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Does your energy provider know your telephone number?
GingerBob_3
Posts: 3,659 Forumite
in Energy
Mine doesn't. Whenever I speak to them they are itching to get it.
Here's another reason why they're never going to get it, or any other personal data other than name and address, for that matter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/09/vulnerable-energy-customers-to-get-price-safeguards/
Here's another reason why they're never going to get it, or any other personal data other than name and address, for that matter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/09/vulnerable-energy-customers-to-get-price-safeguards/
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I give them my VOIP number from Sipgate which just goes to voicemail. They can leave as many messages as they want.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. 0 -
Mine have mine, and never had any issues - with EDF. Gave the previous supplier (BG) my mobile as I didn't really trust them with the landline number, but never had any issues on my mobile from random callers that I could link to BG having had it.0
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It would be a good thing if the 70% of people who never switch were hounded to get switching and get gifted approx £350 less per year in their energy. So giving your supplier your email/mobile would be an excellent way of kicking them out of their stupors stuck on standard variable or high tariff direct debits.0
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No - like lots of other companies there is no need for them to have it. '01234567890 'works well if they insist. They can write for anything important.
Giving your landline out to anyone (bar Dr's, family), is an invitation to endless junk calls. I've never had a ppi or marketing calls because i protect my info. People shouldn't complain when they get these calls if they haven't protected their own information and just give out their tel. no. to anyone who asks.0 -
sacsquacco wrote: »It would be a good thing if the 70% of people who never switch were hounded to get switching and get gifted approx £350 less per year in their energy. So giving your supplier your email/mobile would be an excellent way of kicking them out of their stupors stuck on standard variable or high tariff direct debits.
Disagree - no good if anyone is hounded, which they would be with this stupid idea. No doubt it would flogged on for lots of other marketing aswell.0
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