Gareth Hughes tweeted a photo of a check received from Northern PowerGrid
A UK resident was shocked when he received a compensation check from his energy supplier. A picture, which has now gone viral, shows a huge amount on the check issued. On 12 February, Gareth Hughes of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, tweeted a photo that showed energy supplier Northern PowerGrid issued him a check for more than £2.3 trillion. If that’s not eye-watering, we don’t know what is. Mr. Bridge humbly thanked the service provider for the check and said, “Thank you North Powergrid for paying our compensation for several days we were without electricity after Storm Arwen.” But then he said, “Before I put the check in the bank, though, are you 100% sure you can afford it?” The tweet has been liked over 56,000 times and retweeted over 6,000 times.
Thank you for paying our compensation @northpowergrid For days we were without power #storm Before I bank the check, are you 100% sure you can afford it? #trillionpoundspic.twitter.com/z5MNc2Nxl1
— Gareth Hughes (@gh230277) 12 February 2022
According to daily mail, Czech follows the devastating storms “once in a generation” that struck the UK last November. Storm Arwen left many homes in Britain without electricity. Mr Brij was one of the customers who was being compensated for the sudden interruption in power supply.
Mr Bridge’s tweet caught the attention of North PowerGrid, who responded to the post. The company responded to the post saying, “Hi Gareth, thanks for bringing this to our attention. Please DM us your contact details including address and postcode so we can fix this inspection. Thanks, Phil.”
Hi Gareth, thanks for bringing this to our attention. Please DM us your contact details including address and postcode so we can correct this mistake. Thanks, Phil.
— Northern PowerGrid (@Northpowergrid) 12 February 2022
However, it seems Mr Bridges was not the only person who received a shocking amount in a compensatory cheque. Responding to North PowerGrid, Mr Bridges said he knew at least four other neighbors who had received the same amount in their cheques.
DM sent. You might want to check what other payments you made, as I know of at least four other checks of similar value sent to neighboring properties. ,
— Gareth Hughes (@gh230277) 12 February 2022
Twitter is furious over this mistake. Some suggested that Mr Bridges should have banked the cheque.
Bank it at 3% interest for 1 hour and you can get the principal back, and keep £7,954,482 in profit.
— Bob White ???????????????????????????????????????? (@bob_nw123) 13 February 2022
Here’s another funny comment:
Would be funny if you banked it. You could have told them that you would pay them five bucks a week????
— Helen Hatton (@helen_hatton) 13 February 2022
According to BBCA Northern POWERGRID spokesperson said in a statement, “As soon as we identified the clerical error which was caused due to incorrectly quoting the electricity meter reference number as the payment amount, we ensured that all 74 customers The checks were withheld so that they could not be cashed.” In the statement, the company apologized for the error and thanked “honest” customers who pointed out the mistake.
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