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N-Power £600m billing error!

Andy_WSM
Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Uniform Washer Rampant Recycler
edited 24 July 2014 at 9:10AM in Energy
So they blame the meter being wired up wrong, but how this got past any sort of computer program is beyond me!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-28444589

Can you imagine the shock if your Direct Debit increased from £87 to £53,480,062.00 per month? :rotfl:

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  • brewerdave
    brewerdave Posts: 8,790 Forumite
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    Would have been even funnier/tragic if they had actually called for the sum on the 5th August! Just think of the o/d charges:eek::rotfl:
  • Andy_WSM
    Andy_WSM Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    brewerdave wrote: »
    Would have been even funnier/tragic if they had actually called for the sum on the 5th August! Just think of the o/d charges:eek::rotfl:

    LOL. I think I know what my bank would say! Begins with N, ends in O!
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