SSE record £10m mis-selling fine
Energy giant SSE is to be fined £10.5 million for mis-selling in what would be the largest-ever penalty imposed on a supplier, regulator Ofgem said.
Energy giant SSE is to be fined £10.5 million for mis-selling in what would be the largest-ever penalty imposed on a supplier, regulator Ofgem said.
Consumer Focus has welcomed Ofgem's decision to fine SSE for the "systemic failure" in its direct selling operations.
This is not a case of one bad apple or one rogue sales team. The problems at SSE affected the whole direct selling operation and represent a fundamental failure at one of our biggest energy companies.
Other companies have also broken direct selling.
This has been a stain on the energy market since the introduction of competition. While the situation has got better and many companies have decided to end doorstep sales, the recent history casts a long shadow and Ofgem are right to take this scale if action.
We speak to one of those who was actually doing the selling. He left the job because he found he had to 'take advantage of a human being.'
A guide to some of the options open to you as a consumer if you believe you have been mis-sold to by SSE or any other energy company.
Ofgem's £10.5m fine imposed on SSE is the biggest ever authorities have imposed on an energy supplier.