Posts under ‘Exorbitant Prices’

30 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Shell: putting vulnerable customers at risk

My father is a Shell customer, as they took over his landline contract from The Post Office. He is 73 and classed as a vulnerable customer – wheelchair bound, with terminal cancer, currently undergoing immunotherapy. On June 21st, I contacted Shell to say his phone wasn’t working. They marked him as a welfare case and said the fault would be fixed within 24 hours. It was not. We contacted them again, they contacted us, and so it went on, but the upshot is that, on June 30th, a ‘priority case’ has been without a working phone for 10 days! My brother had to move in to ensure Dad was okay and still no-one will assume responsibility; Openreach say it’s fixed. Shell say they will contact Openreach again, but no one will actually go to the house and check until Monday – that’s 14 days for a welfare case!
We pay the bill; is it too much to expect a multi-million pound company to help a vulnerable customer? Disgusting. read more

29 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Avoid at all costs

I didn’t ask to be a Shell Broadband customer. I signed up for Post Office broadband, but Shell bought them out and existing PO Broadband customers were forced to migrate to Shell or pay an early termination penalty.  Shell customer service is hopeless, you waste huge amounts of time on the phone trying to contact these people, the broadband speed is glacially slow (and my broadband was meant to be fast but it was hopeless).  I’ve just got rid of them and had to pay £157 for the privilege. Don’t even think about becoming a Shell Broadband customer, it’s not worth the time, money and stress. It’s a rip off. read more

“Its like Fred Carnos Circus run by people with no idea on how to treat customers.”: Avoid at any price!: wouldn’t trust Shell to boil an egg.”

27 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Another fine mess by Shell.

Just had my first bill after changing to fibre broadband and it should have been £32.88 per month. I didn’t get a first bill and was told I was in credit from paying in advance for my original broadband package of 2mbps with Post Office when it was migrated.
So no get billed is £196.54!!!! I ring and spend over half hour talking first to a computer then to Nazeem who says I had a call out charge added. I said yes as Openreach left cables to 5 houses disconnected after moving a telegraph pole. I was asked again if I requested a call out, well obviously as I had no phone/internet! Nazem contradicts a previous message that said if the engineer is called out for any reason there is a charge! Shell already paid me a weeks compensation for loss of service and yet I am still billed. Also no mention of how much I was in credit from my pre-change-over contract. Its like Fred Carnos Circus run by people with no idea on how to treat customers. As someone else said, another Talk Talk type company. Avoid at any price! read more

“Worst energy company I have ever been with”: “Customer Services are a total waste of time.”: This is a total farce only no one is laughing!”: “Company is awful.”

11 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Beware this company

Beware this company is sending out demands for monthly payments in my case over 500% above what I am actually using. Have complained to them and the answer is the computer does the calculations !. At first level by phone employee looked at my account and agreed demands were excessive. When complaint escalated is when informed they go by computer calculations and sent deadlock letter with an offer of £50 to close complaint !. Will have to see now what the ombudsman says. read more

“My broadband has not worked since the day it was installed. customer service is almost non-existant and you have to request a call back from a manager that just doesn’t happen. 4 weeks now with no internet, no refund, nothing.”: “THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARD OF SHELL ENERGY BROADBAND IS DREADFUL. DON’T SIGN UP UNLESS YOU HAVE PLENTY OF SPARE TIME TO SPEND WAITING FOR YOUR CALLS TO BE ANSWERED AND BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE NO RESPONSE TO YOUR EMAIL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.” read more

“Absolutely garbage from a company who makes 9 billion profit in three months, but can’t answer any emails…”: “Awful company, Terrible customer service, nobody seems to understand what a customer is !!!”: “Do not use Shell! They optimise the greedy corporation, seeing customer service as something that is not essential to their business strategy.”

03 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot. read more

“The worst company i have ever dealt with. Customer service non-existant.”: “Shocking service, speeds were 34.9mbps to 0.04mbps and unable to load internet page unless within two metres of their ‘premium router’.”

Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk

Reviewer Dsmith: Location Barnsley: Date 2022-05-10

Comments

only gave 1 star as no option for zero. shocking service wouldn’t recommend can’t wait to leave. Took over from post office in feb and had nothing but issue and bad service since read more

4 May 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

AVOID

Have been trying to contact these for days, no-one answers phone or replies to emails, and live chat should be called dead chat, disgusting customer service

Awful service terrible I recently have…

Awful service terrible I recently have come over from the post office and everyone I call I am on hold for around 40 minutes to 1 hour absolutely disgraceful And the people there are rude and abrupt avoid shell energy !! read more

30 APRIL 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Time wasters

Half an hour to pickup a call, even worse to answer a chat and then agent put the phone down on you. The staff in customer service is rude and incompetent. It is appalling that this company does not value the time of its customers and operates by such low standards. This is not what you expect from a global brand like Shell. What a shame. Will happily rejoin EDF Energy read more

“This is a prime example of how Shell energy is extorting money from vulnerable and elderly customers. Is it any wonder how their FAT CAT GREEDY owners and management are able to share billions in profit while ordinary folk has to choose between food and heating? Please boycott SHELL ENERGY and stop these greed-ridden fat cats from getting fatter and wealthier while ordinary people starve and freeze in the dark!!!”: “Support Ukraine, support planet Earth, boycott Shell.”

15 APRIL 2022

The content above and below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Pathetic

Pathetic, incompetent, ignorant useless company. You thought Post Office Broadband was bad? Shell are even worse. Should not be allowed to operate in the UK, they’re on the level of a backstreet spiv. Avoid.

I was moved over to Shell when my last…

I was moved over to Shell when my last energy company went out of business. I then had to wait for a couple of months until they got around to talking to me. I then had both Electric and Gas pre-payment meters fitted. I got my electric card within 2 days but, after 5 months, I am still waiting for my gas card. My smart meter does not work and they are demanding that I pay them an estimated bill of £290.00. I have spoken to them and explained that I cannot possibly owe anything like the amount they are demanding and I also asked why my Gas card had not been sent to me. However, they are not interested in the mistake they have made, they are only interested in forcing me to pay £290.00 which they know is simply extortionate. This is a prime example of how Shell energy is extorting money from vulnerable and elderly customers. Is it any wonder how their FAT CAT GREEDY owners and management are able to share billions in profit while ordinary folk has to choose between food and heating? Please boycott SHELL ENERGY and stop these greed-ridden fat cats from getting fatter and wealthier while ordinary people starve and freeze in the dark!!! read more

11 APRIL 2022

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS SHELL ENERGY

Well what a company hours to get through left without broadband then the rudest of customer services I’ve ever had, they dod not care that I had lost money through lack of supply and just fobbed us off. Never again will we have any dealings with shell energy or any of there products. Customer service was appalling and they said they did not care what we put so to me that says a lot about what they think about there customers cost me 2 days wages as I could not work from home read more

Awful, you can’t get through to any help, over 40 minutes wait, then when you explain your problem they put you on hold again, don’t come back and the phone goes dead. This has happened three times.

5 APRIL 2022

The content above and below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Worst company I’ve ever had to deal with.

Am 5 days into contract with this sub standard company and have had no Internet access. After 5 days of being messed around they now tell me it could take another 5 days for engineers to sort things out. Tried to cancel my contract with them but they will not do this without me incurring charges for a service they have failed to provide. Worst company I have ever had the misfortune of having to deal with. Get your service from any other company, this one is useless. read more

28 March 2022

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Shell energy broadband never go near…

Shell energy broadband never go near them,carried my land line number over to them but they me a new number it’s belong to someone else, Ongoing complaint but I phone they never answer me, one day try to phone from 1.30 to 8 pm still won’t answer, my answer to you never touch Shell energy, customer services is just crap, crap, crap. read more

12 March 2022

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy Broadband published on Trustpilot.

WiFi doesn’t work. Getting support is impossible!

