Energy firms are hoarding nearly £2billion in customers’ cash from rip-off overpayments, shock figures reveal.
Gas and electricity giants EDF, Centrica and Shell are among dozens of firms accused of using inflated direct debits as a cheap source of finance during the cost-of-living crisis.
One Scot, 37-year-old Blair Stewart, told the Record how he was overcharged for 12 years until he was a staggering £5,000 in credit.
