I don't for one minute believe all their websites are down. I reckon they're hoping that people will forget to submit their readings once they are back up and running so that they can give them an over-inflated estimated bill.
All these energy companies are parasites.
What some don't quite realise yet as well, especially with the price of petrol/diesel so high as well, is the knock on effect on the price of our every day essentials.
Gulp... especially as so many were on the edge already.
A true double whammy - energy on production raises costs, petrol/diesel on delivery raises costs and the supermarkets won't take a hit.
And many a small business won't be able to take a hit, and will face bankruptcy sadly. So many businesses are already on rocky ground due to the pandemic.
Sadly this is the truth, they have a board of directors who need their 6 or 7 figure bonuses plus shareholders to answer to. The whole capitalist system is reaching breaking point for the masses whilst the "elite" clear upI don't for one minute believe all their websites are down. I reckon they're hoping that people will forget to submit their readings once they are back up and running so that they can give them an over-inflated estimated bill.
All these energy companies are parasites.
Yep and business rates are returning to their full amount after the reduction during covid. VAT going back up to 20% for the hospitality sector which will hit Hotels, Restaurants, Pubs etc.And many a small business won't be able to take a hit, and will face bankruptcy sadly. So many businesses are already on rocky ground due to the pandemic.
Protest group, Just stop Oil, are disrupting distribution of fuel at depos all around the country.Yup, the biggest hit (which wouldn't be popular) is the major players take at least 50% of the hit themselves and cut bonuses and cut shareholder dividends to help offset, but they won't. Some businesses aren't in that position though so they'll disappear with normal folks sharing the hit.
Couldn't have been more badly timed with Covid, but if there was less energy use it makes even more of a mockery we didn't build storage as the initial hike was just pure profiteering from OPEC.
Morning mate. I read this earlier. Just wish the tanker drivers would just run over them and the cops drag the bodies out of the way.Protest group, Just stop Oil, are disrupting distribution of fuel at depos all around the country.
Sick of this fuckin lot.
Yes, agree.Morning mate. I read this earlier. Just wish the tanker drivers would just run over them and the cops drag the bodies out of the way.
On a basic level, people submitting readings via an app are making post requests to their API (well this is one way it could be structured). It would be easy to slow the rate at which this can happen. No doubt the traffic would be intense, so they could slow this down just to preserve the app itself but I'd imagine they would have been briefed to make things go a lot slower in order to make people frustrated and not bother.I don't for one minute believe all their websites are down. I reckon they're hoping that people will forget to submit their readings once they are back up and running so that they can give them an over-inflated estimated bill.
All these energy companies are parasites.
On a basic level, people submitting readings via an app are making post requests to their API (well this is one way it could be structured). It would be easy to slow the rate at which this can happen. No doubt the traffic would be intense, so they could slow this down just to preserve the app itself but I'd imagine they would have been briefed to make things go a lot slower in order to make people frustrated and not bother.
A true double whammy - energy on production raises costs, petrol/diesel on delivery raises costs and the supermarkets won't take a hit.
One big racket isn't it , Gas Electric water Telephones Railways and Buses should never have been privatised, it's one massive shambles now