82-year-old Jimmy Hope has been facing relentless hassle from Eon for months, and the energy giant is now threatening to involve debt collectors. For the past 15 years, Jimmy has lived in his flat in Tyne and Wear, and last October, the gas supply was removed as the property transitioned to an all-electric system. To […]
A lawsuit claiming more than £500 million in damages has been filed against several energy suppliers, including British Gas and SSE. The legal claim alleges that these companies unfairly inflated business costs by making “secret commissions” payments to brokers. RGL Management is representing the claimants in this legal action and aims to recover substantial compensation
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Maxen Power Supply (MPS), headquartered in Ilford, Essex, and Crown Glazing Ltd, based in Preston, Lancashire, were recently imposed a fine of £120,000 for relentlessly engaging in unsolicited marketing calls to individuals and businesses registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and Corporate Telephone Preference Service. The ICO has received 100 complaints regarding MPS, stating
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United Gas & Power (UGP) has been hit with a substantial £2.1 million fine by Ofgem after the regulatory body found that the company had violated its license conditions, including deliberately overcharging its customers. The investigation into UGP’s practices spanned nearly three years, starting in July 2020, during which time the business energy supplier served
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In May, Andrew Pilley, a 52-year-old resident of Thornton Cleveleys, was found guilty on four counts of fraud connected to the mis-selling of energy contracts. The fraudulent activities occurred between 2014 and 2016 and were carried out through sham company structures associated with Business Energy Solutions Ltd, BES Commercial Electricity Ltd, and Commercial Power Ltd.
In a news story published exclusively by the sun, Pete and Dee Marney recently returned home to Norfolk, UK, after a relaxing vacation in Spain, only to be shocked by an eye-watering gas bill. Despite being away for an entire month, the couple found a substantial charge on their bill, which they believe was unjustified since
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SSE, a prominent energy company, has come under scrutiny for breaching its licence by obtaining “excessive payments” from the National Grid ESO for reducing output at Foyers power station in Scotland, according to the regulatory authority Ofgem. Cathryn Scott, Ofgem’s director of enforcement and emerging issues, emphasized the importance of safeguarding consumers’ interests, asserting that
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Three energy companies have been collectively fined £8 million for failing to promptly issue final bills to over 100,000 households that had switched providers. This move comes as a result of enforcement by Ofgem, the regulatory body overseeing the UK’s energy industry. E.ON Next, one of the suppliers, has been instructed to pay compensation of
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