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i made an appointment with a bespoke Taylor for wedding suits, we attended a meeting which was advertised as a free of charge consultation. we showed a picture of what we wanted and was told this was a load of rubbish and would not suit us. the man was intelligent and very well spoken and very insistent, it was early evening and we were locked into the shop. he asked if he could dress us in suits to show us, we said OK and then he pit some jackets and trousers on us and started taking measurements. we didn't like the suits or the look or the colour.
he then presented us with a bill of £3500 for both suits we said we hadn't come to get suits, he was our first and we wanted to get prices from several places, his attitude changed and he became rude and condescending. and demanded we pay as we had agreed to be dressed we agreed to a contract. just to get out of the shop we paid £200 deposit and were made to sign a direct debit mandate but gave incorrect bank details, at this stage he then gave us a receipt but had added on VAT which previously he said was included within the price.
the following morning i called the store and advised that we wanted to cancel and he said we couldn't as he had ordered the materials, bearing in mind we left his store at 20:00 and i called him at 09:00 the following morning. i asked for the £200 deposit to be refunded. he has now taken us to court for breach of contract for £1900, 30% of the order value, a design fee and court fees.
the paperwork sent through has been done by a legal firm and we can not afford legal fees to defend, and saying i breached contract and there is no cooling off or cancellation on this type of order
can someone advise
he then presented us with a bill of £3500 for both suits we said we hadn't come to get suits, he was our first and we wanted to get prices from several places, his attitude changed and he became rude and condescending. and demanded we pay as we had agreed to be dressed we agreed to a contract. just to get out of the shop we paid £200 deposit and were made to sign a direct debit mandate but gave incorrect bank details, at this stage he then gave us a receipt but had added on VAT which previously he said was included within the price.
the following morning i called the store and advised that we wanted to cancel and he said we couldn't as he had ordered the materials, bearing in mind we left his store at 20:00 and i called him at 09:00 the following morning. i asked for the £200 deposit to be refunded. he has now taken us to court for breach of contract for £1900, 30% of the order value, a design fee and court fees.
the paperwork sent through has been done by a legal firm and we can not afford legal fees to defend, and saying i breached contract and there is no cooling off or cancellation on this type of order
can someone advise
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