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    • Doc 04-19-2024 11-01-51-merged-compressed.pdf good morning.    9 pages attached.    thank you  UCM
    • 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 
    • Thanks for the reply dubai 50 - if the statute is 10 years it has long passed - if it is 15 years i havea few months left. i shall ignore until it gets serious  An update - - I sent the letter to the bank in Dubai ( I did get delivery confirmation from Royal Mail)   - I have moved to a new address ( this is the address i gave to the bank in dubai)  - IDR are continuing to send Letters to the old address, which leads me to believe they are not in contact with the bank at all. - i have not replied to any correspondence digital or hard as they are non threatening ( as of yet).        
    • Your topic title was altered last June 23 by the owner of this forum in the interests of the forum Anyway well done on your result and thank you for concluding your topic, title updated.   Andy   .
    • So what    Why ? Consent Order/ Confidentiality ? This would be be invaluable to followers of your topic.  
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I see that Johnsons cronies continue to lie about ripping people off with pricing od COMPULSORY travel tests

 

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Firms offering lateral flow tests for people arriving in England are ‘gaming’ official website, says expert

 

 

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson LIED:

“These reports are inaccurate and misleading - the average price is between £20 and £30 for lateral flow tests and there is no provider listed on gov.uk offering lateral flow tests at £150."

 

 

 

A quick look at the REALITY in East Midlands from the Gov site shows

craploads advertising starting at £150 quid,

the lowest ones advertising 'from' £1 and £1.49 actually clickbait linking to a starting minimum £29 + £50 respectively,

the top pair of highest clickbait links start at £200 + £217 - and no doubt go higher if you click on the bait link

 

- these are for simple LFTs - profiteering IMO

 

- with sod all done by Johnsons cronies except deny it (LIE)

 

 

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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But we all know that masks protect others,

and that Johnson and cronies ; like water companies; don't give A crap about others, they just take profit from and give crap to everyone else

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The Tory Legacy

Record high Taxes, Immigration, Excrement in waterways, energy company/crony profits

Record low: living standards and investment

Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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Whistleblowers have described the problems at the Wolverhampton lab run by Dante which probably explain why there were so many false negative tests. Case numbers in the south west seem to have gone up since people who were infected were allowed to circulate in the community rather than self-isolating.

 

What isn't explained is why it took weeks to pick up disparities in the numbers when a percentage of results are expected to be positive. From comments elsewhere, it seem they didn't have systems in place to doublecheck.

 

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Not weeks HB - over a year that this company was running tests without being properly authorised to do so

 

 

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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What is meant by “not properly authorised to do so”?

 

Do you mean accredited by UKAS (previously CPA)?

 

Do you mean not accredited by UKAS at all? Do you mean accredited by UKAS but not for a specific test or (type of test[s])??

 

Labs can be accredited for some tests and not others. Some (very reputable) labs (UKAS accredited!!) may offer ‘niche’ tests that aren’t UKAS accredited - the devil is in the detail.

 

As ever, does that poster actually know the facts and issues around their ‘throwaway’ comments …….. or should we expect ‘radio silence’ and a lack of explanation / detail (that, if given,  might confirm they know about what they are posting, rather than them just posting ‘sound bites’ or citing random sources without understanding what they mean ……)

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From the link in post #3657.

 

'It also emerged last week that the lab was never fully accredited to carry out Covid testing by Ukas, which assesses whether laboratories meet the right safety and quality standards. It’s understood the site had received a preliminary accreditation instead and was seeking to progress this.

“From what I understand, Dante Labs tried to get the Wolverhampton site up running as soon as possible without taking into account how labs in England are run,” the whistleblower said.'

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Again, the devil is in the detail …..

 

Preliminary accreditation could mean accreditation for tests other than Covid PCR, or for Covid PCR but at Stage 1 or Stage 2.

 

https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Covid-19-Private-Provider-FAQs.pdf

 

If at Stage 1 or Stage 2 but they hadn’t exceeded the timescale for progressing their accreditation: that shouldn’t be used to infer fault (there may be lots of labs with accreditation ongoing that still have robust systems in place!)


If they breached the timescales for maintaining their preliminary accreditation: then that is a concern.

 

Infer fault from what they have done wrong:

accreditation?

testing protocols??

(were there

a) inadequate positive controls?

b) adequate positive controls but inadequate IQA to ensure e.g. adequate sample being pipetted to allow positive results)?

These details haven’t yet been released from the investigation, and will be of much more significance than if they held preliminary accreditation but were waiting for it to be progressed.

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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mmm - looks like another of the no history new company awarded £100M plus contact 'somehow' jobbies

 

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even the populist supporting papers reporting it ...

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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Its all surrounding the VIPals lanes which bypass all due process, accountability and reasonable requirements, with the 'service' then just listed as to be used

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Record low: living standards and investment

Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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Staff have been told to wear masks, socially distance on the estate and "avoid close contact at all times".

 

 

Many MPs in the meantime continue to refuse to wear masks

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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UK has highest daily death toll since February

The UK has had its highest number of daily Covid deaths reported since late February, as another 293 people have died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test.

The amount has been distorted by data from NHS England which was not provided on Monday, giving an artificially low number of deaths – 38 – but today’s figure is the largest amount since 21 February, when 325 deaths were recorded.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show there has now been more than 166,000 deaths registered with Covid-19 on the death certificate.

Another 33,865 new coronavirus cases were confirmed earlier on Tuesday.

 

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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Johnson bluffs his way through an interview with Christiane Amanpour. Why didn't he wear a mask when sitting in the COP26 hall next to David Attenborough?

 

He's still waffling on about only needing a mask when in a confined space with people he doesn't normally meet, but also ignores the Scottish rules on masks, which I think are complulsory at the moment.

 

 

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The outbreak linked above begs to differ with Johnson the Liar

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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Chief veterinary officers say risk to public health is low

 

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Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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and my opinion on the AY.4.2 variant with the information available so far

 

The mutations are apparently NOT on the spike which is the center of interest

The doubling of cases of this variant which are attracting attention appear to be closely tied with certain UK locations associated with the Tory pal incompetent test center

 

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Scientists in React study warn virus is spreading from schoolchildren into more vulnerable age groups

 

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A descendant of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, called AY.4.2, is spreading rapidly in England. Could it be responsible for the high rate of...

 

 

for balance:

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The recent spike in cases in countries like the United Kingdom, China and Russia have been linked to the newly detected sub-lineage of the Delta...

 

 

 

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If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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There's a campaign about opening doors and windows at home when there are visitors, belated according to the BMA.

 

Nothing about public spaces and schools though.

 

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UK-wide campaign will ask people to open their windows for 10 minutes every hour when they are socialising

 

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The Italian port city of Trieste last month became the epicenter of protests against the government’s new health pass. It is now home to a Covid outbreak linked directly to those protests that threatens to burden intensive care units, with an unvaccinated minority endangering public health.

 

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Crumbling Hospitals, Schools, council services, businesses and roads

 

If only the Govt had thrown a protective ring around care homes with the same gusto they do around their crooked MPs

“This is specifically not allowed. Mr. Mansour used to be a Cabinet Minister in Egypt, he has given the Tories a huge amount of money, and immediately gets a knighthood.

That seems straightforwardly corrupt.  Shouldn’t they both be in jail?”

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