Tomato Energy (Electric Only Supplier) - Too Good To Be True ?

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  • tlcgrantham
    tlcgrantham Posts: 651 Forumite
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    Why did you decide to swap default for EV?
    I'm thinking of going the other way round.. as 20:30-22:30 would come more handy.
            Only to get the no exit fee 12 month fix at very low rates for another year through next winter. I also could switch back later if it doesn’t work out cheaper. 
  • QrizB
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    lohr500 said:
    Further worrying news regarding TE:


    Not exactly surprising, though.
    How long until Tomato's CEO pops up with another "move along, nothing to see here" social media message?
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  • Largs
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    I've now sent complaint asking for 2 x £40 for no final bill within 6 weeks.  This will be the kiss of death as whenever I do this, they close down and I get nothing.
  • GingerTim
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    'lack of engagement' is pretty damning by itself.
  • MWT
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    GingerTim said:
    'lack of engagement' is pretty damning by itself.
    In line with the general feeling a dispassionate observer might get from the way the company seems to conduct business...

  • Bendo
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    Think that pretty much is the end. Ofgem unhappy at them for failing to pay their bills and yet, they still fail to pay their bills. Surely only a matter of time now until their supply licence is revoked. 
  • lohr500
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    QrizB said:
    lohr500 said:
    Further worrying news regarding TE:


    Not exactly surprising, though.
    How long until Tomato's CEO pops up with another "move along, nothing to see here" social media message?
    Yes, he does seem to have gone radio silent of late.
    Perhaps the legal team have removed the valves from his transmitter and requested he remains off the air until they either climb out of the big hole they have dug for themselves, or fold.  
  • Newbie_John
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    So nothing really changes, all it says no new customers any time soon?

    For those already on board - that's good news really - if they found them struggling with money they would be shut down, but they just continue preventing their growth until they fix their underlying issues - which is very expected.

    I may try to sign up to another deal with Tomato then to extend my current fix for another 12 months.
  • QrizB
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    So nothing really changes, all it says no new customers any time soon?
    Elecon could kick them out of the market, which would precipitate their failure. Seems they accept that the sums involved aren't enough to warrant that, at least at present.
    Ofgem are still deliberating on their provisional order but this won't help Tomato's case there.

    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 33MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
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