Pre-payment elec meter costing £2 per day!! HELP!!??

Kavid_2

Hi everyone!

Me and my partner live in a small one bed flat which has a pre-payment electricity meter which accepts £1 and £2 coins. It can cost £1-2 per day which is ridiculous!

Who do I speak to about this? It must be the landlord that empties the machine, but the electric company that sets the rate??

Help! what should we do?

Thanks

dzug1

Kavid wrote: »

Hi everyone!

Me and my partner live in a small one bed flat which has a pre-payment electricity meter which accepts £1 and £2 coins. It can cost £1-2 per day which is ridiculous!

Who do I speak to about this? It must be the landlord that empties the machine, but the electric company that sets the rate??

Help! what should we do?

Thanks

If the landlord empties it it's his meter and he sets the rates.

It's supposed to have the rate indicated on it, and I have a feeling (not sure though) there are legal limits to what he can charge.


Not sure that £1 a day is ridiculous though

Premier_2

dzug1 wrote: »

... and I have a feeling (not sure though) there are legal limits to what he can charge...

There are.

He's not allowed to profit from the sale of the electricity.

Premier_2

Kavid wrote: »

...Who do I speak to about this? ...

Best place is with the LL to start with. Try and better understand the rate he is charging you at, and then decide if that is reasonable. Nothing to do with what you can afford or what you think you should be paying but do you have reason to believe the LL is profiteering from such sale.
£365 - £730 per year for an all electric flat doesn't seem ridiculous to me, but it depends on how much you actually consume.

If you have reasonable suspicion the LL is selling at a profit, I would suggest you contact Shelter, or possibly the CAB, for further advice.

Fire_Fox

Kavid wrote: »

Hi everyone!

Me and my partner live in a small one bed flat which has a pre-payment electricity meter which accepts £1 and £2 coins. It can cost £1-2 per day which is ridiculous!

Who do I speak to about this? It must be the landlord that empties the machine, but the electric company that sets the rate??

Help! what should we do?

Thanks

I have an all electric two bedroom flat and regularly check I am on the cheapest tariff. I am frugal with both heating and hot water, yet my direct debit has just increased from £34 to £43. I know a number of people who were using £100 per month last winter: electricity is an expensive way to heat a flat.