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Pre Payment to Metered
runmichellerun
Posts: 864 Forumite
in Energy
Hello
Myself and my boyfriend have just moved into a house which has its gas and electricity run by pre payment meters.
The amount of money these are eating up is astronomical so could someone advise me the best way to get these taken out and to have gas and electricity supplied in the normal metered way please?
We both have good credit ratings by the way.
Many thanks
Myself and my boyfriend have just moved into a house which has its gas and electricity run by pre payment meters.
The amount of money these are eating up is astronomical so could someone advise me the best way to get these taken out and to have gas and electricity supplied in the normal metered way please?
We both have good credit ratings by the way.
Many thanks
LBM February 2008. DFD March 2013 19 August 2011
Debt at LBM £14,395.48. Debt Now £0
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Ask your supplier. They will change them for you.0
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But they may charge you, some charge £50 per meter.Ask your supplier. They will change them for you.
Also check there is no debt recovery set on the meters from the previous tenant.IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.
4 Credit Card and 1 Loan PPI claims settled for £26k, 1 rejected (Opus).0 -
Can we switch providers to someone cheaper then? We could maybe take advantage of the £100 cashback offer that EDF have and use that against getting rid of the pre payment meters. Or are the rules different for a customer with a pre payment meter?LBM February 2008. DFD March 2013 19 August 2011Debt at LBM £14,395.48. Debt Now £00
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You'd have to change to a prepayment tariff and I doubt if there are any that give £100. You need to call round and ask them what they will do to help. British Gas changed mine for me for free.0
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Yes you can change supplier.runmichellerun wrote: »Can we switch providers to someone cheaper then? We could maybe take advantage of the £100 cashback offer that EDF have and use that against getting rid of the pre payment meters. Or are the rules different for a customer with a pre payment meter?
Use a compariosn site to see what is the best deal available to you
I'm sure the £100 cashback from EDF only applkies to a certain tariff which may not be the cheapest - however the comparison site will say if it is available to you"Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100
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