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Thank-you

by osmodiar @ 22/08/08 - 23:25:07

Have had one or two encouraging replies from newspapers that I wrote to, so thank - you to them. However since visiting our Solicitors, who thinks we have a good case but would have difficulty proving it, and doesn't think that the problem has been rectified. We have contacted Scottish Power to arrange payment. They gave a verbal payment plan to my wife over the telephone and said they would call her back on Monday 04/08/08. To date she has heard nothing.

We have now followed our Solicitors advice and offered to pay the theiving bastards and now they won't talk to us. Oh, by-the-way in my time honoured way of naming and shaming, the latest Scottish Power moron to ignore us is Colin Pensom.

Whilst I was at work the other day, we had a visit from a Scottish Power sales representative asking if we would consider changing to Scottish Power for our energy needs. In her very calm manner my wife politely declined stating that we already got our electricity from Scottish Power. He asked about gas. My wife told him that we did not have gas, but if we did we would never switch to Scottish Power unless hell froze over and there was blue snow in the sahara. He asked why. To which my wife gave our abridged story. He appeared genuinely shocked at the size of our bills and the response from Scottish Power. Will this change anything - I think not!!


 
 

Continuing Campaign

by osmodiar @ 09/08/08 - 19:44:11

I have just finished writing a letter to as many newspapers as I can think of and then find an address for. I've written to tabloids and broadsheets alike. I intend to expose these thieving bastards for what they are. I want as many people as I can to see what kind of company they would be dealing with should they switch to Scottish Power.

I have included copies of bills from 2003 demanding money in excess of £3000.00 for a years electricity. Thus showing that I was paying far more than anyone else I know, more that five years ago. Today the media have grasped the fact that energy bills have just on average breached the £1000.00 mark, yet I breached £3000.00 five years ago according to my thieving friends at Scottish Power.

Is This The End!

by osmodiar @ 01/08/08 - 22:41:00

Had a meeting with our Solicitor today, who though we were nuts when we told him how much we have spent on electricity in the last 10 years. He agreed that clearly there was a problem, but the onus is on us to prove what the fault is. He said that Scottish Power are responsible for the wiring up to the meter, but not beyond. We already knew this as we were told this many years ago by Scottish Power themselves. He said that in the eyes of the law, Scottish Power would be seen as having done everything possible to find the solution to the problem, despite the fact that they had pretty much done nothing. He said that unfortunately under the circumstances he could do nothing, but if we found any further evidence he would certainly help us.

It would seem that even having our own electrician look at our wiring internally has little effect on the case. Our solicitor went on to suggest that perhaps a neighbour was tapped into our meter, which is something we ourselves once questioned. Again without substantiating evidence we get nowhere. The end result is he suggest that even though we have already paid over the odds, we get Scottish Power to set up a payment plan, and pay until such times as we have more evidence. I am still not inclined to pay any more. We have already paid £8964.58 and are still in debt by £2500.00. When you work out the actual amount we should have paid (based on figures provided by Scottish Power themselves) - £4803.74 - a difference of nearly £7000.00, then you can see how galling the situation is. I would like to go through to Scottish Powers head office to crack a few heads, and being a 6' 4" 20 stone Martial Artist this would be easy. However my wife reminds me that I'd end up in jail and no better off.

No Hollywood Ending in Sight!!

by osmodiar @ 31/07/08 - 21:10:45

If this was a Hollywood movie, just about now some hotshot lawyer would turn up with the perfect solution. Sadly however this is real life. I go to see my solicitor tomorrow, to see what he suggests. I am taking just a few samples of what I think are the most compelling pieces of evidence. I will advise him however that indeed I have copious amounts of data.

I've been giving more thought to the possibility of writing a book about my experiences, and indeed have made a start. I feel so strongly about this situation that I intend to start a campaign to force large companies to face their victims in the courts, and justify their actions. My book would just be the starting point. I intend it to cover my personal journey through the jungle of paperwork and bureaucracy that I've had to endure. I also wish to highlight the health issues caused directly by this situation.

On a different note. I mentioned some time ago about my company wishing to make me work night duty, well I now have to attend a management meeting to discuss the situation. Why? What is there to discuss? I have no intentions of doing night duty after 26 years of loyal service on day duty. This meeting is to take place on Monday morning.

At present it feels like my world has imploded. Whoever said "Life's a bitch and then you die," wasn't far off the mark.

Above the Law??

by osmodiar @ 29/07/08 - 22:07:09

I have finally found a Solicitor willing to help me in my struggle against Scottish Power. However, he has indicated that it may not be of any benefit, with Scottish Power being such a big company. It would seem that all you have to do in order to be above the law is be big. Big enough that no-one is prepared to take you on. It looks as though I have reached the end of the road. No-one is willing, other than myself, to take on the mighty Scottish Power - therefore I lose and the mighty Scottish Power rolls on crushing another victim and stealing from them.

I however am not inclined to lie down and take it. As I said previously I'm in for the long haul. Until such times as I can prove to Scottish Power that I am right and they are wrong, then please bear in mind Scottish Power are a bunch of thieving conmen, with no respect for the law. Even in the face of overwhelming evidence that they are taking money illegally, then press on regardless.