I had Shell Energy broadband installed yesterday after waiting a week for an engineer. The internet connectivity seems ok, but the WiFi won’t switch on. Connecting with the support last night on webchat was painful. It took 2 hours to get to an agent, who then brushed me off with *switch on your WiFi” and “have you tried your username and password?” Before dropping the call. I’ve been holding for their telephone “support” for over an hour. read more

Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk

“Unbelievably awful. Left without WiFi now for several days”

Reviewer s rashbrooke: Location – Tiverton: Date 2021-12-31

Comments

DREADFUL company, apparently switched by Uswitch, loads of agro as when I moved to my new property there was no landline & cottage needed rewire & refurb. This meant that shell could not & did not supply any service. Since then Ive been hounded for connection fees. Now with the Ombudsman. In my opinion this company is beyond belief in their lack of customer service. Advice dont touch. read more

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

10 Oct 2021

Absolute hell to get in touch with

Absolute hell to get in touch with. Virtual Assistant is a waste of time and energy. I am already sorry I transfered to them. When I finally got through the lady was very pleasant and helpful.

Not trueful

I have just changed to Shell through one of their agents who came to my house to discuss terms and conditions. The agent was very polite and pleasant and felt he was treating me fairly. He offered me £50 credit on my bill as a referral from my son, who has also just joined Shell, and £50 to my son. He also said my first payment would be one month after joining Shell. Both offers are untrue. When calling Shell they informed me no such offer should be made. I have made a complaint of mis-selling and awaiting the result. I thought this practice had disappeared, but it appears I’m wrong. read more

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

1 October 2021

I feel very ripped off since shell took…

I feel very ripped off since shell took over first utility,  Would not recommend to anyone, Fixed tariffs! very high standard charges, Happy now my contract has come to an end, And forget there broadband.

Broadband not adequate

Needed faster broadband than sky. Shell informed me I wouldn’t need any boosters and would suit my needs after telling them exactly how many devices, TVs, phones we are using, plus I work at home in the day. The speed was actually less than my old provider. The buffering is awful amd speed too slow. I rang the same day it went live to cancel under the cooling off period. Apparently I am out of my cooling off period as the 14 days started from when I ordered from them. It took them 16 days to install it. How do I know if it’s right for me? I complained and was on the phone for 3 hours, was cut off twice and at the end of the 3 hours, had not resolved anything. The terms and conditions and cooling off period was provided on a link on an email which is not a durable medium.
I feel it was mid sold to me. I’m now having to fight my case plus wait for a better broadband provider until 12 Oct. so inconvenient and so misleading. I will not use them again for anything or recommend.
They need to use their discretion more read more

The content below is sourced from current customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

11 Sept 2021: SHELL BROADBAND

Bad Mistake

Wow so far so bad can’t get the sky q boxes to work! The broadband band drops out for some reason. The router is embarrassing cheap and a horrible design. The Wi-Fi range is poor so my kitchen Alexa will not work or my ring door bell. No one in the family is talking to me now as its so so so bad!! This was not a good decision by me, wish I stayed with sky!! read more

Trustpilot Reviews: Shell Energy is the worst of the worst

More extracts from Shell Energy customer reviews posted during the past 48 hours on Trustpilot: “Please help me to get out of this money cheating/stealing company!!!!”: “Fraudulent company. Beware! “: “Shell energy is the worst of the worst I’ve ever come across”

Featured below are extracts from negative customer reviews about Shell Energy posted in the past two day on Trustpilot. Visit the Shell Energy page on Trustpilot to view all reviews in their entirety, positive and negative (and Shell Energy responses). Watch out for any fake reviews. Note the reoccurring themes in the negative reviews, including difficulty in communicating with the company. This article posted on 17 May 2021. read more

Current Shell Energy customer reviews posted on Trustpilot: “0 stars should be an option. The process of cancelling a switch from Eon to Shell appears to be a difficult concept for Shell to understand. Over 2 hours in total on hold, emails not responded to and poor quality service from the so called help desk. Avoid, avoid, avoid.”

Featured below are extracts from negative customer reviews about Shell Energy posted over the past 4 days on Trustpilot. Visit the Shell Energy page on Trustpilot to view all reviews in their entirety, positive and negative (and Shell Energy responses). Watch out for any fake reviews. Note the reoccurring themes in the negative reviews, including difficulty in communicating with the company. This article posted on 10 March 2021. read more