08450700827

I have just bought a new phone (Orange) and the 08450700827 calls have started.
Only family and friends know my number. Where can other people obtain your phone number?? Would Orange sell them on??

I am getting two calls a day from this number, they have been ringing for over a week. They put the phone down as soon as they hear the answerphone.

I have received 4 to 5 calls a day from this number for the past week. I already told British Gas that I'm not interested yet they keep calling!! They clearly don't have enough work to do! They are sooooo annoying!

We are emergency workers on shifts and are woken several times daily by callers from this number. I informed the sales person that the our phone number was on the preferred dialing list and she got stroppy and told me they were exempt!! I called British Gas complaints and they took all the details and promised it would stop. Within days it had started again so we are changing gas suppliers!! Well done British Gas for getting rid of your customers!!

Definitely British Gas.  If you call the number back it tells you 'you have received a call from British Gas about a non-urgent matter!'.  I'm guessing it's a marketing type call.  I'm really angry about it though - having had a huge complaint with them dragging on for months I'm not supposed to get any of these calls.  You are given the number 0845 070 0828 to call if you don't want to receive any further calls.
Hope that's useful.

I've just started getting calls from this number. I was a British Gas customer till June 2008 and left due to poor customer service. I stayed off work as I asked them to come to check my meter, which was not working. They said 'between 8am-8pm' but never turned up at all. I re-booked the appointment and they never turned up the second time either! I changed my energy supplier. it is annoying if it is British Gas calling me after all this time - they did have my mobile number on their records.

I switched my energy supplier from british gas recently as they were producing some ridiculously high bills. I was told that because I did not use enough gas, they charged extra to average out our meter reading, and because we have paid off all our previous bill, we would be charged a little bit extra for NOTHING. They said all this in their own long marketing phrases, and then they told me that they are reducing their prices by 10%, which means that I would not be paying £4000 anually for gas. Well I switched my supplier and now I don't have to pay even £2000 for gas, electric and water put together with phone. And now these guys started making calls to my landline and mobile phone; usually from with-held numbers, but sometimes without with-holding the number. I have barred their access to my bank account, and if they try to rob cash from my account, it'll be a police matter.
Bottom line is that they are thieves, so if they are your energy supplier, then you have much to worry about.

More trash calls from British Gas offering "a better deal". They don't take a hint the first time.
They nearly supply energy, but they most definately supply a piece of paper with a large some of money the customer has to pay. Most of all, they do supply the trash talk.
It's obvious that customers would not be switching to other suppliers if British Gas could genuinely offer a decent "deal".

phoned twice in two days but was working so missed calls-so is it british gas?

a word of advice unsolicited calls can be classed as harrassment.ive used it with vodafone who called me daily when i cancelled one of my two contracts with them-the threat of legal action stopped the calls-funny thing is its happening again with british gas-the person who left them was me as i put the account in my name instead of "occupier" name yet they know all this!

Phoned me once yesterday and twice today. British Gas and Energy Watch.

i get called 6time a day by this number 08450700827, when i answer there is no one on the other end, it's gettin really anoying now, so i'm now ignoring the calls when they come through.

I got a call from this number at 12.33pm today. I did not pick up and no message was left.

These numbers 08453020219 - 08708325340 is appearing on my phone bills but I do not ring them - It is costing my HUGE!!!!  Any ideas?

08453020219 is ACROMAS CAR  INSURANCE COMP

YOU are all to blame for these constant phone calls because if you are polite and listen and say u r not interested and provide a reason they will simply say thank you n not bother you again siimple as i have had previous experience. However in todays society people like yourself all jump on the same bandwagon and think everyones out to get you. Pathetic!!

I've received four calls from these guys so far this month and I have informed me more than once that I am not interested but they keep on trying none the less.


really wish they would stop as I am trying to be a nice as I can.




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Small firms tricked by electric switch scam

By HELEN LOVELESS, MAIL ON SUNDAY ENTERPRISE EDITOR

Last updated at 5:14 PM on 6th June 2010

Start-ups and small businesses that have moved premises are being aggressively targeted by energy brokers who claim to be official meter readers.

The companies later discover that they have been switched to a new supplier without their knowledge or agreement and tied into a binding contract.

The brokers – who claim to be from a range of companies including the Meter Registration Service, Commercial Connections, Benjamin Dexter and Commercial Energy – contact small business owners soon after they have taken over new premises.

A source told Financial Mail the brokers either state or imply that they are officials who need to take a meter reading because the firm's meter is not registered and that as a result they are not in a contract with any supplier and will be paying a very high rate for their energy.

