Unauthorised charges, inaccurate bills and generally poor customer service are among the most common complaints made to energy suppliers, according to Which? research. Which? surveyed over 8,800 members of the public about their experience with and any complaints about their energy provider in October 2021, when the energy crisis began. A lack of competitive deals […]
Fewer than half of people who experienced an issue with a retailer rate social media, online chat bots and text as efficient communication methods as technology fails to supplant communication methods which allow customers to speak directly to staff, Which? research has found. Which? surveyed more than 5,000 consumers who experienced an issue with an […]
Homebase, Carphone Warehouse and Sports Direct are among the worst performers according to Which? research revealing which online retailers had the best and worst customer service when dealing with customer issues during the pandemic. During the last 17 months of disruption to all our lives, good customer service has been more important than ever as […]
Some of Britain’s biggest energy companies are keeping customers waiting on the phone for longer than 20 minutes, while one firm in Which?’s latest snapshot investigation had callers holding for more than 40 minutes on average. In a mystery shop investigation, the consumer champion made 384 calls to 32 energy providers to reveal how long […]
New research from Which? reveals that energy industry complaints data vastly underestimates the true scale of grievances customers experience – as they feel let down by suppliers on billing, payments, customer service and switching. Analysis from the consumer champion found that if every customer who had reason to complain to their supplier in the last […]
British Airways is the airline most likely to leave customers disappointed when they complain about problems with delays and cancellations, according to a Which? survey. As British holidaymakers brace for a summer of potential travel disruption with a series of strikes looming, the consumer champion collected details of more than 2,500 experiences from passengers who […]
Alex Hayman, Which? Managing Director of Public Markets, said: “Thousands of people have told us about their miserable train journeys, so it’s no surprise to see satisfaction is down overall and chronically poor on value for money and handling of delays. “Our research has shown that seven million journeys were significantly delayed last year and satisfaction […]
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd, said: “ScottishPower failed its customers on the very basics, so it’s no surprise they have received this fine from the regulator. Customers were poorly treated for years and, while this penalty is welcome, you have to question whether it will act as a strong enough deterrent to others. “With poor customer […]
A new Which? broadband customer satisfaction survey has found the UK’s biggest internet service providers are still failing on customer service with major providers occupying four of the bottom five slots and TalkTalk coming last once more. The latest results, following a survey of 3,717 broadband users, show that TalkTalk (38%) and BT (47%) achieved […]