To see the results of the BPPG’s previous web polls, please click on one of the questions below:

Have you ever fallen foul of a Phoenix company?

Have you been to court in the last year to collect payment?

December/January 2008: Do you offer a discount to prompt payers?

October/November 2007: Have you ever exposed a late payer to industry colleagues?

August/September 2007: Have you suffered a bounced cheque in the last year?

June/July 2007: Do you automatically offer trade credit to new customers?

April/May 2007: Have you ever charged interest under the late payment legislation?

March 2007: Would you pursue an aged debt with a company you have not dealt with for a number of years?

January 2007: Have you been affected by customers using Christmas as an excuse for non payment?

December 2007: Do you find it more difficult to get paid over the Christmas period?

November 2006: Do you use automated payments like BACS Direct Credit?

October 2006: Do you think that it should be law that invoices must be paid within 30 days?

August/September 2006: Are you worried that an important customer may change to a rival supplier if you insisted on prompt payment and used Late Payment Legislation?

July 2006: Are credit terms getting longer in your experience?

June 2006: On average, how soon after receiving confirmation from the customer of receipt of goods or services do you issue the invoice?

May 2006: Do you know how to calculate late payment interest?

April 2006: Do you confirm Credit Terms in writing?

March 2006: Have you ever issued a winding up order?

February 2006: How many times would a customer have to pay late before you terminated the relationship?

January 2006: Have you ever fallen foul of a phoenix company?

December 2005: Have you been to court in the last year to collect payment?

November 2005: Do you offer a discount to prompt payers?

October 2005: What are the main difficulties when starting up and growing a business?

August 2005: Have you ever exposed a late payer to industry colleagues?

May 2005: Have you suffered a bounced cheque in the last year?

April 2005: What do you fear more – negotiating terms or suffering a bad debt? How many employees to do you have?

January 2005: Have you ever charged interest under the late payment legislation? If yes, was the interest paid in full?