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

diyeco

masonic said:

Are you seriously saying you will refuse to pay for the energy you have used if it is correctly billed? Is this a general thing or just related to the Tomato admin?

No - somewhat tongue-in-cheek    In the (unlikely?) event I am correctly billed I will pay.  However, given the history of Tomato's billing even before they went under, and now removed access...

My underlying point was, the administrator's note is clear they will only go for costs that can be reasonably recovered, which in this case might be relevant?

wrf12345

Probably the worst bit for Tomato customers is going to be some dodgy debt collector getting their details and making up bills on top of way Tomato itself sometimes did random billing, anyone on their database considered fair game in an industry that itself is corrupt to its core and has spent decades ripping customers off...

masonic

diyeco said:

My underlying point was, the administrator's note is clear they will only go for costs that can be reasonably recovered, which in this case might be relevant?

That is their statutory obligation. They need to act in the best interests of creditors, so where the debtor doesn't have the means to pay, or is frustrating debt enforcement, then they would not expend time and money chasing. Just register a default with the credit reference agencies, apply for a CCJ (with interest and costs added to the claim) / sell the debt to a debt collection agency for a fraction of what is owed so they definitely recover something.

So even if they do the bare minimum, it's going to impact your credit worthiness if you do not pay. It seems reasonable to assume that the vast majority of Tomato Energy customers will pay their final bill and have the financial means to do so, so this is not something they will simply write off.

born_again

wrf12345 said:

Probably the worst bit for Tomato customers is going to be some dodgy debt collector getting their details and making up bills on top of way Tomato itself sometimes did random billing, anyone on their database considered fair game in an industry that itself is corrupt to its core and has spent decades ripping customers off...

Given the number of co's a certain person has directorships with. Would not be surprised if he does not already have one.