Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busy-body, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial. All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil.

Marcus Aurelius April 26, 121 AD- March 17, 180 AD

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Scottish power owe me Money
 
  Scottish power owe me over £400 ive called them countless times and they just do their best to fob me off. Each time ive rang they have just said "oh we will have to investigate should take around 28 .....
 
 

 
 
Nothing but trouble
 
  we swithed over to scottish power from british gas on the promise of cheaper bills,we have had nothing but trouble,
we were kept waiting for over 80 minutes on the phone
then we took the advic .....
 
 

 
 
warning for all Scottish Power customers
 
  I recently received a 3-month bill covering Aug 20 to Nov 11. During that period my fixed price tariff ended on Nov 1st. The bill I received had the whole 3-month period fitted in from Nov 1 to Nov 11 .....
 
 

 
 
put my direct debit up by 3x
 
  recently changed to Scottish Power from NPower who had been very efficient if expensive. After three months they put my direct debit up by 3x my normal amount because ’they had estimated my energy use .....
 
 

 
 
Go to Scottish Power at your peril
 
  The tariff is cheaper than others but they have ways of getting more money out of you. I have only been with them for four months but am in the process of leaving. They increased my direct debit and t .....
 
 

 
 
Their customer service is appalling.
 
  They have several numbers you can call, and after about 2 minutes of checking security details they then tell you "we are dealing with a high number of calls" and cut you off! That’s right, they hang .....
 
 

 
 
threatended with bailiffs
 
  I have been threatended with bailiffs, bankruptcy orders and poor credit history due to a so called unpaid bill of £41 from Jan to March 2005 (yes 2005). When we moved house in Dec 2005 we transferred .....
 
 

 
 
Avoid ScottishPower like the plague
 
  Change monthly payments without notice and draw much more from your account than originally agreed even though you’re in credit, call centre staff lie to you, are rude, and cut you off. Trying to get .....
 
 

 
 
Who put the ’con’ into the word ’consumer’?
 
  Who put the ’con’ into the word ’consumer’? I was approached by a representative of Scottish Power last September who asked if I’d be interested in changing suppliers. I was with Npower at the time an .....
 
 

 
 
VERY POOR SERVICE
 
  Take your money straight away by direct debit and when they over-charge will only repay you by cheque that is sent out 2nd class after a number of days while they process. Therefore can take 3 weeks t .....
 
 

 
 
worst of the worst
 
  THE worst of the worst. Proceeding with a warrant for entry against me despite making a payment. My bill has been hiked up without warning too.

How do they get away with it?

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Scottish Power - a company that I seriously cannot trust
 
  If I could rate this review in under 150 words I would, of the companies that I have dealt with they are by far the worst, and make no apology for errors that they have made.

I have dealt wi .....
 
 

 
 
How difficult is it to get an answer from these people
 
  At the time of writing this review for Scottish Power I am patiently sitting by the phone waiting for their complaints dept to phone me back (doesn’t bode well for the review does it!!!).

Si .....
 
 

 
 
Dreadful company
 
  As with another review of ScottishPower I have to agree that this is the worst company I have ever dealt with.

I moved into a new flat in 1999 and writing this in June 2001 I have not receiv .....
 
 

 
 
Just One Big Mistake
 
  Before you start to read my very painful and truthful review on Scottish Power, I would like you to bear in mind that this opinon contains numerous tips on how not to get caught out like I did, so if .....
 
 

 
 
Appalling!
 
  1) I phone Scottish Power telling them I have moved in and want to set up my gas and electricity accounts - no problem they say.

2) I phone a couple of weeks later because they havn’t sent m .....
 
 

 
 
Never, ever, not even if hell freezes over
 
  I have never willingly been with Scottish Power, but somehow over the past 3 years my fuel supply accounts have migrated to them of (apparently) their own accord. What makes it worse is the first time .....
 
 

 
 
Several Payments later
 
  Scottish Power took a Switch payment for six months’ worth of gas and electricity which came to £310. I went on holiday and upon return received a letter telling me that due to its systems having fail .....
 
 

 
 
Pull the plug on Scottish Power
 
  Having bought my first house at the end of last year I was contacted by Scottish Power to register as a customer with them as they had been the supplier for the previous owners. I didn?t really consid .....
 
 

 
 
8 months and my own personal ’Service Excellence’ contact later......
 
