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    • Hi I was being supplied my ovo after unknowingly being swapped from SSE.  My issues began when we had a smart meter fitted and our bills almost doubled overnight - we at the time assumed we were just paying not enough until then and just continued to pay the excess bills each. Month.    I would from time to time contact ovo and get faced with a call centre on South Africa of the most rude agents who would just hang up after hours of wait and I could not even get an acknowledgement of an issue with my meter.  At one point we were not in the property for like 4 months and the bills were coming just as high!  It was at this point I was sure something is not right and ovo only care to send bailiffs and started threatening us with a pay as you go meter despite me taking out a 3.5k loan to pay of my outstanding balance.  Around 1600 each on both gas and electricity.  This is where its gets really bad -  the very same day they sent me out a new bill saying the money paid already was only to cover up until the November previous and because its now Feb we owe another 1k.   By that August this had risen to over 3k and I still couldn't get anyone to even acknowledge a fault let alone fix it.    In despair I tried to swap suppliers and to my surprise octopus accepted us because even tho the debt is owed we are trying deal with.  During our time with them the bill was coming only on my wife's name as I was responsible for other bills and she this one - now that we owe them 3k they have magically started adding my name as well as my wife's to the same debt to apply double pressure and its showing on my experiwn report now with a question mark and 2700 showing in grey -  This was my wife's debt which we dispute we owe yet the have now sent me letter with both our names on from oriel and past due credit debt agencies - is this illegal and how can I get them to take my. Name of this and leave on wife's name as its so unfair they give us a both a defualt for wife's debt which we dispute anyway.    In the end about 3 weeks ago I wrote an email to their ceo and rishi sunak and low and behold for the first time in our history with ovo someone who spoke English contacted us and said she will look into our claim.    I explained to her that we feel our meter is faulty and despite me contacting them using WhatsApp email and phone I still have not got anyone to acknowledge a fault even. And that I dispute I Owe anything as my son was in hospital for 3 months and we stayed with him so house was empty and still. They were sending us super sized bills more than when we started at home.  She promised to investigate and a few days later replied that she is sorry for the poor customer service and offered us £50 compensation - however she also. Mentioned that she's attached statements for us confirming the payment for 3k I made was only up until Nov and in Feb despite me pay 3.5k nearly it's correct for them to bill. Me. Another £900 the very same day and she did not agree our meter was faulty and therfore the debt stands and she will not be calling it bcak from past due credit.  During my time with my new supplier post ovo, octopus I requested tehy check my. Meters because I felt they were faulty and over charging me and I got excellent response asking me for further details which I supplied and I got a. Response bcak within days to say my meter was indeed faulty and octopus have now remotely repaired it.   I then contacted the energy ombudsman and explained my situation how she at ovo tried to fob me off and demand I apy money we don't feel we owe due to faulty equipment we reported but ovo had to process or mechanism to deal with it or lodge complaint even without having to cc their ceo and our pm. And now I feel sick to think both husband and wife will get a 6  year default for debt which have a validity of a questionable nature.    I explained all this to the energy ombudsman and they accepted my case and I explained to them that my new supplier found my fault which ovo refueed to accept - I've uploaded the email from new supplier to ombudsman showing we had a fault.    My. Question is is there anything I can upload in defence of my case to ombudsman before they decide outcome ina few weeks    All advice greatly appreciated not only would I like advice on how to clear this debt but also how I can pursue ovo for compensation and deterrence for the future.  Thansk 
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We don't have one near mine, so I thought I would make a virtual one.

 

It's very simple, just post a picture of a coin and make a wish. You must also wish that other peoples wishes come true.

 

(Feel free to share your wish if you want).

 

If you are feeling a bit down and need a bit of thought and help, then this is the place to be.

The power of all our thoughts on this thread should help your wish along a bit.

 

SOD'EM accepts no responsibility for wishes that don't come true but if just one does, then the thread will have been worth it.:)

 

The Wishing Well will only accept coins although foreign currency is allowed. Make sure that you only spend what you can afford.

