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1.5 Rating 576 Reviews
11 %
of reviewers recommend Utility Warehouse
1.5
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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
The worst company iv ever been with I live with just my partner we are only 24-25 and I electric went from £280 pm to £490 pm, we had a new gas meter fitted when moving in to the house they said we would be billed monthly for this never got a bill through then one month got a bill for over £2000 for gas couldn’t pay it all in one left the company set up a direct debit to pay of the bill in monthly instalment said we wouldn’t be billed for anything else this is now our bill even tho we are no longer with uw or have any other outstanding bills avoid at all cost money grabbing liars!
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 21st July 2023
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Posted 2 years ago
Shocking company! It sounds good to start with but you just end up getting messed about and the customer service wow it is shockingly bad! See the family member that signs you up or the people that come to your door they make it sound amazing but remember they work from commission it’s there job to miss sale you it. Make it sound better than it is!
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Posted 2 years ago
I honestly cannot tell you how much stress this company has caused. I lost work and huge amounts of money, documented everything and was found to be correct on every count by the ombudsman, but UW decided to ignore the conclusions. Every bill was the equivalent of a cryptic crossword to see exactly how they’d screwed it up. Everything from adding an unexpected zero to the end of a reading so as to multiply by extortionate amounts, to taking a final reading from one meter then making it the ‘second’ reading for a new meter. Eight engineer visits, my mainly all pointless as incorrect instructions were not given. I’m now at the point of begging them to end my misery and take me to court so I can prove their incompetence and counterclaim!
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Posted 2 years ago
After 18 months of complaining and disputing their astonishingly inaccurate meter readings, proving photo evidence of my usage and submitting 4 formal complaints, I've finally bit the bullet and gone to the energy ombudsman. They charged me for 2,200kWh of electricity in one month - almost as much as the average household in a year! My readings and photos show I used around 2,900kWh whilst UW are changing me for over 9,000! They owe me so much money but they think we owe them money so I can't even leave them! I'm stuck until the ombudsman can sort it out. Ombudsman awarded in our favour and UW have actioned all the remedies, which included nearly £1,000 of refunds - incredibly, they have STILL managed to get it wrong. I have submitted ANOTHER complaint to get the rest of my money from their poor maths. The amount I had paid to them, less the costs of their billing, did not tally with the correct figure. They assume I owe them money when in fact their own bills show they owe me money. I submitted a complaint via their website and waited 10 days. I subsequently rang to complain and was hung up on twice, so I wrote a letter. I've since tried calling 10 times and being promised a call back "as soon as possible" with no such response. Their complaints procedure says they will deal with a complaint in 2 days - it's now been a month since my original complaint. I WILL go to the ombudsman for a second time. I have now moved my energy to Octopus who have so far been GREAT Avoid like the plague - I am never recommending or using UW again.
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Posted 2 years ago
Avoid this company at all costs they are terrible and their gas and electricity prices are high. Not only that but I have direct debits with them for my normal monthly utility bill and a separate one for some arrears all agreed with them. Payments made then all of a sudden they send a letter from a company saying we want full payment of your debt or we will cut off your meter. Ignoring completely the agreed plan. I am going to seek some legal advice and maybe go to the onboardsman. They seem to revel in threatening customers despite agreed payments . As soon as I can clear my debt I will be leaving them but judging by other reviews this will not be an easy process! Avoid them.
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Posted 2 years ago
0 customer service. Rude and unhelpful staff. Our smart meter stopped working back in January and after countless phone calls, we are still no further forward 6 months later. Will be changing supplier for sure
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Posted 2 years ago
Absolutely terrible company they robbing people left and right centre I just got my bill and they expect me to pay for what I’m not using or have no chance I’m staying any longer with them
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Posted 2 years ago
I had to deal with one of your sales reps from Corby who actually contacted me via Facebook dating. Awful things said about people.
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Posted 2 years ago
Dodgy and Untrustworthy Avoid Like the Plague!
