Scottish Power Bankruptcy?

msampson

hi,

hope some one can help me as i am thinking of joining scotish powers fixed price electric till 2009 but i wanted to know if i became bankrupt while on the fixed price product will they move me to the scottish power standard prices or will be be able to stay on my current fixed price tarrif till 2009 if my acct in in good order and not in areears?

thanks for any help anyone can give me,

msampson

fiveyearplan

If you're already a customer, they won't find out you're BR.

get_me_out

Be careful here.......... from experience they are not the best ones for moving dd to new bank account.

We moved account and gave them SIX WEEKS notice. They tried old account of course did not go through. They CANCELLED my payment plan AND rate.

Tried to resent but got told pay all accounts first!!

So when you open new bank account after BR, watch them.

fiveyearplan

There's no reason you can't open a coop account in anticipation of BR. That's what I did and also many other people have done. You can have all the direct debits you want to carry on with all set up before BR day and everything will run smoothly.

get_me_out

Yes thats a good idea, sorry forgot about that bit. Just didnt want you ending up with big final bills like I did. Due to their error and now I have prepay elec and plan for gas.

MissMuppet

I answered this on the Gas/Elec board... I'm with SP and have been before and after my BR and have had no problems at all. Ok SP are a nightmare when it comes to setting up DD's, but so are most places... have been having issues with water companies recently too! As long as you're organised you should be fine...

get_me_out

MissMuppet - how were they after you filed BR, we have biggish bills with them. Elec on prepay taking 5.00 a wk for arrears and gas on payment plan paying 5.00 a wk arrears.

As in my name these arrears will go in BR, would they insist on deposit for the gas????

peachyprice

Hi Msampson,
We're with Atlantic who are part of Scottish Power, going BR has made no difference what so ever to our tarrif.

HTH

MissMuppet

get_me_out wrote: »

MissMuppet - how were they after you filed BR, we have biggish bills with them. Elec on prepay taking 5.00 a wk for arrears and gas on payment plan paying 5.00 a wk arrears.

As in my name these arrears will go in BR, would they insist on deposit for the gas????

Luckily I didn't have any arrears with my rent or utililty bills when I went BR so they may have been different with me if I had... None of my utilities knew I had gone BR, and as far as I know they still don't. I may have just been lucky. Sorry I can't help.

DebS_2-3

I've got a number somewhere (I will look it out). SP would prefer it if you tell them then you can go on a cheaper rate. Will get the number for you.

DEBT_23

i opened a barclays cash card account in jun. go BR 6th aug, i owe no month to barclays will this account stay open then ???
i left lloyds due to owing them a credit card and they was charging my visa debit account every month..