Alex Neill, Which? Managing Director of Home Products and Services, said: “For millions of people paying over the odds for their energy, the introduction of a price cap will sound like a positive move. The Government must ensure that the price cap does not lead to any unintended consequences for consumers, such as poor customer service […]
Energy companies besides the Big Six, such as Flow Energy, Octopus Energy, PFP Energy, Utilita and Utility Warehouse, reign at the top of Which?’s annual energy satisfaction survey of nearly 9,000 people. In the UK’s biggest satisfaction survey of energy companies, the Big Six suppliers linger towards the bottom of the satisfaction survey table – […]
With a raft of energy price rises set to come into force next month, new Which? research has found that those on Big Six standard variable tariffs (SVT) could get their bills back to the equivalent of 2008 prices – a saving of around 22% – by switching to one of the cheapest available dual […]
The 2017 Which? energy supplier satisfaction survey table is topped yet again this year by smaller energy companies, with Ovo Energy coming top and Npower scoring the lowest for the seventh year running. Smaller energy firms generally scored higher on key areas such as value for money and customer service, while the Big Six continue […]
Which? has found that energy prices now top the consumer worry list, along with fuel prices and public spending cuts. Nearly two thirds (64%) of people said they were worried about energy prices, a rise of eight percentage points since September. Distrust within the energy sector has also increased by six percentage points meaning a […]
Vickie Sheriff, Director of Campaigns and Communications at Which? said: “If energy companies have failed to tell the whole truth about their profits, then customers will rightly be angry. The Energy Secretary and the regulators must investigate these claims. “This is the last chance saloon for the energy industry. Following the market investigation, energy companies now must […]
Four months on from the market investigation that found consumers are collectively overpaying by £1.4 billion for their energy, Which? is challenging energy companies to show how they are engaging with their customers stuck on the worst deals. Around 16 million people – over half (58%) of energy customers – are stuck on standard variable […]
With the final report of the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) energy market investigation due this month, Which? is calling on the regulator to set out how it will judge whether the inquiry’s proposals have successfully improved the market for consumers. New Which? research today reveals that the gap between average Big Six standard tariffs […]