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Should I pay?

Just got my gas and electric bill online from British Gas. Should I pay this or shall I wait. My BR hearing is on the 9th Feb.
"What does not kill you makes you stronger"


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  • Queen
    Queen Posts: 788 Forumite
    You can include these in BR,
  • You can include the debt in your bankruptcy paperwork..depends on arrears etc....BUT british gas have recently become a little bankrupt unfreindly so they may close your account and insist on installation of pre-pay meters for gas/elec
    if your not in arrears just continue payments as usual...
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    :p
  • Merry_Gentry
    Merry_Gentry Posts: 3,627 Forumite
    Do you have any other arrears? If you intend to stay where you are, and continue using the utility companies you are with, you might as well pay them and just continue the service.
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  • MercMan
    MercMan Posts: 460 Forumite
    No arrears thankfully. Might as well keep quiet and see what happens. I pay by instalments using DD. But if I tell them I'm moving banks to the CO-OP without a reason that should be OK.
    "What does not kill you makes you stronger"


  • Everyone has the right to change banks for whatever reason...british gas shouldnt question it so you'll be fine!
    Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
    :p
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