Suppliers must refund customers who were overcharged
Citizens Advice has responded to an announcement that thousands of energy customers may have been incorrectly billed due to problems with their meter set up.
Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said:
"Energy customers shouldn't have to pay for the mistakes of suppliers.
“Errors like this are unacceptable - accurate bills are vital to ensuring customers don’t have to pay over the odds for their energy.
"Ofgem is right to call on suppliers to refund customers on any overpayments and companies should do this with urgency."
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