LETTER · DOCX + PDF
Detention dispute letter
A letter to dispute a detention invoice using the carrier’s own published schedule. It lays out the timeline (discharge, availability, collection, dehire), states the free-time rule that applies, and requests a corrected invoice. Built around evidence, not argument.
WHEN TO USE IT
- A detention invoice looks wrong on the day count, the day basis or the clock start.
- The empty park could not accept the dehire and the delay was outside your control.
- Demurrage and detention were billed separately where a combined pool applies.
BEFORE YOU SEND IT
A starting structure, not legal advice. Facts win these arguments: cite the schedule, the dates, and the source document. Replace every [bracketed] field with your own specifics and attach the source before you send it.
KEEP THE FACTS CURRENT
Fill it in with numbers you can stand behind
The schedules these templates cite move. Save your lines and we'll tell you the day a rate or free-time rule changes, so the letter you send next month is right.