Rogue Installers

yellowvanman · May 2, 2011

Sadly, Malcolm you are correct!

jer05 · Aug 10, 2011

MCS Renewables said:
One of the other energy websites with a forum had a thread which exposed "Solartricity" to be the rebranded rogue installer "Ideal Solar" from Ringwood in Hampshire. This is the company who featured in a Which magazine report and Watchdog TV programme about rogue solar companies. This company is a national installer.
It has the same staff, the same building , is not in REAL or the MCS and is continuing to rip off consumers.

The thread has had to be temporarily removed as the Solartricity lawyers are "unhappy" with the content.
So even if you try to expose the rogues they can use the law to help them and continue to rip people off.

If anyone can help with any provable facts, pictures, stories, info about Ideal solar now being Solartricity please pm me as soon as possible and I will pass it on. Thanks

My mother received a visit from Solartricity on Friday. 80 years old lives alone etc. She was pursuaded to sign up for a deal and paid a deposit of £3,230 for a £13k installation - 1.62kWp!

I have spoken to these rogues and cancelled the contract. They tell me they have refunded the money I am waiting until Friday to see if it registers in my mothers account. Then I am into trading standards etc. If you want a scanned copy of all the documents then once my mum's money is back I have the pack. They need drumming out of the market quick.

Jer

Graeme Harrold · Aug 10, 2011

Seaward Solar's first newsletter highlights the problems in other countries, wonder how long it will take for someone to do a survey in the UK on installation standards.....

Cider · Aug 10, 2011

As the first post says poor installs going in everywhere around me.
Its pretty obvious that alot of companies have been set up to sell sell sell now, and shut down in a few years when the market is dead.
Therefore there will be no company to retribute for the problems when they show up.
Quality install has to be a massive selling point and make it clear in sales blurb how it must and must not be done.