A young mum broke down in tears fearing she wouldn't be able to provide for her young son after being landed with a £2,500 energy bill. Shannon McBarron, 18, said she would have been left 'bankrupt' if she had to pay the £2,496.75 Scottish Power said she owed.
The single stay-at-home mum, from Crewe in Cheshire, lives in a small council flat with her 15-month-old son, surviving on Universal Credit and a weekend part-time job at a chip shop. She had already complained to Scottish Power on November 7 when she was charged £996 for October, even though her monthly bill was never usually more than £45, Cheshire Live reported.
She phoned Scottish Power and was assured over the phone that the issue was sorted. But to her horror, she logged into her account days later on November 10, to see her £996 bill was now a staggering £2,496.75.