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Posted 2 years ago
would give it zero star if I could, over £300 per month is bad enough for a family of 3, but this month they took £920 which I got the bank to reverse. Now being chased over unpaid bill with noone explaining properly how this is even possible. Apparently it is a catch up bill as my reading was late, trying to make sense of it all and already found that they have used an incorrect tarif. Will be going to Ofgem.
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Posted 2 years ago
This company took 268 pounds from my bank account without authorisation. I cancelled their direct debit and informed them on June 13th and the bank I have a copy of the cancellation of the direct debit which I am taking to my bank tomorrow for a charge back . I called the fraud police they said contact Ofgen and or ask for a charge back from your bank. They are still trying to set up the direct debit again presumably to take another payment if they can I got confirmation of that tonight. I cancelled my bank card but have to go down to the bank tomorrow as I have just been notified they have tried to set up a direct debit again on my account by email . These people are really bad at customer service , ignorant , rude and just want your money . DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE . THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF. MY BANK SO FAR IS LETTING THEM. I am going down tomorrow to report these people to the bank manager and I am taking these reviews with me. I am going to find out what's happening tomorrow and then I am going to take further action against these fraudsters. I noticed my bills are extortionate for summer as well. Be careful do not sign with these people and do not give them account numbers , names , sort codes or any bank details at all. Extortionists , liars and thieves. I have cancelled everything with them and they are still trying to set up a direct debit at my bank although I have asked the bank not to do so very clearly. If I don't get a charge back I will leave my bank and go elsewhere so that I can get my money protected more effectively.
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Posted 2 years ago
UW is a terrible company, all of the employees are rude and ignorant liars. They scam you of your money and send bills despite my leaving their company last year and every time they tell me the problem is solved. The following days a new letter comes out and I have to call back again just to talk to another clueless ignorant moron who tells me nothing has been resolved and I must pay despite not even being in a membership with them. In summary avoid UW’s company it is not worth the time or effort and constantly being cut off when trying to tell the employees the reason for your call. As a single parent it is added stress that can be avoided in my life if they would just do their jobs correctly
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Posted 2 years ago
They totally messed my bills up. They sent me massively exaggerated estimated bills for my electricity, despite the fact I have a smart meter. I've had an ongoing complaint for about 10 months. I had to refer my case to the ombudsman because talking to their customer services got me absolutely nowhere. The staff haven't got a clue and some of them don't seem to care (I've spoken to enough of them to make this assumption). Even after receiving a written apology from them and leaving them for Ovo, they are still billing me. I've had to speak to the ombudsman twice about the case since receiving the apology. Avoid this company at all costs. They might be cheap, but they're cheap for a reason. Absolutely useless. How they've won awards for customer service is beyond me.
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Posted 2 years ago
Agree with everyone else submitting a review to try to warn others about this terrible, unprofessional and a massive rip-off service! UW used to be good, but within the last few months our energy bills have spiralled disproportionately to our use. At £380 per month for a family of 4 who use mid-average use (no heating or hot water included as that is all oil), we're effectively told 'if you don't like it, move on'. They close complaints without investigation, or if you keep trying there's no one at the other end of the phone that they put you through to! There's no sense of urgency or real support to even look into things, let alone put it right! I've completely lost ALL trust with UW and I'm done paying extortionate fees to line fat pockets. Shameful, greedy behaviour! I'm done
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Posted 2 years ago
Utterly utterly ****
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Posted 2 years ago
Avoid . Bunch of clueless liars.
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Posted 2 years ago
I am done with this company we had given it benefit of doubt when we signed with it problems are never solved. It appeared the consultant do not have the ability to make decisions it has to do with the other. Tried to resolve my direct debit with them for more than four months but theirs is no workable solution on the other hand my bill continues to spiral out of hand. I am done I called several times but there’s seems to be no answer and no changes are not made. It is really concerning if this is a well established company there is no accountability here. It is better to leave before I am ripped off my finances.
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Posted 2 years ago
Wow - I so wish I had found these reviews before joining Utility Warehouse! I don't even know where to begin. Please, please avoid them! I joined them in September 2022, and we are now in June 2023, I have £2000 in credit. They just keep upping the amount they take, despite regular meter readings provided. Their customer service is beyond appalling. They have ignored every single message I have ever sent them, with the exception of one - the one I sent when I was leaving. I joined another company a month ago, yet this morning I find they have taken another £440 out from my direct debit. I cannot cancel this yet, as I need all my money back. This has put my family in serious financial difficulty and yet they just keep taking more. Please, please avoid!!
