30-11-2025 08:00 via metro.co.uk

Disabled widow, 79, chased for payment by energy company for just 2p debt

Patricia Ribeiro, 79, was chased by Utilita after a computer error led the company to believe she owed a debt of two pence (Picture: Mark Radford/Metro)A disabled widow has said she was left feeling ‘disgusted’ after a computer error meant she was chased repeatedly for a payment of just 2p.Patricia Ribeiro, 79, from Dudley in the West Midlands, was shocked when she received a letter from Utilita, her previous energy supplier, saying it was going to inform a credit reference agency a
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