Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchPenalty: £1,700,000
Year: 2012
Date: 27 November, 2012
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Ofgem secured a commitment from E.ON to pay back around £1.4 million to approximately 94,000 consumers who were incorrectly charged exit fees or overcharged following price rises. In addition, E.ON agreed to make an additional payment of around £300,000 as a goodwill gesture to a consumer fund which they ran in partnership with Age UK.
Agency: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
HQ Country of Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent: utilities
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