What is the RUD procedure again?
RUD stands for the Recovery of Undisputed Debts. Since 2016, a bailiff can obtain an enforceable title for an undisputed B2B invoice, without the involvement of a court.
That means no lengthy court proceedings, no lawyer and no waiting for a hearing. But with the same legal force as a court judgment.
A powerful tool. But it only works under certain conditions.
When does your invoice qualify?
Three things determine whether the IOS procedure is an option.
It is a B2B invoice. The procedure only applies between businesses. Invoices issued to private individuals are not eligible.
The invoice is undisputed. As soon as your customer disputes the substance of the invoice, the amount, the service provided or the terms, the IOS procedure stops. A customer who simply does not pay is not disputing the invoice. A customer who says "this isn't correct" is.
The invoice is due and not time-barred. The due date must have passed, and the invoice must not be too old.
Sounds simple. But in practice, the uncertainty often lies in the details: is my customer still solvent? Is that invoice from ten months ago still eligible?
Do the Invoice Check
That is why we built the Invoice Check. A free tool that tells you in two minutes what chance you have of recovering your invoice.
You enter three things: your customer's company number, the invoice amount and the invoice date. Then you provide your email address, so we can also send you the result with some additional information.
That is all you need. Based on the company number, we automatically check your customer's solvency, whether the company is still active and whether your invoice meets the conditions of the RUD procedure.
The result is immediately clear: a high, good, limited or low chance of success. With a specific explanation of why.
No promises, just an honest assessment based on real data.
What happens next?
Does your invoice look promising? Then submit it straight away. We will send a bailiff to your customer within five working days.
If the recovery is successful, your customer pays all the costs. And thanks to our fixed-cost guarantee, you know in advance exactly what the maximum cost will be if costs do arise.
Not sure about the result? We will review it with you.
Check now whether your invoice qualifies.
