brother in law is using a magnet on power meter

seven-day-weekend

hoijane wrote: »

i know, but i thought we had progressed as a nation since cutting off an arm for a starving person stealing food.

Yes we have, but your brother is not starving, nor would he be if he put apples through as apples. As for the gas meter, put another coat on and use less gas instead of fraudulently stealing it and putting the price up for all of us.

hoijane

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Yes we have, but your brother is not starving, nor would he be if he put apples through as apples. As for the gas meter, put another coat on and use less gas instead of fraudulently stealing it and putting the price up for all of us.

it was a historic reference , but dont worry about it

seven-day-weekend

Hey I think for the first time in my life I have spotted a WUM!

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

Hmm this poster has exactly the same tone as Gem78 the previous WUM, bizarre way to get your kicks but there we are.

Yorkie1

OP, it's not theft (you can't steal electricity) but it is either abstraction of electricity or fraud.

You risk getting him in trouble with the authorities if you mention this to the supplier or elsewhere. Even if he does not get prosecuted or cautioned for this, he runs the risk of being blacklisted on the National Hunter database, which would impact on his ability to get insurance or anything credit based. The supplier would in all likelihood put him on a pre-payment meter, which costs more.

If they're serious about trying to reduce debt (and I'm not convinced they are, from your posts), then they need to look more carefully at all their expenditure by doing a statement of affairs. The debt free wannabee board has useful pointers.

ollski

It's a 5 minute job to steal gas if you are inclined towards theft, but be prepared to get caught and then be prosecuted to cover whatever the supplier thinks you may have stolen.....and think of more interesting fake posts.

Fishingtime

hoijane
If I were you I would book into a Premier inn for the weekend and eat at Subways.
it may take your mind off stealing either gas or electric, Not quite sure which as you have not actually mentioned

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THIS is what happens to a long term gas fraud. Uncovered last week due to constant refusals to see the meter , RPU got in and caught the guy red handed in the act of replacing his bypass rig. A payment of , and this is true, £20,000 was received to cover gas fraud dating back many years. So no matter how long people get away with it, every penny can be recouped and in this case it was.The house was a large one and obviously the owner had plenty of money to pay for his energy.

littleboo

hoijane wrote: »

they are certainly not wasting any money - have not been abroad this year at all.

Nearly spat my drink out at that line. :rotfl:

Coopdivi

hoijane wrote: »

i don't want to sound racist, but my brother in law is from another part of the world and apparently it is very common over there

You were doing well up to this point.

Good fishing though. You got a whole netful :T