We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

undercharged for service

Hello
When I moved in June of this year I had my Broadband & phone service transferred to my new address, and when I received my first bill at new address I was shocked to fine they were charging me under £10.00, (my bills previously were about £90)
I contacted them to ask why?, and they appeared to have no record of a phone or broadband at my address, I pointed out that I was talking to them on the phone & my broadband was working perfectly, and they said they would look into it & contact me when sorted. A few weeks went by & no reply, so I contacted them again
and went through the "they appeared to have no record of a phone or broadband at my address,"
I then received my next bill, again under £10, I contacted them yet again, the same "they appeared to have no record of a phone or broadband at my address," but they would look into it and contact me within 7 days
No contact from them, I have made two more calls about this and on the last contact I was assured that it was being sent to the highest level to be corrected and that the person I talked to would call me back promptly, I told him I had heard this all before the same promise to get it sorted but no one has bothered to call back,
He gave me his name (which I have forgotten) and said you are dealing with me now I guarantee to sort this out.
Two weeks have passed, just got a new bill under £10.
What else can I do?

Comments

  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Who are They ??
  • qsk
    qsk Posts: 484 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    Who are They ??
    Must be Santa by the sound of it.
  • My provider is BT
  • mije1983
    mije1983 Posts: 3,665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    What does the breakdown of your bill say?

    Does it mention the discounts? For example, mine says:

    Special offer discount -£18.50 7 Sep - 6 Oct 17 You get your Package at a special rate. We show this on your bill by giving
    you a refund of £18.50 a month

    Your special offer discount lasts for 12 months
  • I am just being charged for Bt sport, as I said in my first post they don't believe I have a phone line or broadband, even though I had one of their engineers install it, and I also asked them for BT hub 6 as I had BT hub 5 at my previous address and they sent one to me, then they sent me a second one, which I returned when they sent me the blue bag for returns, and I must have had six or seven phone calls with them and they just say they will look into it but nothing happens.
  • phillw
    phillw Posts: 5,692 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Forget the address, dial 17070 & it will say "this circuit is defined as". Write the number down, phone them up and tell them you think someone else may be being billed for that number.

    I had someone elses phone line attached to my house for about a week, I only found out when I started getting someone elses hospital appointment reminders. After seeing the inside of a cabinet, I am surprised they ever hook the right line up to the right house.
  • I phoned that no. and it came back with my telephone no.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.8K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.2K Life & Family
  • 260.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.