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Octopus Energy problem Ombudsmans fees

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  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,255 Forumite
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    Have you made a formal complaint to Octopus yet?
    Why don't you want to go to the ombudsman if it will cost you nothing?
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • Scrinja
    Scrinja Posts: 21 Forumite
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    Ectophile said:
    Have you made a formal complaint to Octopus yet?
    Why don't you want to go to the ombudsman if it will cost you nothing?
    Yes

    I am going to do so as stated in my last post
    When im done with Octopus
    then ombudsman 
    then civil litigation
  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 20,763 Forumite
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    Forgive me if I've missed it, but you've still not explained why you wanted to know the ombudsman's fee.
    It doesn't seem to be relevant to anything you've done or intend to do?
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  • Scrinja
    Scrinja Posts: 21 Forumite
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    QrizB said:
    Forgive me if I've missed it, but you've still not explained why you wanted to know the ombudsman's fee.
    It doesn't seem to be relevant to anything you've done or intend to do?
    Sorry i didnt realise i had to explain to anyone for asking a simple question ?
    Its relevant to me as I know what im doing
  • MultiFuelBurner
    MultiFuelBurner Posts: 2,928 Forumite
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    Out of interest apart from.poor customer service what is your complaint pertaining to?

    It's always nice to know where energy suppliers have let themselves down and recently Octopus have been nothing but inconsistent with their sudden rapid growth.
  • Hoenir
    Hoenir Posts: 7,742 Forumite
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    Scrinja said:
    Ectophile said:
    Have you made a formal complaint to Octopus yet?
    Why don't you want to go to the ombudsman if it will cost you nothing?
    Yes

    I am going to do so as stated in my last post
    When im done with Octopus
    then ombudsman 
    then civil litigation
    Civil litigation won't come cheap. 
  • Scrinja
    Scrinja Posts: 21 Forumite
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    MultiFuelBurner said:
    Out of interest apart from.poor customer service what is your complaint pertaining to?

    It's always nice to know where energy suppliers have let themselves down and recently Octopus have been nothing but inconsistent with their sudden rapid growth.
    The breaking of The Electricity and Gas (Standards of Performance) (Suppliers) Regulations 2015
    Put into place for their licence 
    Just a few breaks up to yet we are still chating about it 
  • Scrinja
    Scrinja Posts: 21 Forumite
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    Hoenir said:
    Scrinja said:
    Ectophile said:
    Have you made a formal complaint to Octopus yet?
    Why don't you want to go to the ombudsman if it will cost you nothing?
    Yes

    I am going to do so as stated in my last post
    When im done with Octopus
    then ombudsman 
    then civil litigation
    Civil litigation won't come cheap. 
    Neither does our gas and electricy bills
    I think they can afford it though 
  • Scrinja
    Scrinja Posts: 21 Forumite
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    Rather than having to keep up with all the questions being asked
    I will update this thread to whoever is interested when Octopus and myself reach some sort of Resolution they have 5 more weeks of negotiations for them to answer a few of my complaints
    so its early days as of yet
    To be Continued
    Thanks for all the interest
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