Whose crazy idea was my faulty 9ft-high smart meter? I’d need a pogo stick to read it, says furious pensioner By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 1 August 2020 When Joy Thomas was told she needed her energy meter replaced five years ago … Read more
A number of shoppers have been left out of pocket after purchasing items from the second-hand tech store, CeX that haven’t turned up, according to an exclusive report for This is Money by Which?. Some customers, including key workers, have reported receiving faulty items according to the consumer group, while others have not received online … Read more
I bought an iPad from John Lewis in September 2017. I started having problems, so they suggested I send it back. Three weeks later, a reconditioned iPad was returned to me. In the past three years, I have had three reconditioned iPads — always with problems. With the latest one, I am having to charge … Read more
Can YOU spot what’s wrong with these bank notes? Collection of £5, £10, and £20 notes printed by the Bank of England that didn’t quite make the grade are tipped to sell for £6,000 at auction A collector’s haul of faulty notes will go on sale at Dix Noonan Webb of London Two of the … Read more
Government demands its money back from China after 3.5 million antibody tests it purchased were found to be faulty The Government wants its money back for millions of antibody tests from China Department of Health says no finger-prick tests passed accuracy checks It comes as governments rejected Chinese equipment to fight the coronavirus Learn more … Read more
Spain returns ‘faulty’ coronavirus testing kits bought from Chinese company as experts say China is filling the void left by Europe’s usual go-to ally the US Spanish government forced to return ‘faulty’ coronavirus testing kits to China Supplier Shenzhen Bioeasy said it had not adequately explained how to use them The Spanish ministry said it will … Read more
Nearly one million faulty smart meters were installed in British homes last year Energy firms fitted 900,000 old smart meters last year which proved faulty Providers had been been told to switch to new models after customers experienced problems Number of meters installed last year fell from 4.7 million in 2018 to 4.5 million By … Read more