Ripplehead Ices could close because of electricity bill

Ripplehead Ices in Blackburn, UK, received the bill from Eon, which said it had fitted the wrong meter and had undercharged them for 10 years. The bill has since been reduced to £30,000.

The owner of Ripplehead Ices, Catherine Elliot, is preparing legal action against Eon, as paying the bill would mean ‘the end of the company’.

“We can’t pay it,” said Elliot. “If we have to pay it, it will put us out of business, and that’s the end of us. We don’t manufacture anything here, there are no machines running, all we have are six fluorescent lights and a small freezer around the corner which runs on Eon every now and again.”

Eon has made it clear that the bill must be paid.

Source: BBC News