A Scottish hairdresser feared losing her home and business after an energy firm demanded she pay a £72,000 bill.
It took out sister title the Sunday Mail to step in before Maxem Power Supply Limited checked and discovered the real bill was £1170. Ann Marie Boyle, who opened Farrell Hair Design in Hamilton in June 2021, told how she laid off staff and was living in fear of debt collectors.
She said: “Within weeks of opening my salon, my direct debit of £96 a month was increased to £3000 a month. I don’t use that much energy or do that many clients. That would be enough energy for a street.
