Electric being cut off

Cardew

Wig wrote:

But the amount they charge is outrageous and should be restricted by OFGEM to 45 pounds.

I would agree with that sum.

How much do they charge? - I have seen prices between £40 and £150 mentioned.

Cardew

Claribelle wrote:

Thank you again.

Cardew - II do not have all electric here. I have gas central heating and also a gas hob for cooking. I thought the average electric useage was a little excessive because of the gas input.

Without Electric heating it seems very difficult to use £130 a month for electricity. You don't leave an immersion heater switched on do you?

The average consumption is supposed to be 3,300 kWh pa. Whilst prices vary according to the area you live and the company you use, that consumption in the highest price area, with a very high tariff company, would not cost more than £50 a month and most area/tariff combinations would be much lower that that. So you are paying more than 3 times the average.

I would at least find out how a bit more detail about your last years bill - how many kWh you used in the last year and what tariff you are on.

Wig

Do you keep all your old electric bills? If not you'll have to ask for copies of them (not sure if they charge or not) - wouldn't this come under dataprotection disclosure for a max fee of £10 - anyone?

If you have all your old leccy bills then give us the info like I have illustrated here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=2758139#post2758139

If you are using 1300kwh a month your meter would be whizzing round (40kwh per day, 1.75kwh per hour), don't flip the switch just yet, take a reading of the elec meter, note down reading and time taken. Then another reading after 24hours (preferably).

Then we'll consider to flip the switch after that. (I'm thinking if the meter is busted, flicking the switch could knock some sense into it - which we don't want to do just yet).

rosscobley

you should have offered them a repayment plan and a good one. If they say no and say that they will cut you off you could of attened the court at the same time as they would of and told the judge what you have offered. I dont think any judge will grant a warrent if you have offered a repayment plan

tripled

Not necesarily rosscobley, because they previously let the op pay by dd, on which he missed payments, then by standing order, where he missed a payment and ignored letters saying the so needed to be increased as he was building up a debt. So they could demonstate they had made reasonable efforts to offer a solution. I am suprised they refused the offer of £1300 though, considering he offered to pay almost 90% of the outstanding debt, I'm not sure a judge would be convinced that wasn't reasonable.