Solar Tile scam.

I had tea with a friend yesterday. She has a lovely house looking out to sea . It is always pleasant to chat and we often cover a lot of ground.
She also has solar panels and yesterday was talking about paying for their maintenance.
I asked a few questions.
About a year ago she was approached by a firm who told her they would guarantee her tiles and do any work necessary.
This costs her £20per month.
Alarm bells were ringing in my head.
People who have been reading my blogs for some time may remember that I had a similar arrangement last year.
I asked for the name of the company. She brought out the papers involved .
It was the same firm.
They are still approaching people and convincing them of the necessity of insurance.
I told her what had happened to me about a year ago when they sent a surveyor to look at the loft where the units are housed.
The man who arrived spent a morning finding multiple problems up there. It was going to cost me a lot of money.
A local man I trust went up there a day later at my request . None of the reported problems existed. The cost of doing all the work was well over a thousand pounds.
I cancelled the work and then on good advice stopped my £20 per month to the Liverpool firm.
EDF who supply my electricity told me that no maintenance was needed. It was in fact a scam.
I gave my friend all the facts. She was shocked but determined to stop her monthly fee.
I now realise that this firm, getting our names and addresses from a register must target old ladies living alone...and it must pay them very nicely to do it.
Old people everywhere need to know this...particular if they have solar tiles.



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