In my opinion, anyone who reads this blog should please ensure that all friends and relatives have full knowledge of what this company is like before entering into a contract with them. The clue is there to be seen "con - tract"

I Am Not Alone!!!!

by osmodiar @ 28/07/08 - 22:09:25

Through copious amounts of research we, my wife and I, have just found someone else with an almost identical problem with electricity as we have experienced. It seems that Scottish Power do not have a monopoly on the market for overcharging people for electricity not used. It would appear that NPower are in on the act too.

The couple concerned live in the Borders of Scotland, and have experienced this problem over a period of seven years. Someone from NPower then came along and "fiddled" with the external wiring to their house, which caused a drop in the amount of electricity this couple used from 66 units of electricity a day to 22 units a day. Its little comfort to find someone else in the same predicament, but at least our problem is not unique.

I have considered writing a book on the subject of incompetent energy supplying companies, but don't know how well received it would be. In this era of naming and shaming I believe that like all other industries for example: school performance tables, or NHS performance tables, energy supplier need to be treated the same. However I feel it needs to be based on consumer opinion, not on official performance results as fabricated by the companies themselves. End users experiences are what counts.

Continuing the never ending spiral

by osmodiar @ 27/07/08 - 23:50:32

Have just completed the latest round of letters to the thickos at Scottish Power. Once again pointing out the blatant errors. Once again reiterating that we are still facing a contretemps. I think that they think that if they give me the runaround long enough, I'll give in. However, not so. I'm in for the long haul. I don't take legal action lightly. I already face the prospect of high bills, and am not going to add legal fees, just to indulge myself. Someone somewhere knows how to get these morons to see the issue here. It's just going to take time to find this individual.

Putting the boot in!!

by osmodiar @ 26/07/08 - 14:22:51

Heard from my friends at Scottish Power a couple of days ago. It seems that paying a single payment of £1150.00 was unacceptable. They now intend seeking payment by debt collection. I say send your debt collectors and ensure you have good healthcare packages for them. I for my part intend to continue to pursue the matter via the legal route.

I recently discovered that Scottish Power reckon that at todays prices a single person, living alone in a 3 bed roomed all electric house with average insulation and didn't cook every night, would be expected to use £415.00 of electricity in a year. Bearing in mind a unit of electricity from them is 11.79p, then 10 years ago when electricity was 5.5p per unit or around 1/2 of todays price then I should have been paying around £215.00 - £250.00. Not the £430.00 for 3 months I did have to pay.

I only hope I can convince a Solicitor that what I am saying is the truth. I don't feel that these bastard's, should get away with the lies and cheating they have so far gotten away with. It's all too easy to say "Yes we know there is a problem with your electricity, but we don't know what" and then deny you ever said that. Or saying that high usage when no-one is in the house (i.e. 3 x normal daily usage by an average user) is irrelevant or just a coincidence. I need proper answers from someone who knows what they are talking about, not some half-arsed rubbish from a moron with barely a tenuous grasp of the english language.

Can I also say good luck Kenny, I hope you can successfully take on this scum. Believe me there is a huge number of people out there who are having similar problems with Scottish Power. Even my neighbour who has switched suppliers and cut his losses is benefitting from the repairs made to the system by Scottish Power on 10/04/07. His bills have dropped around £600.00 per year and when you take into consideration the increases in pricing recently, you understand the magnitude of the problem. I still take comfort in the old statement that the truth will always find a route to be told.

Response

by osmodiar @ 10/07/08 - 21:12:36

Received a reply today from Scottish Power. They are apparently sorry that I feel the need to seek legal advice, but wish to advise me that they intend to fight me in the courts. I should expect no less!! They also tell me that should a court find in their favour, I will incur legal fees. Well bugger me - I never thought on that!! And they finish by saying that they stiil intend to pursue the remaining outstanding balance through their debt collection service.

My response is - bring it on. The other side of the coin is that a court finds in my favour, and then who incurs legal expenses. As for the remaining outstanding balance - if the court finds in my favour I stand to receive a large sum of money I have already overpaid, plus I'll aim for maximum compensation for the stress and anguish this has caused over the years. Am I confident I'll win - the simple answer is no, but I believe I have enough evidence to prove my case. Obviously I will be guided by my solicitor once he gets back to me.

Batteries Recharged

by osmodiar @ 07/07/08 - 19:31:49

Have just returned from holiday in my caravan. I feel totally refreshed and ready to continue my fight against Scottish Power and their rediculous regime. I have sent a cheque for £1150.00 to cover my electrical usage from 10/04/07 until present day, but still intend to fight the remaining outstanding figure of around £2450.00 - which is how much I had apparently underpaid for the year 2005-2006 despite having already paid £798.00.

I have also been in contact with a firm of Solicitors I am told are really good. So I hope to hear from them soon. Incidentally whilst my wife and I were away for a week in the caravan, our daughter used on average 9-10 units of electricity per day, which is consistent with last year when we were away for a week. However, if we look at the previous year (before we were given a digital meter) we used 27.5 units of electricity per day and our daughter was with us at that time, so no-one was in the house. Does that not sound strange to anyone? Certainly to no-one in Scottish Power anyway!


 
 
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