Energy suppliers face three-week deadline in review over direct debit rip-off hikes

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Energy suppliers face a three-week deadline to explain unnecessary direct debit hikes or face 'substantial fines'.

Energy suppliers face a three-week deadline to explain "completely unacceptable behaviour" over direct debit hikes or face "substantial fines", Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has warned.Energy companies must inform customers if they are increasing the amount taken each month by direct debit, giving them the opportunity to challenge rises based on meter readings.

However, following the energy price cap rise, it has been reported that some companies increased direct debits without justification and ignoring or rejecting appeals for a review."The regulator will not hesitate to swiftly enforce compliance, including issuing substantial fines."Read more:

 

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Desperate from Conservatives They have had 12 years to do something about this and haven’t…

Cancel your direct debits.

darrenadam Aircon ? Who do you think you are, steveallenshow ? You big posh show off git

darrenadam Lets go back to old school quarterly bills where you get charged for exactly what you use energybills

darrenadam The UK must become self sufficient . Stop China and France being in control of the pricing gun. Farming out to greedy investors has to stop. Take EDF straight out of the UK market by switching. EDFmustgo

darrenadam EDF have the thumbscrews on 70% of our energy. French are facing a massive 4% increase? Whoever gave uk governments permission to flog of our fuel needs? Everyone switch away from EDF and send their share price diving EDFmustgo

How about the government have a 3 week deadline to explain unnecessary energy price hikes?

.And there it is! A payment* to Government from energy companies hidden in the form of a fine. The consumer will not see a penny of it. *

going to guess that these 'substantial fines' would be a fraction of their profits WindfallTaxNOW

How about huge rises in the standing charge.

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