/PRNewswire/ The "Debt Collectors (Nordic) - Industry Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com s offering. The Debt Collectors (Nordic).
Generally targeting the poorest, this has been a mechanism for energy companies to retrieve outstanding debt while still taking payment for ongoing use of gas and electricity.
debt collectors working for british gas secretly filmed about to break into the home of a single father with young children to fit a prepayment meter. it is not an isolated case and has prompted the industry regulato ofgem to ask companies to suspend the practice. energy secretary grant shapps said: grant shapps is demanding to know by tuesday what action firms are going to take to compensate customers affected, and he wants a new customer hotline set up to allow households to tell their own stories to the regulator. one fuel quality regulator
good morning to you. yesterday was a really cloudy one right across the board. today we ve got a lot more sunshine around, but it is feeling on the cool side. high pressure sticks with us into much of this upcoming week, so it looks like it is going to stay largely dry and settled, but i will have all the details on that very shortly. it s sunday, the 5th february. our main story: the business secretary, grant shapps, has given energy firms a deadline of tuesday to say what action they will take for vulnerable customers who may have had pre payment meters wrongfully installed. it comes after an investigation by the times newspaper revealed that some debt agents working for british gas had broken into the homes of people struggling to pay their bills, in order to install the equipment. simonjones has this report. debt collectors working for british