Question!!!!

Rie_Holt

specialsparky wrote: »

Hi why cant they fit a PP meter? There are only a couple of reasons as a rule and that is when the meter is not in your flat or it is too high for you to operate.
I have to say that your offer of £5 a week is poor,why should they wait for over 80 weeks to get their money back?
Are you on benefits? You could get your debt and consumption paid through something called Fuel Direct. Ask your supplier for help, they are duty bound to assist you if you are having problems paying for your fuel
Good luck - Hope this helps

i do not think that my offer is poor...i am on benefits, with a child, when i first got the bill it was for £200...i asked for a pre-payment meter & they said i would have to wait 6 weeks for the meter to be installed, so i am not entirelly to blame.

fuel direct is not an option for me... i am actively seeking work & income support will stop for me within 6 months, its not a solution to the problem.
thats not good really, as i have explared this option with them, they said that they will accept my offer of £5 per week & take it straight from my benefits, which i do not mind them doing, however, if i got a job next week, i will have to start the process all over again.

yes, i know they are duty bound to help me...they have said that i will have to clear the debt before they send me out a card.

Rie_Holt

Premier wrote: »

No you won't be able to switch supplier.

I'm not surprised they have refused your offer - it will take over 18 months to pay off at that rate!

How come you owe them so much money suddenly? If there is an issue that created a sudden large bill that they may be partly to blame for (e.g. an incorrectly set DD or a lack of actual readings for some time) the supplier will generally allow the debt to be paid off over the period it was accrued.

If it was just what you consumed in the last quarter, 4 months to repay seems more than generous.

If you can't do that, they will almost certainly install pre-payment meters and put the debt on those ... but at least you'll be able to repay over a longer period.
(Let's hope they can, else they'll probably cut you off!!!)

in answer to your reply,

everything you have writen, is wrong.

firstly - i got the 1st bill for £200, i asked them for a pre-payment meter, i had to wait 6 weeks, when they turned up, the man said that he would have to put the job in for 'Special Operations'. i rang them & they gave me another appointment for the next month. when they came, they said that they could not fit it because it was too high.

as for the electricity comp. being 'generious' with me, in on benefits with a child & not fuel direct is not an option.

it was insensitive to put exclaimation marks after your comment about being cut off

BargainGalore

Not normally and why should they you owe them money if you switch your less likely to pay

Rie_Holt wrote: »

Can i switch gas/electric sypplier if i owe the supplier money?

Rie_Holt

maybe you should try reading the all the threads first before replying....

Rie_Holt

you got a stutter lol!

KimYeovil

Rie_Holt wrote: »

as for the electricity comp. being 'generious' with me, in on benefits with a child & not fuel direct is not an option

Won't somebody please think of the child[STRIKE]!!!![/STRIKE].

Rie_Holt

do you know what luv? dont even go there starting on my child

BargainGalore

You dont do a very good job do you, that of a being internet troll?

Hope you dont make a career of that as you be sadly disappointed

Rie_Holt wrote: »

do you know what luv? dont even go there starting on my child

NeverInDebt

I am sure she does, more's the question do you?

I just wondered if being a numpty is natural to you or you just pretend to be one

Still have a good laugh at your expense

Rie_Holt wrote: »

oh maybe you don't have children, you have a sad, lonely existance & the only way you get on in life is by having a go at others. you should give yourself a pat on the back

Rie_Holt

NeverInDebt wrote: »

I am sure she does, more's the question do you?

I just wondered if being a numpty is natural to you or you just pretend to be one

Still have a good laugh at your expense

& why do you feel the need to jump in? go away. & i do not have to confirm any details of my life to you stupid.

oh & if you think that is ok to send people horrible messages, then its you who is a numpty