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too beaurocratic?

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CryingAtMyParty · 26/03/2012 15:19

Oh oh oh. South West Water, how many times have I asked you, told you. My husband has died. Every detail of the account is the same, except for the name. Just change his name to mine on the account and direct debit etc. You managed to readdress it all to the executor of Mr Party (that's me, me me!) and take the money from the bank account which hasn't changed except to my sole name So why can't you just change the name to mine. I don't want to open a new account, check readings, fill in forms. I have been filling in forms for months to get money, I don't need to do any more forms in to pay it out. Someone wrote the procedures you keep quoting to me. Let them unwrite them. Bereavement is shit enough anyhow, and not getting any better. It wouldn't take much from you to remove just a miniscule bit of the burden from a widow with a baby and a small child. Please!

Please widows all, help me identify the beaurocracy that simply doesn't help, and let's make the culprits review their 'procedures' to be a little more customer friendly.

Well, I know that we are so lucky in this country to have freshwater on tap, compared to many other countries where there isn't - so now I feel guilty too.
Anyone fromutilities companies reading this. Please get onto someone to make the necessary changes Please.

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redexpat · 26/03/2012 15:44

Oh dear. Have nothing useful. Just moral support.

scaryteacher · 26/03/2012 15:47

Tell whoever it is you are speaking to that this is above their pay grade and you wish to speak to someone very senior as soon as possible. Email the Chief Exec and the Head of Customer relations. Contact Spotlight - they like a SWW bashing bit in the news.

Threeprinces · 26/03/2012 15:47

Oh dear :-(.

Why don't you just send them a letter as you have written it here, simply explains the situation and how thy really aren't being helpful.

Good Luck :-)

annalovesmrbates · 26/03/2012 17:20

Oh I am so sorry for your loss. South West Water sound totally stupid and unhelpful and I am sorry that you are going through this. I was executor when my dad died and everything went smoothly, I hope that my experience is more common than yours because, as you say, bereavement is hard enough without unhelpful jobsworths trying to make it harder. I hope you get it resolved asap.

annalovesmrbates · 26/03/2012 17:20

Oh I am so sorry for your loss. South West Water sound totally stupid and unhelpful and I am sorry that you are going through this. I was executor when my dad died and everything went smoothly, I hope that my experience is more common than yours because, as you say, bereavement is hard enough without unhelpful jobsworths trying to make it harder. I hope you get it resolved asap.

zeno · 26/03/2012 18:02

Party, I feel for you. You shouldn't have to battle them on this.

The child tax credit people were so awful when dd died that we have refused any further dealings with them out of sheer self preservation. Their low point was stamping her death certificate "copy" in red ink.

Policy schmolicy!

CryingAtMyParty · 27/03/2012 12:26

Zeno

You've reminded me that things could be so much worse, and are for many people. So sorry for you and your loss.

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zeno · 27/03/2012 12:37

It's just so unecessary for companies to pile on all this extra crap. I've got a feeling there is some helpful organisation who help with stopping junk mail addressed to the deceased, but I haven't come across anyone campaigning to stop the world at large from being idiots about it!

We are currently going into battle with the council who seem incapable of giving a straight answer about the rules at the cemetery regarding headstones and kerbs. It shouldn't be this hard.

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