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QR codes on energy bills to help households save money

Joanna Faith
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Joanna Faith
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10/03/2014

Plans to make Quick Response (QR) codes on energy bills compulsory to help people switch supplier more easily have been unveiled by the government.

Households would get an instant cross-market comparison under the plans, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey said.

The codes will allow people to transfer valuable data from their bill – such as current tariff name and consumption – to their smartphone or tablet.

The government said this will help them to control their consumption and costs, for example through uploading energy tariff information to a price comparison website.

Davey said: “We’re determined to make energy markets work better for consumers – and despite all the evidence showing that QR codes on bills would make a real difference to people, energy companies still haven’t done anything about it.

“That’s why we’re acting to make sure people have a quick, straightforward way to compare the best deal for them with a simple swipe of their phone.”


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