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Utility Warehouse Reviews

1.5 Rating 562 Reviews
12 %
of reviewers recommend Utility Warehouse
1.5
Based on 562 reviews
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Postal Service, Courier
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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
When we moved here a year ago, no other power supplier would take us as there was a night meter so we were stuck with Utility Warehouse. We had meters changed to smart meters and night meter removed on Christmas Eve but the smart meters have never worked. Every month since Feb I have phoned or emailed that meters are not working. We have had meter reader out twice who has also reported the gas meter is unreadable and the night meter has gone yet we are still being charged for night meter and estimated bills on electric as they say they are getting readings from gas meter. Last week I got a new estimated bill of £1328 for electric. This company have got to have the worse customer service department going. Today I spoke to Julie who told me the reports on faulty meter have been there since Feb then again on 12th Nov. By this point I am pretty hysterical on the phone and apologised as after all not her fault. She took one look at my bill and told me she would be hysterical as well. Not like we haven't paid a bill every single month. Seems the new reading was in hundreds, well it would be new meter, but they are still estimating on old meter they took out 11 months ago, which of course was in thousands, rather than double check they just added a zero at the end and they ignored the readings have given as they don't mach up with old meter. Best of it is, they cannot come out and fix till new year and it will be end of December before billing can make adjustments so they expect payment, however as I wouldn't pay the full amount the system would not allow part payment so it will look as if we have refused to pay. Basically it will look as if we are in debt which we are not. DO NOT TOUCH THIS COMPANY WITH A 10 FOOT BARGE POLE!
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Posted 3 years ago
To cut a long story short, since 30th September 2022, i've not had a gas supply for a total of 9 days, off and on and my electricity was down for 24 hours. Over 6 hours of phonecalls, 30+ complaint emails and still nothing is sorted. I'm without gas again tonight. They've also been sending 2 bills to me, despite me explaining the facts. They bill the "new owner" and the other bills are addressed to me. I've complained tonight to the Ombudsman to see what they can do. Absolute joke of a company. Disgusting. All polite on the phone, telling you they'll sort it. Nope. I'm freezing with no hot water yet again. Avoid this company at all costs. Trying my best to escape them. Oh, they gave me £20 to say sorry and one of the staff emailed me to remind me of the fact. JOKE!!
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Posted 3 years ago
BEWARE: They keep your credits and don't pass them to the next bill. I had £43.37 credit on my Oct bill which I didn't claim as I wanted it to offset future bills. The Nov bill didn't show this credit so spent 1.5 hours today trying to claim it. Was told that it wasn't automatically transferred to the next bill and that I have to call a number to claim it!! What a rip off...how many elderly and vulnerable people is this happening to? How much of our money are they keeping. Claim it or you will lose it!!
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Posted 3 years ago
DO NOT USE THIS PROVIDER DO NOT USE THIS PROVIDER, they claim to be one of the cheapest around when in fact there probably one of the dearest, useless on the phone takes about an hour to get through, no good at getting problems solved when you do call them, my advice is stay well clear please.
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Posted 3 years ago
Overcharged me 3 months worth of broadband in one go
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 18th November 2022
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Posted 3 years ago
Furious with Utility Warehouse. They grossly overcharged me on my October bill it seems to me they've used the government discount to falsify meter readings. I was hugely overcharged and do my meter readings monthly, their reply was monthly meter readings and I already do that! It seems a con to get you to get a smart meter but the wiring in my house is too old. Following countless emails they promised I'd be refunded in this month but no yet again grossly overbilled me and the meter readings I sent in have totally been ignored and they have just used increased estimate readings. Totally illegal!!
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 13th November 2022
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Posted 3 years ago
Very difficult to speak to anyone or get a response to emails.
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Posted 3 years ago
Firstly the prices are ok but don't let this fool you. On 26th August this year I submitted a simple request online to have my electricity meter relocated (and upgraded due to granny flat being built). No one got in touch so I submitted again. Nothing. Since then my wife and I have called customer services on a weekly basis (at first – now almost daily) to ask for this to be booked in. Nothing has happened. 2 months after the initial enquiry I was sent a form to fill in. Completed and sent immediately. My wife was told verbally the relocation would take place on 10th November, which was when we had UK Power Networks booked to complete the upgrade. Having been told we’d get email confirmation we didn’t, and since then I’ve had to call numerous times to ask for this. Now I’m told I’ll get a call in a few days to say if it can be done or not (too late). I’m being caused immense stress knowing that we could be completely without power indefinitely because of UW’s failures. If I call in the evening I’m told there are no engineers to speak to. If I call in the day customer services is too busy to take my call. I’ve spent up to an hour on hold more times than I can count, even when I’m at work. I couldn’t escalate my complaint today as the complaints team were too busy. Apparently they might call me in a few days (in my experience probably not). If UW don’t attend the upgrade/relocation we will be charged by UK Power regardless. I feel we’ve been utterly neglected, and treated with contempt as paying customers. It feels like company policy to just ignore customers. Two and a half months of no action whatsoever, and failed promises.
