#British Gas

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

hey uk peeps, do you guys remember when it hit the news that british gas were breaking into the houses of people struggling to pay bills and swapping out their meters for prepayment meters which are more expensive?

and how there were literally no consequences for that? at all? like british gas just said oopsies, we wont do it again, and that was it?

that was wild, huh.

#kai rambles #ukpol #uk politics #britpol #british politics #britposting #british gas #i just remembered this in a convo with someone and like #absolutely wild that this apparently legal?

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

British Gas reports record £969m profit after price cap increase | Centrica | The Guardian

Hmm, looks like energy companies may have been profiteering after all...

#uk politics #uk cost of living crisis #energy bills #fuel poverty #British gas

[theinconvenientlifestyle]

#uk politics #ukpol #british gas #bills #energy #privatisation

[themoonsbeloved]

There is current campaigning of a mass non-payment strike in the UK, in response to energy suppliers further hiking up prices by 65% on Oct 1st. The aim is to get one million people to cancel their direct debits if the government doesn't listen and decides to go ahead with the hike in prices. Along with the rise in cost of food, petrol and mortgage, the cost of living will put further millions of people (1 in 3 of us) in the UK in fuel poverty this coming winter.

Please show your support, and if you're in the UK you can buy leaflets and stickers from the Dont Pay UK website, as well as further information about the plan. Get involved and organised in your local communities.

#dont pay uk #uk #british gas #shell

[northern-punk-lad]

British Gas when you forget to pay your gas bill

#uk politics #British Gas

[notallfay]

British Gas were "totes" accessible; it's story time! And how being assertive is different to being a Karen.

At the moment it's pretty cold in the UK, cold enough to cause problems. Yes, Americans you get colder, but people have already died, now is not the time to open your mouth. My Granddad is 86, is vulnerable, and he is also very deaf. His heating packed up today, and he can't call himself because he can't hear someone over the phone at all.

Now, me and my Dad couldn't do anything at our end without his long customer number, because we could not speak to a human. We know literally all his other details. But the automated service just doesn't let you get any where. So we had to drive over to his house. Which is a reasonable drive actually.

And here the story continues...

We called, and explained his situation. How he is 86, vulnerable, and very deaf. And they were like yes, 5 days from now with no heating is good... I explained again he had health conditions that left him vulnerable, so then we were left on hold for ages...

Then the lady got back, right your appointment is between 8am and 6pm tomorrow. I explained that my Granddad has an emergency dentist appointment tomorrow morning, and he could not cancel it. The lady was like well that's your appointment, and if I didn't like it. Then my Granddad would have to ring himself first thing in the morning to get it changed. Otherwise wait 5 days. That it wasn't possible to get either a morning or afternoon slot. Just nope, or even have another day like Wednesday.

Like, I explained again he cannot speak over the phone because he is extremely deaf. She insisted there's nothing that could be done, and threatened the 5 days again. Got rude and was all like well if you miss tomorrows appointment that's not my problem. This went in circles, she didn't listen.

You should get someone to sit in instead. Which basically there's only me and my Dad and my Dad has an doctors appointment first thing in the morning also. Which at the moment are like gold dust, so we don't want to cancel that either. BUT my Granddad isn't going to be the only person with this issue, and not everyone has someone. Vulnerable people have health things going on. It happens.

He certainly isn't going to be the only old deaf person either.

I had to get assertive, and explain that I wasn't happy with the situation, because the whole process had been extremely difficult from an accessibility point of view. Hold on, I'll get the manager she says. More time on hold naturally.

The manager is in a meeting...

Eventually we got it, so I can get called tomorrow to sort out a rough time the engineer will be there. Like I would have been happy to have just an afternoon slot, or a different day that wasn't 5 days for an elderly person to be left in the cold.

Like I have no idea if we can sort it out if the engineer is like, yes it's the short time no one can be there. But it took literally hours to get to this point.

And at least someone who can actually hear someone over the phone can do the talking. That took an age.

#british politics #British gas #Cold #Disabled #disabled life #acessibility

[tweetingukpolitics]

#trades union congress #political twitter #centrica #the guardian #british gas #uk energy crisis #uk news #uk economy

[unabashedartisanpenguin-blog1]

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#british gas #octopus energy #utility warehouse #energy crisis #united kingdom

[st-paul-dano-cathedral]

#paul dano #danocel #danonation #british meme #british gas #danoverse #dano nation

[taxusbaccata6]

#rising cost of living #cost of living crisis #cost of living in uk #funny #funny memes #the simsons #mr burns #british gas #energy prices #cost of energy #cost of gas

[dangerouspastadeputybanana]

So instead of talking to me at any point Re British gas and there attempts to pressure people into setting up direct debits that they charge on a whim without warning people, or increase the amount to increasingly stupidly amounts, my dad would rather just Scream at them on the phone to call of debt collector companies that are apparently emailing and calling, because "it's making me want to hang myself".

Like FFS I Could of organised to send money to him to clear off this debit so we can move to another company that isn't fucked and can Actually take proper meter readings and not off one of these BS smart meters that are fucked.

🤦

It's annoying because I FUCKING exist. I live here too. Any kind of balif situation would effect me too also technically.

#personal #self reflection #aesthetic #thoughts #disabilties #energy crisis #uk government #british gas #like wtf #wtf is going on

[ollycapornsblag]

How do you know inspiration when you see it?

I recently visited Berlin and took the ‘hopper bus’ around the city. I have realised that although one looks moronic and touristy, sitting there with your headphones and a crumpled map (something my younger self would be appalled at the very notion of) it really is the best way to see a city in a couple of days. I’d shot a commercial for Citroen there, back in the day, and I’ve visited a few…

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#advertising #bbh #benny hill #berlin #BMP #british gas #communications #copywriting #health #healthcare #hopper bus #inspiration #john webster #kia Ora #laurel& hardy #levis #pharma #tourism

[theinconvenientlifestyle]

British Gas boss Chris O'Shea has his pay hiked to £8.2m as household energy bills soar

The boss of British Gas owner Centrica saw his pay almost double last year after high energy bills boosted the firm’s share price.

Centrica chief executive Chris O’Shea took home £8.2million in 2023.

That compared to £4.5million the year before – a figure he recently said was impossible to justify.

#British gas #uk politics #ukpol

[awakenlng369]

A CHARADE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING: “NET ZERO” BLAMING ENERGY COMPANIES FOR FORCED ENTRY - GEMA (OfGem) SETS THE RULES

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#BEIS #BG #British Gas #BULB #EON #LOSE High Court case #net zero #Scottish Power #SP #unlawful #Win

[princessbubblegumlover]

anyone here from the uk? and knows how to sue a council and/or british gas because this shit is getting ridiculous and im fucking clueless on how to go about this

#uk #sue #british gas #hammersmith and fulham

[sir-klauz]

since the gas prices tripled I am hearing 10x “it’s cold innit” and for the sake of stopping this please decrease the prices again

#gas prices #I hate small talk about the weather this is gonna kill me #freezing weather #uk weather #british gas #gas industry #u.k. government