baz52 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Does anyone know for certain if an email quotation for work to be carried out has the same legality as a hard copy one please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Does anyone know for certain if an email quotation for work to be carried out has the same legality as a hard copy one please? Written is written. Don't really see much difference between an email and letter these days. Only sticking point might be if you were to receive / request a signed quotation with an actual handwritten signature but other than that, it should be just as valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 ECCO is correct, as long as you can tie the mail-address to the person/company you have basically got a contract of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Does anyone know for certain if an email quotation for work to be carried out has the same legality as a hard copy one please? I order hundreds of thousands of pounds of labour and materials on the basis of email quotations at work. Nobody sends quotes by post these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Written is written. Don't really see much difference between an email and letter these days. Only sticking point might be if you were to receive / request a signed quotation with an actual handwritten signature but other than that, it should be just as valid. Another sticking point might be if the amount is actually an estimate, rather than a quote. If the email does not specify that it is a quote (using that very word, specifically), then it is an estimate - which is not binding like a 'quote' would be. I've lost count of how many people mistake one for the other, whom I've had to remind of the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz52 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks for your input guys, I know what to watch out for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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