3/27/2010
Endorsing cheque for $25.00 puts you into a 3-year contract with gas broker.
The BBB is warning area residents to read the fine print before endorsing a cheque for $25.00.
Read the whole story in this link http://www.windsorstar.com/business/Beware+brokers+bearing+gifts/2732989/story.html
While this alert deals with a specific gas broker, homeowners should be aware that this warning applies equally to electicity brokers. The deregulation of both gas and electricity market has led to marketplace abuses by unsrcupulous energy brokers.
The Ontario Energy Board has done little to curb these questionable practices and we hope to see better regulation in the new Consumer Protection Act currently being drafted.