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  • OK, thanks for that advice CRISPIANNE3. I did just get through by telephone. A very pleasant chap told me that they has something of a backlog due to Covid-19! I'll have a look at resolver.
  • Also he did say he would add the £30 late payment compensation fee to the payment. I won't hold my breath.
  • I notice from a credit checking service I have access to that Utility Point's credit rating has plummeted to 17 out of 100 and they advise cash transactions only. They have also just had a county court judgement against them. I have just switched to a different supplier. Not sure if these guys are going to last. Be aware if you have a large credit with them. 
  • bubieyehyeh
    bubieyehyeh Posts: 602 Forumite
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    edited 7 January 2021 at 9:39PM
    soundgeek said:
    Also he did say he would add the £30 late payment compensation fee to the payment. I won't hold my breath.
    They probably owe you more than £30.
    OFGEM mandate they must repay credit with 10 working days of bill. If they don't you are owed £30 compensation which should be paid automatically within 10days of them breaching the OFGEM requirements. If they don't pay the £30 within 10 working days OFGEM says they must pay another £30 compensation.

    I'd point this out to them and ask for extra compensation due to the delay.

    After chasing them after they repaid the credit just before xmas, I pointing this out to them, they have now paid the £60 compensation that OFGEM mandates. Nearly 8 weeks after my final bill. 

    I'd advise anyone to avoid Utility Point.

  • poppellerant
    poppellerant Posts: 1,972 Forumite
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    Can I ask how people are managing to contact Utility Point? I've tried emailing them last week and haven't had a reply.  Live chat doesn't appear available and their phone lines just aren't answered.
  • fatbeetle
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    soundgeek said:

    Is the ombudsman any use?

    Well they seem to have done the trick for me, I've just received my £178 off of Utility point.
    “If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and who weren't so lazy.”
  • fatbeetle
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    Can I ask how people are managing to contact Utility Point? I've tried emailing them last week and haven't had a reply.  Live chat doesn't appear available and their phone lines just aren't answered.
    If you go on Facebook, and start leaving sarcastic/damaging/truthful posts on their page they soon buck up!
    “If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and who weren't so lazy.”
  • bristolleedsfan
    bristolleedsfan Posts: 12,958 Forumite
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    Can I ask how people are managing to contact Utility Point? I've tried emailing them last week and haven't had a reply.  Live chat doesn't appear available and their phone lines just aren't answered.

    christinaclifford@utilitypoint.co.uk   Operations Manager.
  • bristolleedsfan
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    Re Notice in Blue does anyone who is with UP know if they been offering anything more/different to £150 credit Prize draw for submitting T.P review  https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.utilitypoint.co.uk

  • thelight
    thelight Posts: 142 Forumite
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    Can I ask how people are managing to contact Utility Point? I've tried emailing them last week and haven't had a reply.  Live chat doesn't appear available and their phone lines just aren't answered.

    I've contacted them via email. They do apply eventually but it can take quite a while
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