  Its been 8 months since I was happily paying my gas and electricity by direct debit. Then Scottish Power wrote to me to tell me I had cancelled my direct debit (I hadn’t). What happened over the next .....
 
 

 
 
SCOTTISH POWER - ONLY USE IF YOU WANT A SHOCK!!!!
 
  I changed my supplier from Southern Electric who I had used for years to Scottish Power last year. I opted for their online account. I have not been able to access my bills, ever!! Yesterday I receive .....
 
 

 
 
Computer says no!
 
  I have found Scottish Power to be masters in the art of deceving their customers. They have constantly changed my monthly direct payments and have even doubled it informing they had "forgotten" to bil .....
 
 

 
 
Can’t handle complicated requests like setting up an account!
 
  Despite good reviews I have seen elsewhere Scottish Power has an abismal level of customer service, they can’t even do the simplest of tasks like setting up an account, they just send automated emails .....
 
 

 
 
Appallling
 
  Like many people, the volatile nature of the energy market means that i keep much more of a watchful eye on my use of power. Scottish Power maybe be competitive on price, but their customer service is .....
 
 

 
 
Massive bills, not their fault! yeah right
 
  I moved into my house in march 2007, at the time the house was three years old. a four bedroom detatched property. However, only myself and my partner live here. the previous owners gas & elec was pro .....
 
 

 
 
Wrong time to change
 
  This is not a review of their rates or products but of my personal experience with this company.

After 2 years with British Gas we changed to Scottish Power when we discovered they were chea .....
 
 

 
 
very low opinion of Scottish Power
 
  I have a very low opinion of SP. I contacted the company earlier in the year over concerns that I was paying far too much for my gas and electricity. I was more than a little peeved when I discovered .....
 
 

 
 
Scottish Power are a joke
 
  Scottish Power are a joke! Their customer service may as well be non-existent.

I’ve been living in my current flat since June 2007 and have been with Scottish Power from the start. My previo .....
 
 

 
 
Denied the right to choose payment method
 
  I had an outstanding bill and agreed to set up a direct debit option £169 per month reluctantly agreed. The bill was for £292. £25 outstanding on account and another direct debit in the offing. I deci .....
 
 

 
 
Scottish Power Warning
 
  A warning for all Scottish Power customers. I recently received a 3-month bill covering Aug 20 to Nov 11. During that period my fixed price tariff ended on Nov 1st. The bill I received had the whole 3 .....
 
 

 
 
Customer Service Director Not Bothered
 
  Who put the ’con’ into the word ’consumer’? I was approached by a representative of Scottish Power last September who asked if I’d be interested in changing suppliers. I was with Npower at the time an .....
 
 

 
 
300% price increase on monthly direct debit with scottish power
 
  Last year my boyfriend and i moved from a student house into a nice two bed terraced house. eveything was perfect and when the letting agency showed us the amazingly low monthly direct debit of £17.00 .....
 
 

 
 
High Price Poor Service
 
  Most of you will already know what Scottish Power do as they provide gas and electric. Here is my story of what has just happened to me today yes today with them. I was with them from November last ye .....
 
 

 
 
Rubbish Service and bad prices
 
  Scottish Power has got to be the worst electric and gas supplier out there at the moment. I just got rid of them last month and i am so thankful that i have. When i signed up with them back early last .....
 
 

 
 
Scottish Power Customer Services are appalling
 
  We have an online tariff with Scottish Power and use them for Electricity and Gas. Our monthly direct debit is £50.00.

The Scottish Power website is easy to use and self explanatory. We can .....
 
 

 
 
Never again will I use them
 
  This is not a review of their rates or products but of my personal experience with this company.

After 2 years with British Gas we changed to Scottish Power when we discovered they were chea .....
 
 

 
 
Switching Provider - Bad Service
 
  we swithed over to scottish power from british gas on the promise of cheaper bills,we have had nothing but trouble,
we were kept waiting for over 80 minutes on the phone
then we took the advic .....
 
 

 
 
I hate Scottish Power Theives
 
  have been with Scottish power for the last 25 years, yet it may have been known under a different name. Where I live now I have storage heaters and if you look up the net you will find they are not w .....
 
 

 
 
Scottish Power Happy Idiots
 
  Does this company actually know the meaning of keeping the customer satisfied with the service provided?? I guess not. We have been with the company since February of this year and decided recently th .....