Review of British Gas


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I Felt No One Would Listen

I've been a British Gas customer now for 18yrs and I've not had much to complain about as the customer service is through the roof, truly exceptional and this is why I've been a customer for this length of time. But from August 2024 I've had issues with my smart meter plus the online app (Usage) but when I brought these issues to the table, i felt no one was taking my matter seriously. I was ignored at one point by a British Gas customer service team member which then I had to contact British Gas to ask them to follow this matter up, they claimed it was a complaint which I stressed it wasn't a complaint, I just wanted someone to follow up from where the last customer service member failed to do. So I explained everything I was experiencing and even though I sent emails in explaining my problem I got the impression no one would take my matter seriously, I explained over and over again about the issues I was having with my smart meter also the issue I was experiencing with the online app to check my daily (Usage) and every time I chatted with a member of staff I got the impression they were trying to humiliate me by telling me to try the online app and I kept saying it's not working correctly I constantly got the same reply please try out the online app. I suffer from mild mental health issues and I was trying so hard not to be rude or disrespectful to any of the staff members but every time I explained my problem I got the same response about the online app and the (Usage) yet the staff members obviously read all my correspondence to British Gas. Out of the whole 18yrs being a good customer I've probably complained twice this time was never a complaint but British Gas kept applying it was a "Complaint" my last correspondence I felt I was pushed into a corner and to accept British Gas's remarks purely to shut me up and brush all this under the carpet. But I still have a lot of respect for British Gas all the same
I have just checked the online usage at 22:38 and as I predicted it won't give me any readings yet I get humiliated by staff to keep trying but I state it's not working correctly.

October 25, 2024

Reply from British Gas

Hello Grahame, I'm sorry to hear this and understand your frustration regarding the meter and usage data. We’d really like to look into this further for you and see what we can do to help. Please message me and the team at @britishgashelp on X (formerlyTwitter), or at m.me/britishgas on Facebook. Thanks, Kev