 

Please do not put notes into The Wishing Well as this will make them soggy and harder for me to spend.:lol:

 

 

I need a bit of help so I will make the first wish. Here goes.......

 

 

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Done.

 

 

 

Wish away when necessary, and I hope your wishes all come true.

 

 

Make as many wishes as you need or want, anytime of the day.

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If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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1p_coin.jpg 1st wish..........Done

 

 

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2nd wish............Done

 

 

 

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3rd wish.............Done

 

 

 

 

Not big wishes just likkle ones but would make the world of difference to me if they came true.

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I wish to God that my 6 year old hasn't got swine flu.

His temperature has been really hard to keep down for

the last 36 hours.:(

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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Hoping sod'em 6 year old gets well soon.

 

Wishing my sons 6th birthday party goes well on saturday.

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Please remember the only stupid question is the one you dont ask so dont worry about asking the stupid questions.

 

Essex girl in pc world looking 4 curtains 4 her pc,the assistant says u dont need curtains 4 a computer!!Essex girl says,''HELLOOO!! i,ve got WINDOWS!!'.

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:D dont know how to post coins so ! will borrow one of yours if I may.

 

I wish I could have a modest win on something, not millions, just enough so that I did not have to go to work again

 

If you go on a seperate tab and google coin images... find a coin you like and click on it.... when it comes up in the left corner click the underscore for 'Full size' when you have full size right click and copy... return to Forums tab and paste picture in the reply tab..;)

 

Good luck with your wish.

 

Spam :)

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They say money talks......mine just keeps saying "Goodbye"

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1p_coin.jpg 1st wish..........Done

 

 

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2nd wish............Done

 

 

 

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3rd wish.............Done

 

 

 

 

Not big wishes just likkle ones but would make the world of difference to me if they came true.

 

 

 

Yeay......1st wish came true and after a promising phone call 2nd wish may be come true very, very soon:grin:

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Yeay......1st wish came true and after a promising phone call 2nd wish may be come true very, very soon:grin:

 

 

See, it does work sometimes.

 

 

And all you doubters out there:D

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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I wish my girls would stop screaming and shouting at each other.

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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

 

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Heres some old chinese luck for all your wishes and mine! (from the tang dynasty by the way):)

 

And of course heres hoping your son feels better soon Sod'em!

Advice given is my opinion only, I am not a legal or financial expert (far from it).

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Had to used this thread as this is were my wish is.

 

It is flu (maybe swine flu), but I called the nhs Swine Flu helpline anyway.

Answered a million questions and "computer said yeeees". They can not tell

with anyone that phones if it is swine flu or not as the sympyoms are similar to seasonal flu. However, he did fit the criteria to get a subscription

for Tamiflu. They give you a big long authorisation number, and then you have to take id to the place they tell you to go to pick it up. Luckily, he is still his normal self, he just has a high temperature and he aches all over. I will keep you all posted.

 

When he is better, that means that wishes do come true :)

 

Thank you all for your concern.

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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That's how my swine flu started.....had loads of symptoms, except the sore throat. Roll on 3 weeks and I get tonsillitis (albeit, very mild - just the sore throat/unable to swallow/eat/drink and they're nicely swollen).......great huh?

 

Hope it doesn't get much worse for him - and if he is tired then tell him to sleep! I slept so much in the first 2 days and felt better for it. The tamiflu is great as well. All the best to him :)

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Unfortunately, the medicine we give him to calm his temperature (although sugar free) seems to send him on a hypo. He doesn't want to sleep.:confused:

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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speak to the Drs about the hypos. They might advise summing.

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Please remember the only stupid question is the one you dont ask so dont worry about asking the stupid questions.

 

Essex girl in pc world looking 4 curtains 4 her pc,the assistant says u dont need curtains 4 a computer!!Essex girl says,''HELLOOO!! i,ve got WINDOWS!!'.

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