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Forum » Topic: Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 10:33:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Dick Everyman on "Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057#post-144952 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:25:07 +0000 Dick Everyman 144952@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Don't know who did the pic but it really gave me a warm glow - unlike British Gas! Perks on "Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057#post-144932 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:30:51 +0000 Perks 144932@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Nice one. Great FP Squudge on "Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057#post-144930 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:49:06 +0000 Squudge 144930@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ it snuck in quietly - was that lovely pic done for you by Pinxit? Dick Everyman on "Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057#post-144916 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:54:36 +0000 Dick Everyman 144916@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thanks Mr Custard ;0) Des Custard on "Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057#post-144864 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:02:02 +0000 Des Custard 144864@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Still no comments or stars but a fine FP. Now rectified. Dick Everyman on "Confusing energy tariffs to be published in picture book format" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=50057#post-144347 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:37:12 +0000 Dick Everyman 144347@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ In the wake of criticism from Ofgem and from consumer groups, utility companies are to publish energy bills and other communications in picture book formats to make them less baffling for consumers. Illustrator and graphic novelist, Raymond Briggs author of 'The Snowman' and 'Fungus the Bogeyman,' has been drafted in to work with utility companies to create easy to understand formats for befuddled energy consumers. “I am re-working elements of The Snowman and Fungus as I want to combine a wintry feel with scaring customers shitless with descriptions of soaring bills, leaky gas boilers, rising damp, mould issues and poor insulation.” Ofgem has welcomed the move by energy giants and has stressed that the current confusing array of tariffs will be the first to change. Mr Briggs, who was guest speaker at a recent British Gas convention in the Cayman Islands explained, “The Snowman tariff is for those who wish to freeze their bills for the next twelve months. It features a specially built in hypothermia alert which kicks in as soon as consumers go down to less than five layers of clothing. The Bogeyman tariff is for those on pre-payment meters which give out a high pitched moan when credit falls below five hundred quid.” A spokesman for British Gas said, “We are delighted to be working with Mr Briggs and are anxious to state that we are also bringing our own brand of fairy tales to the table. In fact we are just walking in the air.”