pre-payment meters

ged1980

Can someone tell me is there a standing charge for useing pre-payment meters with BG

KimYeovil

Yes there is (though it may be implemented as a two-tier tariff rather than as a daily standing charge.) But whether there is a charge or not makes no difference to the effective total cost 97 times out of 100.

Indeed, rather bizarrely, one of their tariffs (Click Pay as you go) uses both methods - 35p* per day for gas implemented with a two-tier tariff and 17p* per day for electricity as a daily standing charge!!! (Although this is a fair way to do it - since the two-tier gas gives you the opportunity to save on the effective standing charge over summer.)


* Actual amounts will vary by region.

ged1980

KimYeovil wrote: »

Yes there is (though it may be implemented as a two-tier tariff rather than as a daily standing charge.)

thanks kim

just been looking at our meter after something i read on the forum and it says...

charge/week £002.14

im sure when we went over to BG last year was because they said there was no standing charge

Joyful

If you have an older meter you can request an exchange to one that does not have the standard charge on it.

BexTech

ged1980 wrote: »

Thanks Kim

Just been looking at our meter after something I read on the forum and it says...

Charge/week £002.14

I'm sure when we went over to BG last year was because they said there was no standing charge.

Could be the meter charges this weekly / standing charge, but the tariff you are on doesn't so when you get your statement the difference between the amount you have put in the meter, been used on the meter and the actual BG cost will be shown, either bringing you in credit and getting a refund cheque or maybe slightly in debt and owing a little.

SwanJon

Just to add to the above:
Some tariffs have explicit standing charges
e.g. the click one Kim mentioned, but also all E7 tariffs.
If you are Standard single rate as Joyful says you can change your meter to a lovely new greyish-white one.