Gas arrers

kelly2285

Hi,
I need a bit of advice,
im with scottish power for my gas and electric, i already have a pre-payment meter for my electric, but now the company want to put me on a gas pre-payment meter, i dont mind this but im in arrears for over £500, they said that £15 will automatically go off my meter every week for the arrears then i will have to top up the amount for which i will use during the week, is there any way i could get them to lower the fee as im sure i carnt afford it every week as well as the winter usage ?? They seem quite adament on this £15 a week??? HELP!:eek:

DirectDebacle

You need to discuss it with them. They have given you 33 weeks to repay. Often they will give you the same time to repay as it took to build up. If it took longer than 33 weeks to accrue the debt they may be prepared to extend the repayment period to that time.

A_fiend_for_life

What letter have you received so far? Is it the first bill? Is it based on actual readings?

Lube

£15 per week for a £500 debt isnt to bad

CharlieBilly

If it takes you 33 weeks then unless you cut your consumption then you be in same mess next winter unless you put some money a side

spiro

What you need to do is compile a 'statement of income' (or whatever its called) which details all you income and outgoings. You then use this to discuss you ability to repay your debt. Under their licence when they install a ppm to recover a debt they can only recover it at a rate that you can afford. I have known of people owing 00s who only replace £3-4 a week.

Scottish_Power

Hi kelly2285

If you are unable to repay £15 per week back for the debt accrued on the gas account, I'm sure we will be able to extend the payment arrangement to around 12 months which will lower your debt setting to around £10 per week.

There are a number of factors which are taken into account. Contact us to have this debt setting lowered or send me your details and I will arrange this for you.

Kind Regards

Colin @ ScottishPower