Hi,
I signed up with Scottish Power and they took the wrong meter reading.
They billed me for about £600 for the first month even though I hardly use any gas at all.
Their customer service was rubbish which meant I eventually went to the ombudsman.
The ombudsman agreed with Scottish Power to correct the opening reading
and as it had taken a while to sort it was agreed that I would pay £40 a month
until the real bill was cleared at which time I would get away from Scottish Power.
Since February I have been paying the £40 a month without any issues until
yesterday morning when I received a letter from a debt collector threatening to break into my house to turn off my gas.
I am in bits about this.
My husband is severely disabled and I am scared to go out and leave him alone in case someone breaks our front door in.
Can Scottish Power just ignore the ombudsman?
What have I done wrong?
I cant afford to pay the £300ish that is left on my gas bill in one go and I don't know what to do.