British gas have misquoted me and now demand 1300 payment

Cardew

It IS a wind up.

duchy

gem1978 wrote: »

I'm not contenplating turning off the lights, but that sometimes seams to be the only option open to me!

Will look into this pre pay meter, but looks expensive.

i dont fink they would dare take my cars off me, would mean that the kids dont get educated and hubbie would have to be on the dole!

Oh bless you -you think the official receiver will care ? Good luck with that one :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm inclined to agree with you Cardew- No-one is genuinely THAT stupid................ are they ????? :rotfl:

I'm still giggling about the "Bright" OH with his GCSE in Business Studies (or maybe she just misunderstood what BS stood for ) who apparently works seven days a week plus (must have a time machine) fitting gas boilers but doesn't know how to read a gas meter......... .

gem1978 wrote: »

I'm not contenplating turning off the lights, but that sometimes seams to be the only option open to me!

As in the lights are on but nobody is home ?

SwanJon

duchy wrote: »

one thing to watch out for is that once it is paid off it continues to "collect the debt" until they reset the meter

Duchy - sounds like you had your meter a while ago. All the ones installed for the last five years track the debt and stop recovering when it is paid off. You can see the balance reducing on the meter.

gem1978 wrote: »

Will look into this pre pay meter, but looks expensive.

The prepay meter will charge the same price as a quarterly bill would, so more than direct debit, but it sounds like you've lost that if you can't agree a new monthly rate.

If you don't choose to have the PP meter fitted, they will go to court, get a warrant and force it to be fitted. Along the way they will add night on £300 to your debt.

If you do go for the PP meter get into the habit of topping up regularly, and try and build up a buffer before the cold weather kicks in.