The Payment Stage

PURCHASE ORDER

The majority of our customers use credit Accounts (Purchase Order), whereby they place orders on us to manufacture the goods, and we then invoice the goods when they are dispatched. Credit Accounts are not given automatically unless you are an official government department, educational facility, or other official body- all other companies must apply for one, and it must be approved by our underwriters. You will be given a pre-defined period (normally 30 days) to pay the invoice. Whenever this method is being used, the order MUST be accompanied by an official ‘purchase order’ from your company or organization. Most of our customers begin by requesting a quote for their products by using the “add to quote” method. This will return an official quote which can be given to your purchasing department, enabling them to raise the Purchase Order simply and quickly.

We invoice at the same time as shipping, by default in UK £ sterling, although we also have the ability to invoice in $US and €Eu. The invoice may also show an approximate conversion in your chosen currency. This is for your convenience only – note that the base currency will always be UK £ sterling. We expect payment of invoices within 30 days of the end of the invoice month.

CREDIT CARDS

Most large companies and government departments prefer this method because it reduces paperwork and reduces the risk of delays to the order. Card payments also work very well with international currencies, because the rate is set the time the payment is made, therefore avoiding fluctuations in currency exchange. All of our payments by card are handled by Sage PAY and will be taken at the time of order in £ Sterling currency...

You will receive by email a confirmation of payment and a copy receipt..

CHEQUE

Quite often we find that start-up companies and newer organisations prefer to pay by cheque, which has many advantages when it comes to budgeting and finance planning (you only spend what you've got!). If possible, place a copy of the purchase order, or pro-forma invoice, or a job number with the cheque which will help us to match the money to the goods. Cheques must be made out to “Photodata Test Services Ltd”

BANK TRANSFERS

We can send a pro-forma invoice to you before the goods are dispatched, and you can make payments for these goods by direct bank transfer. The account details will be on the invoice if you choose this method. We have 3 different currency accounts - £ Sterling / € Euros and $ US dollars

PAYPAL

For those businesses’ that use PayPal, we have the ability to take PayPal payments for your products.