The Utility Regulator is calling on people to make use of Quick Check 101, an initiative to help protect residents against bogus callers which has been expanded to include more energy companies, providing additional protections for residents.
Under the scheme, residents can phone 101, the police non-emergency number, to check the identity of callers to their home who claim to represent an electricity or gas supplier, energy network company or NI Water.
Quick Check was previously re-launched by the Utility Regulator and the Police Service of Northern Ireland with the network companies in 2018, shortly followed by the gas suppliers joining the scheme. Now, due to its success and to increase protections for residents, electricity suppliers have also signed up to the scheme.
