Gdf fined €1,500 for incorrect bill
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COURT RULING IS BELIEVED TO BE A FIRST AND COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH DISPUTED BILLS TO SUE AN ELDERLY woman who was threatened by gas supplier GDF over a disputed €7,000
bill has successfully sued the group for €1,500. The ruling by a court in Paris could make it easier for other energy customers with incorrect bills to take legal action against the
provider. The _tribunal correctionnel_ said GDF was wrong to threaten to cut off the woman’s gas supply if she failed to pay the over-priced bill. She was awarded the €1,500 damages as
compensation for the stress she had suffered. Consumer organisations believe as many as 30,000 GDF customers in France are in dispute with the company about the amount they have been billed.