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Keep at them and when they fail to meet their own targets they love to give you money! I know it' not about the money but it made my bother in law feel a bit better when he was settling his father's estate. This happened more than once!

@westfield_bumble Point of order, the issue is nothing to do with the EV is it? It’s a metering fault. You’ve been double-charged for quite some time…..you should be grateful to the EV for making it obvious

Brace yourselves….summary at the bottom if you have better things to do…. Had a double-reading meter situation for quite a while after I switched to Octopus. It was OK before with the previous supplier. In their defence, they did fix it. Initially by making manual billing adjustments, then by replacing the meter. It was blamed on ‘software’. The new meter was another matter though… it wouldn’t send readings reliably, so their automated system didn’t generate bills. I had to keep nagging them. That went back & forth for a very long time and I got properly grumpy on their forum, which prompted their CTO to get involved. The eventual and reliable solution, and the one I’d suggested to them more than once was to fit an aerial to the meter. Of course, that’s far too simple, so they fitted yet another new meter with a different comms module. The fitter was obviously having a bad day because the excuses started before he even came in the house. I had already prepared a location for the aerial in the loft, within reach of the meter, having done my homework and knowing what to expect as far as cable length & mounting requirements, but even then, I had to go fit the aerial because the guy didn’t want to (fully boarded & illuminated loft, with proper access). The final insult, the guy screwed up the commissioning and left with the meter not communicating. It then took about 2 more months before I finally got to speak to an “engineer”. This guy did know his job though. He asked me to read him the MAC address on the meter….the installer hadn’t updated the system so it was still looking for the old meter. Correct MAC entered, everything burst into life. The guy actually exclaimed he was so impressed with the speed data was coming in “fastest I’ve ever seen” he said. Amazing what decent comms will do. Overall, it was over 2 years to get to a reliable, working setup. I wasn’t out of pocket for actual energy use and Octopus kept giving me ‘goodwill’ payments, although I’d have been much happier if they’d just sorted it sooner. The main issue I lost out on was periods where they wouldn’t put me on a dual rate tariff because of erratic readings(!). Probably the only reason I spotted the issues of double billing was because I have solar PV and a home battery, and both have their own metering which I tend to keep an eye on. TLDR, been there, got the T shirt. It took a very long time, but Octopus did actually sort it. Many other suppliers apparently do not. I replaced the daily with an EV this year as well. It’s fonking awesome and I am NOT going to apologise to anyone for buying it or liking it!!

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2qp8wed0o And I'll pile on to EDF. Not price related but bereavement. Needed to change ALL bills/insurances and household "stuff" from my fathers name to mine. Just about every company, agency and whatnot understood and just did it. Not EDF. I complained about the lack of service and basic human understanding. Their "bereavement department" wrote to me saying they will be in touch to resolve. That was May 2023... I resolved it by moving from EDF to British Gas. Took 48 hours with no questions asked. EDF sent a "we're sorry to lose you, but why?" email. It was a two word reply...

My "customers" use AI searches to try to outsmart me and drive prices down. Thankfully there is quite a lot of rubbish written about those parts of my profession that it's easily defeated. The problem is when it comes up against someone (and there are plenty of them) who believe AI can't actually be wrong about anything. At the moment the film "Idiocracy" is looking more like a prophecy that is actually coming true...

Thanks. Too far to collect.

Not the postie, but a mobile tyre service to fit my tyres. Not sure when I will swap wheels as I’m really enjoying the r888rs, but the Rainsport 5s make more sense to get me through the winter.

Heading down Countisbury Hill into Lynmouth on a fab day out with the Dorset, Devon & Somerset mob. Thirteen cars and a bike, plus some great weather. Spectacular views coming down the hill, though best not to lose concentration due to the lack of fence and sheer drop! 😱🤣

This time around, it’s the story of a filthy puss tied down against its will to the bonnet of a sports car and driven around Europe through all weathers, forced to survive on the bugs that smack him in the face at speed along the way.

Or alternatively@Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AOyou could buy a proper engine…?🤔🤣

Yep as I said they are separate on eBay but I'm pretty sure run by the same company. I remember looking up their info years ago and I'm sure they both had the same address. It’s a common practice on eBay for big sellers to have multiple accounts with different names

Hm Demon Tweeks has separate account on ebay, below current offers on ebay for Carcoon 3L outdoor : on DT : carcoon 3L : 633,01 + 49,62 postage + 245,97 Import charges on jjcraceandrally : 527,51 + 41,35 postage + 204,97 import charges So seems to me separate sellers, But I don’t understand modern marketing and trade policy 😕

That's cheap for any seats!

Cool, I used to love that show. The mice were my favourite

I'm pretty sure they are actually the same company, on eBay at least.

Welcome from bonny Scotland, we love photos on here....

Welcome from bonny Scotland.

Ash is based in Westcroft, near Wolverhampton…..

Should be sorted now, thanks

Working now.

Not working for me Ian.

How ironic, you’ve awoke from your slumber, to find a broken link to a lazy cat who’s mainly asleep 😜 try again

Where are you based?