Complaints to EDF - useful details including 0800 number and emails

snowcat53

I just found this page on EDF's website, and thought it would be useful to share for those (MANY) having problems with them. It certainly would have been useful to me earlier, and I don't think it was there on my previous visit.

Note the 0800 number and email addresses including for those higher up the complaint food chain.

Making a complaint

We try our best to provide an excellent service for our customers – but if you have a complaint we want to know about it. We’re here to help.
At EDF Energy, we are committed to providing you with fair value and better service in a clear and simple way. We know that sometimes we get things wrong, so we’ve put together this below to show what you can expect if you wish to complain.
If you have tried our normal contact us channels and still have a complaint, please follow these steps.
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Step 1: Contact us with your complaint
You can contact us in one of the following ways:
· Calling our Complaints Resolution Team free on 0800 051 1643† (Monday to Friday 8am-5pm)
· Emailing the Complaints Resolution Manager at [EMAIL="complaintsresolutionmanager@edfenergy.com"]complaintsresolutionmanager@edfenergy.com[/EMAIL][EMAIL="complaintsresolutionmanager@edfenergy.com"]
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· Writing to the Compaints Resolution Manager at EDF Energy, Freepost RRYZ-ERTT-CBJS, Osprey House, Osprey Road, Exeter, EX2 7WN
· Visiting us at one of our business premises for a face-to-face discussion . You can find addresses in our Making a Complaint booklet

Most issues are resolved at this stage – if it isn’t resolved quickly we will issue you with a complaint reference number and the name of a dedicated complaint handler, who will keep you informed throughout. You can ask to speak to a member of this team at any stage.
We aim to do this within 5 working days.

Step 2: Internal review by Customer Service Director
If you are still not satisfied, your case can be reviewed by our Customer Service Director’s Executive team by:
· Emailing – [EMAIL="CSDirector@edfenergy.com"]CSDirector@edfenergy.com[/EMAIL]
· Writing to Customer Service Director Freepost RRYZ-ERTT-CBJS, Osprey House, Osprey Road, Exeter, EX2 7WN

Outcome
We will respond to your complaint as quickly as possible and aim to do this within a further 5 working days.
Following the full review of your complaint, we may take the following actions:
· Apologise
· Explain our findings and why this has occurred
· Take appropriate action to put things right
· Explain our next steps
· Compensation from EDF Energy (if applicable)

Our aim will be to reach a mutually acceptable agreement, and we expect to do this in majority of cases.
If we are unable to reach an agreement we will write to you explaining our position and providing a final offer. This is known as a deadlock letter.
Step 3: External review
You can choose to accept our final offer. If you remain dissatisfied, you can contact the Ombudsman Services: Energy for a free and independent review of your concerns.
They may investigate your complaint if:
· You receive a deadlock letter from us.
· You have not received a deadlock letter, but at least 8 weeks have passed since you first made the complaint to us. You must refer your complaint to the Ombudsman within 9 months of first making your complaint to us.

If the Ombudsman finds that we have not acted correctly, it will recommend what we should do to put things right. This may include
· An apology
· Explanation from EDF Energy
· Compensation from EDF Energy (if applicable)
· A service or practical action. For example, remove charges if you have been incorrecly billed

EDF Energy is bound by any decision made by the Ombudsman, but customers are not. Therefore, if you are not satisfied with their decision, you are free to pursue your complaint elsewhere, but will lose the right to any resolution through the Ombudsman services.
Ombudsman Services: Energy contact details
· Telephone: 0330 440 1624 (Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm)
· Website: www.os-energy.org.uk
· Address: Ombudsman Services: Energy, PO Box 966, Warrington, WA4 9DF

Additional information for domestic customers:
Our complaints handling procedure is regulated by the complaint handling standards regulations.
You can now view the latest EDF Energy Consumer Complaints Annual Report.

Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline
The Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on consumer issues. Visit www.adviceguide.org.uk or call the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0845 404 05 06.
†Call may be monitored and recorded as part of our customer care programme. Calls to 0800 numbers are free from BT landlines. Other network operators’ charges may vary.
Sales complaint
If you have a complaint regarding one of our sales agents, please contact us so we can carry out a full investigation against the standards of the Energysure Code of Practice. If the complaint is proven as forgery a compensation payment of £250 will be made Energysure Code of Practice

Terrylw1

It seems they can't spell complaint!

I like how they say "our customer service director" which is then co tradicted by the next statement where it states, a team.

So, it may just be the people who sit next to the other team, maybe on the same pay. It will mean a higher complaint marker and probably higher authorisation for compensation.

I wonder if they hit that 5 day target? I wonder if they don't, do they tell you to go to stage 2 when you could go to the ombudsman? An update can literally just be a standard letter stating its in the process...

JOP_2

Thank you so much for the information. I don't think I could have taken much more of Aha, I used to like them!
Lets see how long it take for a resolution