gas and electric

milly_rhys

well im on pre payment meters and although its cheaper for direct debit they want a credit check any suggestions as to what to do ?

my credit rating will be bad

James&Shell

When we moved a year ago they all did credit cheques on me for all utiliteis and i was a undicharged bankrupt a the time and they all went through fine with no prob.

id give them a ring

saubryn

How long have you been with your utility company on pre-payment? Is there a debt on the meter?

I used to work for NPower and the stance they took was if theres no debt, you've been a customer a year, and you're going on direct debit they would just accept you no matter what your credit was.

I'm not sure what other companies do, but its likely to be about the same kind of terms.

milly_rhys

thanks ive just phoned up that switch company that someone mentioned and he done it all for me , i would have to pay to have the meters taken out which i cant afford so he has changed me to npower i will save 3% not many options on the prepayment meter but i do get £15 cash back

lol im getting into this money from nothing lark i like it

whatatwit

Well done, the only benefit of a pre-payment meter is at least you can't run up any debts.
The only further saving to be made now on those bills, is to try and use less.
Have a look on the Old Style board for tips on reducing usage. :T

Xbigman

Try looking at Ebico (https://www.ebico.co.uk I think). They are flat rate so your prepayment meter won't work out dearer.
Regards



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