Firms have been told they are paying up to 40% above the going rate.

The broker will then ask for the company's details and say that they are authorised to find the best deal for small businesses.

Despite claiming not to be selling anything – merely giving information about tariffs – the brokers then switch the firms to a new supplier without authorisation.

A spokeswoman for the Utilities Intermediaries Association – a trade association for third-party energy intermediaries whose members have to abide by a voluntary code of practice – says: 'We are aware of the erroneous and misleading sales tactics being used by some brokers, who imply they are official meter readers and then tie customers unknowingly into contracts.

'Businesses must be aware that there is no such thing as an official meter registration body and no one should be using aggressive tactics to force you into an energy deal.'

The UIA website has consumer guidance including questions that firms should ask before signing any deal. See www.uia.org.uk.

Rupert and Liz Jefferson opened fashion boutique Doodie Stark in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, in March. Rupert, 40, is a commercial portrait photographer. Liz, 42, has spent her working life in fashion, most recently with French Connection. When the couple moved in they signed up with existing supplier Electricity Plus. But then they received numerous calls from brokers claiming to be the official meter readers and saying they were supposed to find the Jeffersons the best deal.

Rupert says: 'Days after moving into the new premises we were called by someone claiming to be from a firm called Commercial Connections who told me we were on an emergency tariff and their role was to read and register the meter. I was also told we were paying way over the odds and they could save us money by finding a better deal.'

Rupert has since been called again by Commercial Connections, which is unrelated to reputable firms with the same name.

He said its approach was pushy and aggressive. He has also been called by firms, including Meter Registrations and Benjamin Dexter, though he says that Dexter was not aggressive and 'accepted that I wanted to shop around'.

Rupert feels it is essential that steps are taken to crack down on suspect tactics by some brokers. 'I know my way around the energy market a bit and know there is no such thing as an official meter registration service, but if I didn't I might well have succumbed to these tactics,' he says.
Commercial Connections appears to have no website or business listing.

A spokesman for Benjamin Dexter says: 'We operated as The Meter Registration Service and stopped in 2008 due to malicious and unfair sales practices by competitors. 'We have a code of conduct and we do not use scare tactics such as emergency tariffs or claiming to be a government body.

'We record all calls so we can investigate fully any complaints. We are aware of several businesses that target new firms and give misleading sales presentations. Business owners should be made aware of the situation.'

Thomas Lowe, energy expert at Consumer Focus, which campaigns for a fairer deal for consumers and firms, says: 'There needs to be better protection.'

It is Capita debt collectors in Leeds ringing on behalf of British Gas. The Leeds area code is 0113

http://www.capitacustomermanagement.co.uk/new ... day-awards-2012

"Capita reaches shortlist at Credit Today Awards 2012

The Customer Management team at Capita's Cardiff and Leeds sites have been shortlisted for three awards for their debt collection work at this year's Credit Today Awards."

"It delivers a range of services including multi-channel customer service and support, sales and customer acquisition, debt collection, customer retentions and revenue growth and technical support. It provides services to a wide range of B2C and B2B organisations across a range of sectors, including Next, O2, British Gas, National Trust, Google, DWP and Severn Trent Water. "

"For more information, please contact:

Emma Hindle
Tel: 0845 330 9030
Email: Emma.Hindle@capita.co.uk

Andrew Shippey
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Email: Andrew.shippey@capita.co.uk

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It is Capita debt collectors in Leeds ringing on behalf of British Gas. The Leeds area code is 0113

http://www.capitacustomermanagement.co.uk/new ... day-awards-2012

"Capita reaches shortlist at Credit Today Awards 2012

The Customer Management team at Capita's Cardiff and Leeds sites have been shortlisted for three awards for their debt collection work at this year's Credit Today Awards."

"It delivers a range of services including multi-channel customer service and support, sales and customer acquisition, debt collection, customer retentions and revenue growth and technical support. It provides services to a wide range of B2C and B2B organisations across a range of sectors, including Next, O2, British Gas, National Trust, Google, DWP and Severn Trent Water. "

"For more information, please contact:

Emma Hindle
Tel: 0845 330 9030
Email: Emma.Hindle@capita.co.uk

Andrew Shippey
Tel: 0845 330 9030
Email: Andrew.shippey@capita.co.uk

Media enquiries

Capita press office
Caroline Mooney
Tel: 0207 654 2152 or 020 7654 2399 (out of hours)"

Google
Capita Hepworth House  Claypit Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8AE 0113 261 7100