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What happen to my electricity

adindas
adindas Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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edited 20 July 2013 at 3:00PM in Energy
I have seen there is a key attached to the meter and anytime I reinsert the key the amount of pound increase again ? What is acttually happening here, is it possible that the previous owner still have credit that I could use ?

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  • C_Mababejive
    C_Mababejive Posts: 11,668 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Can you post a pic of the meter?
    Feudal Britain needs land reform. 70% of the land is "owned" by 1 % of the population and at least 50% is unregistered (inherited by landed gentry). Thats why your slave box costs so much..
  • pka_2
    pka_2 Posts: 158 Forumite
    It is most likely that you are activating emergency credit that you will at some point have to pay back. I presume that the key has British gas written on it?
    Yes you need to contact British gas and let them know that you are the new owner/occupier. They will then register the supply in your name and they will send you out a new key.
  • markharding557
    markharding557 Posts: 3,116 Forumite
    You must take meter readings and go to a paypoint shop for a replacement card.
    Stop using the key left by the previous occupants because if you put money on this it will go to their account not yours.
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