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when can I refuse a prepayment meter
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The biggest problem is if the meter is in debt collecting mode, this means that it WILL be set to take, say, £5 per week (amount varies) in this case even if no power is being used for any reason it will still be collecting this amount.
all seems fine until the tenant that was in debt, leaves without telling the supplier, the new tenant then inherits the debt when they move in.
We see this a lot in housing association stock, it also seems that landlords are unaware of this issue.
Load of rubish as long as the new occupier informs the supplier and takes a read and doesnt use the previous occs key / card it wontDon't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.0 -
Correct, but there are a lot round here don't do any of that, just move in and reuse card. Then they worry why it costs so much.0
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The biggest problem is if the meter is in debt collecting mode, this means that it WILL be set to take, say, £5 per week (amount varies) in this case even if no power is being used for any reason it will still be collecting this amount.
all seems fine until the tenant that was in debt, leaves without telling the supplier, the new tenant then inherits the debt when they move in.
We see this a lot in housing association stock, it also seems that landlords are unaware of this issue.
If a tenant leaves debt on a prepay meter, call the supplier and inform them of this. they need to send the meter operator out to perform a Decom-Recom.
This needs to be attend to within 4 hours by the meter operator if done on first day of tenancy.Working within the gas and electric industry since 2008'0 -
That's it trouble is getting the HA teams to take it on-board
(p.s. I do know the ins and outs as I'm a DNO engineer)0 -
or ask someone from liverpool if they have a dip key, although the new meters are killing them lolDon't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.0
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This only applies to gas, for elec they send you your own key which resets the meter.utility_csa wrote: »If a tenant leaves debt on a prepay meter, call the supplier and inform them of this. they need to send the meter operator out to perform a Decom-Recom.
This needs to be attend to within 4 hours by the meter operator if done on first day of tenancy.IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.
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