the amount against the amount that I was expecting - after all, if the amount was well below what I expected, I'd get in touch with the other people very quickly!!
So, didn't you check the amount yourself before you simply banked it??
If not, then what would you have done if you'd found out it was too low, a month after you'd banked it? Think "Oh dear, it's too late now"? Or go after the other people for the missing amount?
A strange view! Are you saying that people who get married are allowed to spend other people's money on their wedding (other than their parents :-) whereas other people arent?
Self evidently you are !
Its not an 'extra' debt! You spent soemone elses money.
Depends. You need to tell us the amounts involved and your expectations before. For example, if you thought you should get about 1,000 and 1,010 arrived, fair enough. OTOH if you were expecting 1,011.24 exactly and 5,055 arrived, you should have known. It also depends on the source of the money, ie was it from something you should reasonably have known the exact amount, or was it something it wasnt reasonable to know, such as the proceeds of an isnurance bond. Finally, the percentage over expectations is important. Was it 0.1% or
100% over?But the bottom line is, just because you got married doesnt give you any leeway in stealing money
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