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Npower - Complaint to CEO - Who next? RESOLVED
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In November last year, like a lot of people, I left Npower for a competitor. In order to understand the sequence of events that followed I'll put it in chronological order -
November 2013 - I leave Npower for a competitor.
2nd December 2013 - I received two "Sorry you'd like to leave us" emails from Npower.
5th December 2013 - I receive a "We're sorry - we haven't been delivering the service you deserve" email.
That is the last correspondence I had of any form from Npower until June 2014.
9th June 2014 - I receive an email informing me they've cancelled my payment scheme. No elaboration or any further information other than that.
19th June 2014 - I receive a letter, dated 17th June, from Gareth Pickles "Customer Services Director, Domenstic" informing me that as I may have seen in the media Npower has introduced a new policy which means they will not ask customers to pay for any energy they have not billed us for which was used more than six months previously.
I assume he is referring to comments made by Guy Esnouf, director of communications for Npower, on BBC 5Live where he stated that "Anybody who left us before December, so six months ago, and hasn't received a bill from us, then we are going to write that off". The letter ends by informing me I don't need to do anything and that you would be in touch shortly to explain things in more detail. To date that hasn't happened.
19th June 2014 (Again) - I called Npower at 14:23 and spoke to **** **** requesting clarification on the letter. She confirmed I'd understood the contents correctly, that I didn't need to do anything and that there was no outstanding balance.
At the start of August I was carrying out a regular check on my Experian credit report when I noticed Npower had made two entries dated 13th July stating that I owed Npower £62 for electricity and £40 for gas.
30th July - I called Npower and asked for an explanation. I'm told the familiar "someone will get back to you"
9th August - I called at 12:38 and spoke to ******. He assured me someone would call me back on Monday morning.
11th August (Monday) - I called at 18:02 and spoke to ******* as no phone call has been received. He didn't seem very interested and said someone would get back to me.
12th August - I decide to called the "Complaints team" and at 17:28 spoke with ***** ******. He listened intently and assured me he'd personally see that the entries on my credit report were removed and the fiasco would be resolved.
18th August - As it's been almost a week and I've heard nothing from Mr **** I call again as 11:15am and speak with ****** . She informs me that doesn't know if Mr ***** is in work today and what time he starts but someone will call me back before lunch.
Lunch came and went.
What the hell do I do next?
November 2013 - I leave Npower for a competitor.
2nd December 2013 - I received two "Sorry you'd like to leave us" emails from Npower.
5th December 2013 - I receive a "We're sorry - we haven't been delivering the service you deserve" email.
That is the last correspondence I had of any form from Npower until June 2014.
9th June 2014 - I receive an email informing me they've cancelled my payment scheme. No elaboration or any further information other than that.
19th June 2014 - I receive a letter, dated 17th June, from Gareth Pickles "Customer Services Director, Domenstic" informing me that as I may have seen in the media Npower has introduced a new policy which means they will not ask customers to pay for any energy they have not billed us for which was used more than six months previously.
I assume he is referring to comments made by Guy Esnouf, director of communications for Npower, on BBC 5Live where he stated that "Anybody who left us before December, so six months ago, and hasn't received a bill from us, then we are going to write that off". The letter ends by informing me I don't need to do anything and that you would be in touch shortly to explain things in more detail. To date that hasn't happened.
19th June 2014 (Again) - I called Npower at 14:23 and spoke to **** **** requesting clarification on the letter. She confirmed I'd understood the contents correctly, that I didn't need to do anything and that there was no outstanding balance.
At the start of August I was carrying out a regular check on my Experian credit report when I noticed Npower had made two entries dated 13th July stating that I owed Npower £62 for electricity and £40 for gas.
30th July - I called Npower and asked for an explanation. I'm told the familiar "someone will get back to you"
9th August - I called at 12:38 and spoke to ******. He assured me someone would call me back on Monday morning.
11th August (Monday) - I called at 18:02 and spoke to ******* as no phone call has been received. He didn't seem very interested and said someone would get back to me.
12th August - I decide to called the "Complaints team" and at 17:28 spoke with ***** ******. He listened intently and assured me he'd personally see that the entries on my credit report were removed and the fiasco would be resolved.
18th August - As it's been almost a week and I've heard nothing from Mr **** I call again as 11:15am and speak with ****** . She informs me that doesn't know if Mr ***** is in work today and what time he starts but someone will call me back before lunch.
Lunch came and went.
What the hell do I do next?
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if you are sure of your facts, then contact BBC Watchdog:
https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mg74/contactThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Why not just send an email to the N Power rep on this site.0
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raise a complaint to the ombudsman, hit them where it hurtsDon't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.0
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You need to get an official complaint number and wait a certain amount of time to allow them to try to fix the problem. Check it, but I think it is 8 weeks before you can refer an official complaint to the ombudsman?Peace.0
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they say 8 weeks, but I know for a fact they will take it beforeDon't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.0
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they say 8 weeks, but I know for a fact they will take it before
With respect, what do you mean? What due you 'know as a fact' and what will they take before?
The OP has already raised a complaint (12 Aug) so the process should be ongoing. Under OFGEM rules, the complainant - given what has gone on before - has a right to ask for the complaint to be deadlocked on the basis that NPower has been asked the question many times before and has not been given a satisfactory answer (or any answer for that matter). 'Deadlocking' means that the complainant can immediately refer the matter to the Ombudsman for adjudication.
http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/get-advice/energy/energy-ombudsmanThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
My complaint with SP wasnt deadlocked i just got the complaint number and filled in the Ombudsman form and they are now dealing with it.0
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My complaint with SP wasnt deadlocked i just got the complaint number and filled in the Ombudsman form and they are now dealing with it.
When you say 'dealing with it' do you mean that they have adjudicated? The Ombudsman will insist that you give your supplier time to resolve the issue.
Quote: When can you complain to the energy services ombudsman?
If your energy supplier is unable to sort your complaint out to your satisfaction, they must tell you this in writing. This is called a letter of deadlock. Once you have been sent a letter of deadlock, if you want to take the complaint further, you can contact the Ombudsman Services: Energy.
If you have not been sent a letter of deadlock, you must wait at least eight weeks before you can contact the ombudsman.
You must submit your complaint to the ombudsman within nine months of your original complaint to your supplier. Or, if you’ve received a deadlock letter, it must be within six months of the letter date.
If you have not yet made a complaint to your supplier, you must do this before you complain to the ombudsman. UnquoteThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
I had a ongoing complaint with SP since the end of Oct.By May this year i got the complaint number and filled in the Ombudsman form and they are now dealing with it.Now its with the Ombudsman i cant complain to SP while it is being looked at.I just gave up with trying to get SP to try to fix the problem and had no where else to go apart from Ombudsman.But i not relying on the Ombudsman to sort it out either as looks like they just mail you back saying its a software problem with SP.0
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