Hi,
on the 17/07 apparently a meter reader attended my home address to read the meter, as no one was at home, they were unable to do so.
As such, they pushed a leaflet type letter without any packaging through the mailbox informing me about this.
On there, it says that the letter is on behalf of Utility Warehouse (a company I never heard of before this) and it says to contact a mobile number which is always either switched off or is busy.
There is no time frame or anything as to when I can call, such as Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00 or anything.
There is no reference number or membership number on there, despite those words being written at the top.
I have always been with British Gas so I have no idea why someone from a completely different company would want to get a meter reading.
British Gas have their guy come over on a regular basis to do so as they provide the address with gas and electricity and have done so for over a decade.
It states on the letter that if I do not get in contact with them (which I have been trying but the private mobile number is busy or switched off 24/7), that they will get a warrant to come and do so by force. There's a signature but no name or role within the company is stated on there, so I don't even know any names. At the bottom it says that Revenue Protection Services is a business of British Gas Trading Limited. However, as mentioned above, the letter is on behalf of Utility Warehouse.
I have tried looking up Revenue Protection Services but have not found any legitimate information or contact details for them anywhere.
I have contacted Utility Warehouse via email in relation to this but have not heard anything from them.
I saw that another member on this forum got a similar letter a few years back, so I thought I would give it a go.
At the moment, there is no mention of money or anything of the sorts
- only that they will get a warrant if contact is not made.
Has anyone else had any dealings of this nature?
I don't know if this letter is even legitimate considering how fake it looks.
Any information would be helpful.
Kind Regards,
G