Hi! All,
I was wondering how they give their work out. I know people who have been told, if they want a grant its 6 months before anybody comes from an installer to examine and cost the applicants house, with a view to repairs.
They are also said to charge well over the grant price, which people have to make up. It was on the TV.
They where also featured on that program "Rip Off Britain" but I never heard any proper answers except the minister said, it was because their standards where so high.
Surely it should be far quicker and cheaper than that?
I also noticed Warmsure a related company or whatever it is, offer a boiler repair for £240 and BG offer the same for about £130 - 160. Nearly £100 difference and virtually half the cost of a new boiler.
Considering they are supposedly to serve the poorest and most needy in society, how come they are so slow and charge more than BG, when BG are considered by most to be high priced?
I wonder about that, as British Gas who may be rip off merchants when it comes to cash, but they are not noted for poor standards overall.
And most installers comply with the standards anyway.
It seems a bit unfair not to spread government grant money around a bit but to have it all administered by one company. The small guy could do with a hand in this recession.
