thinking of having prepayment removed

before_hollywood

hi guys and girls quick question......

i bought my house in april, both meters were prepayment with scottish power, which was fine.
i'm now thinking of taking more control and going to a billed conventional meter system, i wonder though

1. the prepayment was not started in my name, i inhereted it from the previous owner, will i be in a minimum term
2. will sp charge to change if its with them
3. am i likely to save any money, my electric is roughly £35 pm and my gas is hard to tell, about £10 pm summer and about £45 pm at the moment i think as heating on 6hrs a day

Premier_2

In answer to your questions:

1. Hopefully you advised the supplier when you moved in. Else you could have been paying off the previous occupant's debt! :eek:
You won't be in any minimum term.

2. They may charge. Contact SP and ask them. Be careful to understand what is a charge (if any) and what is a security deposit (if any). Any charge is the cost of changing the meter. A security deposit, if requested, is refundable after 1 year with interest (assuming you pay your bills on time & in full)

3. PPMs are usually more expensive than most credit meter tariffs. You can get a list of SP's tariffs from their website to see what you could save, although SP will be happy to discuss the options available to you indicating any likely savings.

jimmyk_2

if you inherited the meter and its not your debt and you are debt free to the shipper.TELL them you want it/them removed within 4 weeks or you will buy your fuel elsewhere..if you get no response.change shipper.easy.