A disabled man has described getting his £4,000 energy bill as like ‘being mugged’. Christopher Barnes’ electricity costs soared without explanation this month, up from less than £60 in October.
A disabled man has described getting his £4,000 energy bill as like ‘being mugged’.
The 58-year-old from Newcastle was sent the steep demand for payment from Ovo, which was recently taken over by SSE. ‘I knew straight away that I would be phoning them up, complaining and fighting it because it is so extreme. It’s like being mugged.’ ‘It could terrify them if they already have lots of debt. It could tip them over the edge into suicide.’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatIn a statement a spokesperson for the energy firm apologised to Mr Barnes for ‘shortfalls in service’.
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