no electric/gas bill for over a year!!

9195andre

ok, my situation is moved into a new build estate April 09. Tried to sort out my gas and electric but was told that there was a problem with the meter numbers being registered to the wrong properties. Had a call saying it was being looked into, not sure who this was that phoned, and that would hear when it was sorted. No call ever came and have had no bills whatsoever!

My question is do I chase this up or wait for a bill and then under the billing code am i able to get any arrears owed written off as the supplier has not billed me sooner?

Appreciate any views on this

nikki1520

Chase it up. Make sure you've put some money aside to pay the bill when it comes.

The utility supplier is obliged to read the meter ever two years as a bare minimum. You may be able to argue on not having had a bill, but I wouldn't count on it. It's not likely you would be able to get any arears written off until the two years had passed, and you should be able to show that you did everything in your power to get an accurate bill - this will go in your favour if you decide to try and go for a write off

markharding557

absolutely chase it up because the longer this goes on the worse it will be for you

Cardew

The billing code does indeed say that Utilitiy companies cannot back-bill for more than 12 months(used to be 2 years) where it is the fault of the Utility company that no bills have been raised.

Where new build properties are concerned, it is rarely the case that the Utility company is at fault; and usually the occupant has to pay.

You presumably knew who was supplying you in order to make a phone call?

Had you written a recorded delivery letter, or even a letter that was acknowledged by a Utility company, explaining the situation, then you might have some grounds.

However you simply cannot expect to use gas and electricity and not pay.

Gerrard_8_lfc

This is a sore spot for me because if I didnt have a bill I would be chasing and chasing a bill because I do not want hit with a huge bill.

The bill will be coming and yes you have to pay it.

It seems you may not have went to th extent I would have but maybe you are looking to slip out of it ???