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Utility Warehouse Reviews

1.5 Rating 475 Reviews
11 %
of reviewers recommend Utility Warehouse
1.5
Based on 475 reviews
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Postal Service, Courier, Own Driver
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Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
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Over A Week
Customer Service
1.5 out of 5
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Difficult
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 15th December 2024
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 24th September 2024
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 24th September 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I switched to UW in April 2022, my smart meters were changed in July 2022 however despite a one and a half hour wait to commission the gas meter the engineer could not complete the work and had to leave. I therefore had to supply monthly gas meter readings. A couple of months later another engineer visited and spent two hours trying to commission the gas meter again to no avail. Now in April 2023 I still await a return visit by a UW engineer to commission my gas smart meter and this despite many attempts to contact UW seeking a resolution. It is unbelievable that a customer has to wait over 12 months for such an issue to be resolved and it still isn't. I have been fobbed off multiple times by UW over this issue which I find despicable furthermore every time I telephone their customer service dept. I am left on hold interminably. Absolutely appalling service!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 2 years ago
AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID UW ! NO STARS 6 months ago, I requested a switch to UW (the property is a tenanted studio apartment with a single, new electric radiator. I, the landlady and a doctor, pay the utility bills for my vulnerable tenant). An error was made and no. 1 in the close was switched, rather than no. 14, my property. This was acknowledged, an apology was received plus a £20 goodwill payment. However, the incorrect supply address remained on the account until this month, despite the supply coming to my property address. Two more apologies and two more £20 goodwill payments. Until last month, I had not been charged anything (there was a DD set up). Last month, I received a text saying the electricity use was exceptionally high. I knew this was not possible - my tenant was away for the whole month and all electric appliances, except the fridge, had been turned off by me. The bill came through for £2,377.76 !! The bill noted a meter exchange (which had not happened) and a huge energy usage on the new meter. Whose meter ?? Not mine. I photographed my meter and attached it to a very detailed email to the Customer Services email address. No response. I cancelled my DD so the money was not withdrawn from my account. I had an email through saying my unit charge would go up because I had cancelled the DD ! I had to do it to protect my bank account from an erroneous charge. I submitted 3 official complaints by email. No response. I have spoken to numerous customer service advisors who reassure me the error has been recognised and is being rectified. (No-one can find my emails). NOTHING CHANGES. I was asked to send any written information via the on-line Contact form rather than email. I have done this twice - no response. I have received another bill today with more readings from the fantasy smart meter, which is not mine, and threatening that debt collectors may have to be involved re. the £2,377.76 outstanding. I have spent hours writing emails and making phone calls. Can you imagine if my vulnerable tenant was facing this himself ? Never, as a landlady with 5 properties, have I ever experienced anything as appalling and chaotic as this - I am at a loss what to do. So, tomorrow another phone call and another written complaint
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Posted 2 years ago
If I could give 0* to this absolute travesty of a company then I would. Zero customer service values and intransigent to anything that removes their ability to randomly remove sums of money from your bank account. Four years of being on a budget account have seen our bill go from under £100 PM combined Gas & Elec to over £600 in under a year. When questioned it appears that the billing system is completely incapable of accurately billing, meter reads do not register ( confirmed by them may times ), complaint escalation is useless - as " computer says no" is the only answer you will ever get. Escalations dept. sends deadlock letters in 5 minutes and ignores any reasonable solutions, UW are insistent on having my card details to access a payment plan and refuse even standing orders - this company is beyond suspect. Ombudsman is our only option now.. Absolute shower of S**T.
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Posted 2 years ago
The boiler service is terrible. They give a time frame and then give excuses like van out of order, etc., without advance notification. I had to reschedule two times, and the boiler service is still not done. I wasted two days of my time sitting at home for the technician. All the customer service will do is reschedule the service.
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Posted 2 years ago
Absolutely disgusted by this company, our bills were £58 for gas and electric for the month in October 2022. We just got our bill through for this month nearly £450!!!!! Me and my partner work full time and it’s just us two in the property!!!! There is no way this is right, we’ve been overcharged, refunded and overcharged again ever single month. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
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Posted 2 years ago
Never had an account with them but the previous owner did have. It's been six months now since we moved in and after numerous phone calls etc all by me to them they told me by letter I no longer owed them any money and promised £25.00 compensation for my time and phone calls. That was a month ago To date I've received no money and today I received a letter from their debt collection company threating me and to pay the £180.00 I allegedly owe them . I despair and despise them. Complete waste of time and money and I'm now taking this to a higher authority
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Posted 2 years ago
To think the company are taking advantage of the governments energy increases. This company is tampering with my smart meter how I watch the meter rating increase when energy is not being used,they took the £60 the government gave to each householder and added it to the smart meter billing me an extra £60 They charge a standard rate of £360 before usage of energy
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Posted 2 years ago
appalling customer service as no one takes responsibility. they sent me 13 emails in one day and many contradicted each other. Wasted hours trying to sort out an opening read which was photographed and date stamped and they are still disputing it months later. They have no respect for the customer or their time.
