How do I get gas supplied? (I have a pre-paid meter)

SwanJon

mattcanary wrote: »

British Gas I believe are one of the more expensive companies for gas charges. This is because they used to have amonopoly on gas supply. Once the market was opened up, the original company were not allowed to undercut their competitors. At least I think this is the case unless anyone else corrects me!

Contradicting you.
Restrictions on ex-monopoly suppliers were removed years ago.
(doesn't make them cheapest though - stick your consumption in a comparison site.)

Terrylw1

SwanJon wrote: »

Contradicting you.
Restrictions on ex-monopoly suppliers were removed years ago.
(doesn't make them cheapest though - stick your consumption in a comparison site.)

Same on elec. Those rules were in place for a few years to encourage poaching of customers from the old host board. They have been gone a while now since it was argued to be anti-competitive.

However, given some areas a Supplier has very little customer base (hence a poor set of agent contracts to support the meter & readings services), it's likely some are a little high since they may not really want people