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Posted 3 years ago
We moved into a house served by UW. I gave opening readings which UW ignored, they even claimed their wrong figures were a customer reading! Took many emails to get it fixed. We've now left and they've billed with wrong figures for the closing reading but claimed it was a customer reading again! To top it off they sent an email threatening to involve debt collection over a DD payment that has already left my account!
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Posted 3 years ago
Since 17.10.22 I have been in regular contact with Utility Warehouse in an effort to get my gas and electric services switched on with a credit account payable by direct debit. Ten days later all they've done is pass me around the different departments, mostly manned by incompetant staff who do not have a clue which department to put me through to. I had tenants in my house who moved out owing UW in the region of £2000 in unpaid energy bills, so UW had prepayment meters installed in order to recoup some of their losses. Trouble is they did not seek my consent to gain entry to my property. They told me they had a court order granting them access. It would still be considerate if they asked me if I minded. But my real beef is that over the last few days I've been fobbed off and misinformed numerous times but still get nowhere. They wanted proof I was who I said I am and that I was now able to take over the bill paying, so my letting agent emailed them to that effect. Not good enough they wanted documentary evidence in the form of a council tax bill or end of tenancy inventory. So my letting agent sent them the latter. Then they sent me two emails telling me my prepayment meter cards were posted and on their way. So I phoned them to ask to be switched to direct debit whereupon I was transfered from customer services to the moving in team, who upon listening to my same repeated request advised me he was transferring me to customer services. I tried to contest this but off I went back to square one. So the gentleman there then told me they couldn't set up direct debit as they needed my council tax bill. 1 hr 40 minutes wasted on the phone. So after work I tried again when the customer services lady listened to me and promptly put through to someone else who told me she couldn't help as this was not her depatment and that the right dept whoever they are had gone home at 5.30 so nothing could be done tonight. I will also add that I raised a complaint last week but the complaints team who spoke to me once are not returning my calls, and the same applies to the general management. I can honestly say that I HAVE NEVER HAD A WORSE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
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Posted 3 years ago
Salesman and lots of bills
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Posted 3 years ago
This used to be a good company...however they have recently sent an invoice to my son for nearly £3500 out of the blue, this for a small 3 bed house and over and above the usual direct debit. Nothing on their "system" about his complaint even though a recorded delivery letter was sent to them along with emails and phone calls made. Told him the meter must be faulty and they would send an engineer...nothing. I would strongly advise to think carefully before signing up, he has now involved Ofgem and the media to try and get the matter resolved.
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Posted 3 years ago
Been a customer since August now October to today made my third complaint are they all idiots of just those who I connect too!
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Posted 3 years ago
Robbing people blind I'm on there vulnerable people list and threaten me with adverse credit unless I paid them my last 10 pounds,to last me a week check your bills people
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Posted 3 years ago
Awful company avoid at all cost! They promise things will be done while speaking but must put the phone down and forget all about the conversations. Keep giving estimates way over the top have ignored my emails as well as the meter reading I sent in and made one up Gave a false reading to my previous company claiming I had read the meter when I hadn't? Emailed me yesterday to say they'd ring me midday today now 630pm still waiting. I shall be leaving ASAP when companies start taking on new people! Be warned so stressful!
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Posted 3 years ago
Terrible customer service. Last email I got from Sandra just took the mickey. Sort the problem I have got, never assume it has been fixed. IT HASN'T. I refuse to wait on hold for more than an hour. I will be leaving UW at my earliest possible moment.
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Posted 3 years ago
Why has my kw price for electricity went up from 30p to 41 p when the cap is set at 34p, and sending estimated readings when I have sent in the meter readings, absolutely shocking company.
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Posted 3 years ago
Ive been a customer to Utility Warehouse for 14 Yrs I feel the foundation as disappeared on the customer service aspects, 4hrs over two days on hold and I gave up in the end, unbelievable.
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Posted 3 years ago
Don't trust this company it has reached Rip Off Britain that says it all
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Posted 3 years ago
Does anyone actually work at Utility warehouse? I moved into a new house and they provided the gas and electricity for the previous owner, I was trying to get through to someone most days to activate my account for 3 WEEKS! I was left on hold for 45 minutes each time I rang before I gave up. Got through occasionally to a person but they still couldn't help me and just transferred me again to hold for another 45mins! I gave up after 3 weeks and contacted Octopus who I used before, they apologised for the long wait (which was only 15mins) and they sorted everything out for me there and then which was super simple and great customer service. I now have a bill for those weeks from Utility warehouse to pay (which is fine) but I can't talk to anyone to actually pay and can't do it online as my account number isn't valid. I am currently on hold again (40mins so far) but if they want my payment they can knock on my door as this is an joke! Never use this company!
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Posted 3 years ago
Utility Warehouse is rated 1.5 based on 562 reviews