Energy firms are switching to debt collection agencies as a means of of pursuing customers who switch to another company so as to avoid paying their bills.
Irish energy firm, Bord Gais, is one of the first to take the step of tackling the practice of pursuing these “debt hoppers” through the use of a debt collection agency.
A spokeswoman for Bord Gais said yesterday debt hopping was a “serious issue facing the energy industry” and they were taking a robust action to address the problem