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Posted 2 years ago
Cheating lying frauds - the tariffs they quote to you over the phone don't match the ones they charge you. Avoid Utility Warehouse. They just want to help themselves to your bank account.
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Posted 2 years ago
If possible I would rate 0 stars. Since joining utility warehouse in December we still have not received an accurate bill. It would appear they specialise in overcharging and making up their own meter readings. We have a dispute ongoing since mid January and still has not been resolved. This is now in the hands on the ombudsman.
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Posted 2 years ago
Terrible company. Rang them up and said I wanted my smart meters changing back to the old analogue. The woman was quite abrupt and said no you can’t, I said what if I pay she still said no. There is no law saying I have to have smart meters and also I don’t have a signed contract. They said they sent an agreement out in the post but I never signed anything and you have to have two signatures too. I sent a letter to the CEO David Adlam and asked him to answer my questions and reply by post but he didn’t. I then got an email from someone in the team who said they didn’t understand my letter. I said give it to the CEO that’s who it was addressed to. She never replied so I emailed again and she said exactly the same she can’t understand my letter. There was nothing hard to understand in the letter so I replied again. She then deadlocked my complaint so I had no choice but to go the Ombudsman. I sent them another email asking for confirmation of a signed contract and also proof that they supply the gas and electric and are not just a broker. In the deadlock letter she said they did supply the energy. I said that that was a lie. The National Grid provide the energy and they are just the broker so they are making billions of pounds property for doing nothing and people are dying of starvation and freezing to death. They’ve put my prices up and are charging late payment fees. Now got to wait for a response from the Ombudsman.
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Posted 2 years ago
Awful company
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Posted 2 years ago
It all 'sounds great, get all your bills under 1 roof, it'll be cheaper'. This is the worse service I have ever experienced. I have had no end of trouble with supplying meter readings bang on the end of the month, and a lot of misinformation. It literally depends on who you talk to (always email) which will be different every time you ask for clarification or guidance (I have emails for proof), and differing advice! Utilities Wearhouse will never accept fault, they never set up a call so it's always a horribly long-winded and unpleasant experience. My all-singing, all-dancing smart meter has not working properly but they only tell me 3 months in without an explanation and no one will answer my questions regarding this. I do NOT recommend them. Wish me luck with my current string of emails... The options below, rather conveniently, only give 6-12 hours or over a week. I have been waiting longer than a day before my smart meter. And bear in mind when they do reply they either do not understand your plain English question or, ignore it completely and simply send you their demands. Frustrating as hell.
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Posted 2 years ago
terrible company, rise up the bill without any notice
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Posted 2 years ago
As seen on previous reviews here if they have a problem their end with billing no one can solve the issue and despite emailing and agreeing my bill is incorrect they took nearly £1000.00. From my account and now its a 6 to 8 week wait for billing to resolve the issue, what sort of service is that ? On top if this I've been lied to several times and have the emails to prove, it's the usual thing they are too big to care about you once you've signed up. Avoid at all costs
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Posted 2 years ago
Absolutely brilliant company. I saved nearly £1000 off my annual bill from previous supplier. The help centre call number is answered quickly by really nice people in the uk 🇬🇧 Couldn't rate them highly enough
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Posted 2 years ago
UTILITY WAREHOUSE are one of the most fraudulent companies in the UK and India which is where all their UK income is shipped into a blind Trust. They will never pay you back for power you have not used. We closed a retail shop almost a year ago and they tried the guess your usage scam and took the funds from our account. Currently they owe us 4800 plus double compoensation and dispite wasting another 678 pounds on phone calls and their constant promises to repay we still have receive nothing. Now we will file for fraud and sue them publicly after we have a long discussion with the newspapers complete with meter readings, every email and transcripts of phone calls. Anybody else wanting to file with us as a group please contact us.
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Posted 2 years ago
Great company, getting loads of money back off my bill from shopping, which means I get free broadband every month. Can't beat that!
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Posted 2 years ago
Brilliant service great co
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Posted 2 years ago
Avoid utility warehouse!! Following a talk with two representatives and not signing up for any services with them they did a hard credit search on me! This resulted in my credit score going down 45 points!! After communicating with customer service I was told that I had agreed to this. At no point was I told that a credit search would be conducted!! Still unresolved and I’m furious
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Posted 2 years ago
Utility Warehouse is rated 1.5 based on 475 reviews