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Author:  pcernie [ Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Npower to pay £3.5m for misleading customers over switching

http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... -switching

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Npower to pay £3.5m for misleading customers over switching

The fine is far too low. The fine needs to be so large that the companies do not consider it. All this does is make it a cost of doing business if they get caught.

Author:  ShockWaffle [ Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Npower to pay £3.5m for misleading customers over switching

Amnesia10 wrote:
The fine is far too low. The fine needs to be so large that the companies do not consider it. All this does is make it a cost of doing business if they get caught.

That would undermine a fundamental principle of law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality_%28law%29

You should be careful what you wish for, the principle of proportionality protects you from excessive punishment for your infractions too. I would be amused if the next time you parked in the wrong place you were sentenced to have your liver ripped out and thrown to a pack of dogs. You might consider it an inconvenience of the worst kind.

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