Tenant received gas bill although he doesn't use gas

societys_child

It appears the EA has given really duff advice and the supply is not disconnected at all. Not sure what to do about the £200 bill but I'd be switching the gas supplier to Ebico asap.

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Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »

This has little to do with your agent, the only people that can write this off is edf.

What Voyager has said is incorrect, you don't have to sign anything to enter a gas contract, a deemed contract exists where a supplier begins to supply gas to the consumer otherwise than in pursuance of contract http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44

Indeed deemed contracts are common, we all enter one the moment we switch on that first lightbulb in a new home.

The difficulty here is what constitutes supply? edf clearly think providing a gas meter constitutes supply. OFGEM happen to think that gas has to be consumed. Until it's tested in court, this impasse will continue. Considering the standing charge is to recover fixed costs such as maintaining pipework and safety checks (which they will still have to perform in this case), the energy companies would stand a better chance than most people might think.

OP, in practise, a letter to edf informing them that the meter is disconnected and you've never taken supply of gas should be enough to get them off your back.

I would like to know if this "impasse " would hold good for business gas supply. Two small units I visited last week were complaining bitterly about standing charges of £1.50 a day for gas when they never used any at all from day one ( small domestic sized metric meters ). Businesses really get hammered for standing charges

joeblack9

Ask them to remove the meter as once it is removed no more standing charges.