Gareth Hughes, a man from Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom, was mistakenly compensated with a cheque of £2 trillion by an electricity firm after a few days of experiencing a power cut due to Storm Arwen.
Although Hughes was expecting some kind of compensation for the lost power, the £2 trillion compensation cheque by Northern Powergrid came as a massive shock to him. Hughes decided to share the big-ticket on Twitter and wrote, “Thank you for our compensation payment @Northpowergrid for the several days we were without power following #stormarwen Before I bank the cheque, however, are you 100% certain you can afford this? #trillionpounds.”
Uploaded on February 12, the tweet has garnered over 52,000 likes and more than 6,200 retweets. One Twitter user said, “You should absolutely have banked it first. Their client holding account would have taken the hit and it would be up to them to resolve. Not your problem. They’ve issued you a legally written cheque.”
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Another user added, “If the same wrong amount appeared in your bill, they’d still harass you for months asking for payment before correcting the mistake.”
One user asked, “Dear Gareth can you lend me some money for a leaving party I am planning and my fines etc. Thank you B Johnson of London.”
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The official Twitter handle of Northern Powergrid also responded to the viral tweet. “Hi Gareth,Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Please DM us your contact details including address and postcode so we can correct this oversight. Thanks, Phil,” read the tweet.
Hughes’ cheque has a figure of £2324252080110 (Two trillion three hundred and twenty-four billion two hundred and fifty-two million eighty thousand one).
According to reports, Hughes isn’t the only customer to receive an incorrect cheque, with over 75 customers receiving apologies from Northern Powergrid after the firm issued them wrong cheques.
