Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Reviews 

What a joke charge u 45 on debt visit s treat u with disrespect

I have not lived in my apartment for even a year and they are saying I owe £7000, i then inputted my correct metre reading and now it says £17,000

I spoke to a lady about this who told me to ignore it. I demanded they take this amount off my account and instead of removing it they have made it higher. The service is absolutely terrible. I'm actually shocked. If you are reading this, please DO NOT use this service and find another electricity service ASAP.

We have had street lights out on our estate in Brixham for up to 2 years and Bloor state that they cannot get SSE to fix these.

A few residents state that a couple of the lights have never worked and our area is black at night due to 2 lights being out.

I tried contacting them myself to get their side of the story as there are a lot of anger residents here but no response so it would appear that bloor may be telling the truth for once?

I spoke to lady at 105 called Ieesha and she has been a absolutele star. She answered all of my questions and was very understanding off my concerns and frustrations. It was amazing to speak to her because I felt a bit agitated before calling but she helped realise the agitation

People like Ieesha are a credit to the team.

Thanks again Iessha.

In reviewing my tariffs with Southern Electricity I dealt with Richard MacAulay whose explanations were clear and easily understood. His personable manner and knowledge of what can be a complex subject made the process much easier. I was impressed with the service provided.

Constant, unplanned power cuts - the most of ever experienced living in the UK. No explanation of the problem, and no contact with customers, or any form of compensation. This company is absolutely useless.

I have just moved into a property with no Gas however they are charging me the standing charge of having a meter. It was asked to be removed just before Covid19 started but it wasn't. Today 21st August I was in hold for just under an hour, had enough and hung up. They don't have me down on the account, why is so hard for them to get someone to come as d remove the meter. I haven't had so mby problems like this when I have moved before. I wouldn't go with them

I think some people confuse SSEN with SSE.

SSE deserves to be complained about however my experience with SSEN today was five stars.

After a near 6 hour run around by SSE who could not understand my enquiry, I eventually got through to Connections and Engineering who sorted things within minutes.

Why is there £78.93 still showing on my electricity account today?
I settled the amount of £66.87 for electricity on Monday so please explain. I have just settled paid £54.33 for gas.
I have been with EDF since 25th June - the date they took over the supply. I AM NO LONGER A CUSTOMER OF SSE.
They have made mistakes before and obviously do not have a clue ! The reason I left .

I've looked on your site but can't find a proper complaints email address, one of your drivers deliberately tried to kill me with his van whilst i was cycling home tonight, he blatantly excellerated to get in front of me on a left turning,as i braked heavily and pulled in behind the van and swung to the other side of the road, trying to avoid oncoming traffic, i noticed his drivers side window was already lowering and he was expecting an altercation, obviously, because he tried to kill me and he knew I'd be annoyed, obviously, could you contact me so myself or any other less confident cyclist can safely cycle to work without being killed by one of your drivers for no other reason than legally using the road, i have contacted the police
Update.
After 48 hours you still have not responded

Paid SSE to remove the connection to a dangerous building being demolished and provide a temporary builders supply. Paid them in full.
They then attended and removed the supply fuse but left the site in a dangerous state.
Having employed a surveyor who reported that the connection to the building was still unsafe I had to call ofgem who said they were obliged to completely remove the connection.
They finally did so but then advised at the last minute that they could not connect up the meter, as they had been paid to do as they said it had to be done by a supplier.
However they then cancelled the MPAN so that no supplier could connect a meter, which was incompetent.
After a long delay and hours on the phone to their appalling call centre I finally had the MPAN reinstated.

This is the second incidence for me of SSEN leaving a site in a dangerous state with the work not completed as contracted, coupled with arrogant and incompetent customer support and complaint handling.

Dont stand any nonsense from SSEN: escalate any complaints to Ofgem, who regulate them and the Health and Safety Executive.

Brilliant service. I had no electric due to a power cut and was on my own and the women I spoke to when I rang 105 was brilliant she kept me updated by texts and had it back on earlier than they said very happy xx

Had two power cuts in the last three days, both times I have phoned in to let them know they have already sent someone out to find the issue and will explain the next steps they’ll be taking.
Super reassuring!
Also- Really great customer service at 1 am!

Never answer the phone
Joke company

No support during Covid - 19

Power cut and someone was sent out immediately to find the fault and repair. Very impressed with the speed and efficiency they showed in rectifying the fault.

Had a power cut at 3 am today, Jason at the call centre was very polite. He made me feel reassured. Thank you

WEEKS LATER: they have finally corrected their records and a more knowledgeable lady has ensured the mess was sorted out to my satisfaction But it took weeks to get this done. At long last they have emailed me correct details so now I know where I stand, and they tell me I am not losing money because their records were wrong. It has been put right.
In the beginning, I paid to ring customer service Call centre which took 1 hour 3 minutes at great cost to me because the shouting woman would not let me get a word in edgeways even though it was me paying for the call, and virtually called me a liar when we disagreed.
They sent a letter to my previous one month temporary address and call centre said they had no such address on their records, yet my name was on that letter..
They quoted an account number I have never seen before, not the one I have always had.
They stopped collecting direct debits monthly last summer and accused me of stopping paying them. When I checked bank, SSE had simply stopped taking it unknown to me. They never told me. Now the yelling woman told me I owe them a fortune, a lone pensioner on basic survival rate state pension.
My only recourse is OFGEM Ombudsman so have told them I am doing that as I can get no sleep worrying. NOW at long last somebody rang me a month later hoping to stop the Ombudsman case.
I have also told them I will now change supplier for dual fuel.
I do not yet know what will happen next ... ... ....

I'd give them no stars if I could.

Arranged to get a smart meter fitted. 3 appointments missed.

Arranged a 4th appointment; SSE call to say they've got an earlier appointment for me. It was during the day, on a weekday & not at a convenient time - I've got a job. I told them to stick to the rearranged 4th appointment, only to be told they'd already cancelled that one & rescheduled for the earlier appointment, without confirming with me first.

Imbeciles, the lot of them

I signed up and went live on Friday the 30th August by Wed 4th Sept no electric....its been a nightmare..I wouldn't recommend, am going to try and switch to another company, wish I had read reviews 1st, do your research 😤😤 spent so much time on the phone 20 min waiting for someone to answer each time 😱😡😡🤬