Ah, what can I say about British Gas, or Brutish Gas as I affectionately call them? If you want to be bullied and harassed by a company, British Gas is the ideal place to go for your gas and electricity. It's full of staff who give you contradictory information, many of whom have the remarkable ability to talk out of their posterior while sitting on it. Did I mention this British icon's knack for sending dodgy bills that make no sense? And their communication skills are something to behold. Wrongly threatening you with court action and entirely unjustly adding charges to bills. That's just the kind of stress you're missing in your life. Being a customer of British Gas is quite the experience of incompetence or willful deceit (after over two-and-half years I'm still not entirely sure which applies, though I am increasingly coming down on one side), where important information is sent to the wrong address. Oh and they can gaslight you like the sleaziest of sleazy dates. Indeed, there are strains of domestic abuse in this relationship. One party has all the power; the weaker one begs them to be nice, play fair and not steal the money they're not entitled to. How do you escape this entirely imbalanced relationship? I'm still trying... It might take me some time, but I'll make it. To be fair, I have come across some kind, empathetic, knowledgeable British Gas staff who aren't rude and try to correct the work of more ill-informed colleagues. But my goodness, they are hard to get to. If this is what you're looking for in your energy company, go right ahead and sign up. If not, run like the wind and don't look back.