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 30th June 2023
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Posted 2 years ago
AVOID!!! we signed up for a few services in April, was told we have 30 days to cancel with no recourse. We cancelled all the services within a week for different reason (Boardband was one speed, The phone contract wasn't competitive, boiler cover clause actually didn't cover much) as a result it didn't make the Elec & Gas cheaper so we decided to cancel all. Then the fun started, they point blank refused to send my Elec & Gas back to the last supplier, they blocked the transfer. They gave me a few different reason, no meeting reading, some IT issue, they wasn't sure or I could only go back as a new customer, which in fact is against the Ofgem 14 day cooling of period, as a consumer I have the right to revert back within 14 days as if I never left. UW disagreed, they didn't reply to my compliant letters, I had to raise my compliant with the ombudsman to get this situation rectified (My compliant was upheld), and it's still not over! as part of a erroneous transfer they have to wipe my account clear, as my old supplier will bill me for this period, I've asked UW twice when I will receive my refund, dispute they promise to reply within 48 hours they have not. They also tried to bill me for the services I cancelled after 3 days, I've called so many times, as you have to call different numbers for different service!! it's not worth the hassle!
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Posted 2 years ago
What can I say about this company. Well, ever since I joined them they never once got my bill correct (per month). Even though I was putting in my energy usage into their app like they asked me to. Then I was told they'd rectify the mistake thr following month but I needed to pay the current bill or it would put me in 'bad credit if I didn't pay'... I left them on Sunday 30th April after 8 months of incompetence. I sent the the readings in writing and photographic evidence. I phoned them 3 days after sending the readings and they confirmed they'd recieved the readings and photos. And said they would produce a bill to these readings and that would be my final bill with them and how sorry they are I'm leaving. I had to bite my tongue and stop myself from having a go at the person I was talking to, as it isn't their fault they work such a useless company. Because I had made a complaint about past bills I was passed into to Sobia Begum of the Escalations Department, she seemed fine on the phone at first, she offered me £25 as a 'goodwill gesture' for my issues as long as I redrew the complaint. When I said I wouldn't redraw it just because they offered me a bribe, I explained that if they was to do a better job with their customers they wouldn't need to offer 'goodwill gestures' so I asked for the complaint to go higher than her and to keep the money offered. I recieved a bill for Mays usage (Junes bill) for £729.78, considering I'd left then in April and I'd paid what I'd assumed to be my final bill, so i phoned them yet again, finally got through after about an hour. Was put straight through to Escalations Department. Spoke to a gentlemen called Gordon (Head of Escalations) he informed me. Said how sorry he was with what I'd gone through and offered me £35 as a you got it 'goodwill gesture' for my issues. Even I said to him can you see on your system when I ceased being a UW customer, he said 'yes on Sunday 30th April'. I then asked him can you see if my readings for April where inputted into the system and if he could see the photos I'd sent and the written readings. 'Yes' I can see them. I then asked why I'd recieved a bill for Mays usage when I lefted them on the 30th April and for figures way over any usage I'd ever had. When I say way over, I mean 1988 unit of electric and 403 units of gas. In the entire time I'd been with them I hadn't used those amounts of units in the 8 months for both combined.. on average I used 100 to 150 units of electric and 30 to 40 units of gas per month. I worked away a lot. He looked at the Mays usage and said 'I'm baffled as your figures were imputed but it looks like someone has edited them after you had put them in on the app and after the written and photographic proof had been confirmed by UW'... he said he would investigate it straight away and would call me back within the week. That was 2 neatly 3 weeks ago and I've had no call. But I have had an email asking for the £729.78 to be paid immediately or risk having bad credit. Tried phoning them numerous times but no one answers. This company are a joke and should be shut down. If I was able to give minus star rating I would.
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Posted 2 years ago
Utility Warehouse is rated 1.5 based on 576 reviews