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Prepayment Card Meter Debt question
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My gas ran out two nights ago (at night) , i used emergency credit (only about £3 worth) since then. I proceeded to top it up tonight and when i was putting credit on the meter i had x.xx for emergency credit, and x.xx for debt, and x.xx for gas.
The question is why am i paying debt? Is this debt for the night it ran into emergency credit?
I am not behind with any payments and there hasn't been debt before (i think!).
I'm with npower
Thanks
Kevin
My gas ran out two nights ago (at night) , i used emergency credit (only about £3 worth) since then. I proceeded to top it up tonight and when i was putting credit on the meter i had x.xx for emergency credit, and x.xx for debt, and x.xx for gas.
The question is why am i paying debt? Is this debt for the night it ran into emergency credit?
I am not behind with any payments and there hasn't been debt before (i think!).
I'm with npower
Thanks
Kevin
Current Debt : £3900 going up! damn washing machine!
Mortgage savings: £0
Budgeting from now on so watch this space!
Bank charges
First Direct : £217.50 letter sent 12/12/06 FULL SETTLEMENT 18/12/06 :beer:
Barclays : £260 Letter sent 29/12/06 settled for £130 17/1/06:beer:
Proud to be dealing with my debts!
Mortgage savings: £0
Budgeting from now on so watch this space!
Bank charges
First Direct : £217.50 letter sent 12/12/06 FULL SETTLEMENT 18/12/06 :beer:
Barclays : £260 Letter sent 29/12/06 settled for £130 17/1/06:beer:
Proud to be dealing with my debts!
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Press button a and hold then keep pressing at screen 23 it will ask you to insert card then go on to screen 26 it will tell you if there is a debt on the meter and how much.
I only know this because i have a small debt left on my meter and this is how i check what is left to pay back.
If it does show a debt phone your gas company and ask why.Proud to be DEBT FREE AT LAST0 -
I would guess the amount of the emergency credit you have used already would show as debt? if it's less than the £3 then I would guess thatIndecision is the key to flexibility0
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