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27/11/2012
E.On Makes £1.7m Compensation Deal
Energy company E.On has agreed to pay £1.7m in compensation, including interest, to overcharged customers.
E.On failed to allow customers 94,000 a 30-day window to switch supplier after a price rise.
A total of £1.4m is being paid directly to overcharged exit fee customers.
The average rebate is valued at £14.83 each.
The other £300,000 will be paid into a hardship fund run by Age UK.
(GK)
E.On failed to allow customers 94,000 a 30-day window to switch supplier after a price rise.
A total of £1.4m is being paid directly to overcharged exit fee customers.
The average rebate is valued at £14.83 each.
The other £300,000 will be paid into a hardship fund run by Age UK.
(GK)
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