I want to remove my prepayment meter, help please

tysfoot

Hi

Im with bristish gas for my electric and scottish power for gas both on a prepaymant meter.
Currently im paying £15 a week on electric and £10 a week on gas, my freinds say this is expensive

I just want some advice on how easy is it to get a company to remove a meter and go on direct debit, how much this costs an obviously what company to go with to heat an average size home


Thanks :rotfl:

panicker

We are in the process of doing just this. In theory its easy , just call there customer services and ask on the phone, they did a quick credit check( i think just to make sure you have never owed them money) and arranged a date to have the metres changed. British Gas changed theirs today ( 9 days after calling) and Npower are due on the 27th to change my electric.


Edit: there was no cost to change the metres and we are now just waiting for the bills to come in so we can do a comparison to find the best suppliers

tysfoot

so shall i phone the company im with at the moment or the company i want to switch to.
Was this free for you ?

panicker

phone the company you are with to change you onto DD then think about changing company.. I can't be sure but I don't think you can switch providers from a pre-payment to DD ( so says moneysupermarket.com) . There were no costs involved in changing at all , gas was changed today as I said and now we just need to ring after 2 weeks with details and a reading and wait for the first bill.

tysfoot

ok, thanks for the help. il ring them today to see if they will change, then i think about changing supplier

kayla99

panicker wrote: »

We are in the process of doing just this. In theory its easy , just call there customer services and ask on the phone, they did a quick credit check( i think just to make sure you have never owed them money) and arranged a date to have the metres changed. British Gas changed theirs today ( 9 days after calling) and Npower are due on the 27th to change my electric.


Edit: there was no cost to change the metres and we are now just waiting for the bills to come in so we can do a comparison to find the best suppliers

I'm with Eon, and have been since I bought my house in 2006. When we bought the house there was a prepayment metre for the electric.........Eon had told me that to remove it they will charge £50.00:mad:
I am not, or ever have been in debt with my bills

anniecave

panicker wrote: »

phone the company you are with to change you onto DD then think about changing company.. I can't be sure but I don't think you can switch providers from a pre-payment to DD ( so says moneysupermarket.com) . There were no costs involved in changing at all , gas was changed today as I said and now we just need to ring after 2 weeks with details and a reading and wait for the first bill.

It is possible to change suppliers if you are on prepayment meter (but it will always be more expensive to be on pre-payment than on the cheapest DD tariff)

get the meter changed first. I would say even if you are charged for changing the meter over, with the difference on prices it's still likely to be cheaper for you long term if you intend to stay in the property a while

I wouldn't wait for the first bill either, as that will be 3 and a bit months after the meter has been changed, look at changing suppliers as soon as the meter has been changed!

If you however plan to move out next week/month then I wouldn't bother of course!

Anna