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Southern electric claim customers will get discount for using a uk company
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nanaplough
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in Energy
I had a salesman at my door wanting me to sign up to Southern Electric, and one pitch he used is that he said the government were offering a 17% (or so) tax discount to Southern Electric as it is a UK based and owned company unlike many other providers. He said the government wanted to do this to encourage customers to stimulate the UK economy. He said SE would pass this on to customers.
Does anyone know if there is any truth in this claim or is just embellishing?
Does anyone know if there is any truth in this claim or is just embellishing?
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sounds like a big long fishing line with a hook and bait, did you bite on it?0
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mmmmm i smell bull@@@t.
yes southern are british (so are bgas), they may be able to offer a 17% discount but it would depend on who you are with and how you may pay (eg still with original supplier and paying by paygo moving to them on dd), but the whole govt thing is a load of !!!!.
i've always found sse to be a good company from my perspective and never had a problem with their cst service but some of their sales staff just seem to be out to conn people! do these numpties not know they will get caught out??0 -
no he gave me some kilowatt hour prices to look at and compare with what I pay now, so will still mull it over.0
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do you believe every salesman scum who knocks at the door?
don't talk to sales men use this site and its recommended comparison sites instead0 -
I had the same last year from BG when I had them for electric selling gas on the phone. They slagged off my current supplier for not being British even though Centrica is probably owned by a firemen pensioners in Wyoming's or a mutual insurance company in Dallas.
The energy companies obviously use the same training companies or consultants.
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I know! Egg white!0
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I had the same last year from BG when I had them for electric selling gas on the phone. They slagged off my current supplier for not being British even though Centrica is probably owned by a firemen pensioners in Wyoming's or a mutual insurance company in Dallas.
The energy companies obviously use the same training companies or consultants.
British Gas are not British, they are owned by centrica french i think, Eon is german Npower owned by RWE who are german Scottish Power are spanish and edf are french0 -
I had Southern electric on my doorstep yesterday claiming they own the pipes that supply my house and if I use another supplier then I will be paying apx £80 extra per year!
Looks like they are making up any old rubbish to get people to switch!0 -
disgrunted wrote: »British Gas are not British, they are owned by centrica french i think, Eon is german Npower owned by RWE who are german Scottish Power are spanish and edf are french
"they are owned by centrica french i think" Centrica do infact own BG But centrica is a plc company ran in the uk paying uk taxes, so if that doesnt make them British i dont know waht does!0 -
does that mean eon is not german then as they are they are run in the uk and pay uk taxesgasbag1602 wrote: »"they are owned by centrica french i think" Centrica do infact own BG But centrica is a plc company ran in the uk paying uk taxes, so if that doesnt make them British i dont know waht does!0
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