Removing pay as you go meter.

richtea9

Me and my other half have recently rented a flat that has a prepaid meter installed that is with NPower. I have read that NPower will charge to replace the meter with a standard one. We haven't moved in yet and have no desire of wanting to keep the pre-paid meter.

I've been looking into changing to another supplier that will allow us to change the meter free of charge. What steps would I need to take to do this? Do I initially need to alert NPower that I have moved into the property, or can I simply call another supplier and ask them to supply us? Do I also need permission from the landlord?

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

It has nothing to do with the LL.

Contact npower and inform them you've taken over the property. This is very important; the meter may be recovering a previous occupant's debt at the moment and the only way to stop this is by registering as the new tenant.

BG, edf and eon all exchange PPM's for a credit meter free of charge, provided you pass a credit check. You can commence the switch to them as soon as you've registered with npower. It takes roughly 6 weeks. Once this is up and you are a customer of the new company, ask them to exchange the meter.

richtea9

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »

It has nothing to do with the LL.

Contact npower and inform them you've taken over the property. This is very important; the meter may be recovering a previous occupant's debt at the moment and the only way to stop this is by registering as the new tenant.

BG, edf and eon all exchange PPM's for a credit meter free of charge, provided you pass a credit check. You can commence the switch to them as soon as you've registered with npower. It takes roughly 6 weeks. Once this is up and you are a customer of the new company, ask them to exchange the meter.

Thanks for reply and help

In relation to the credit check, I'm studying my masters this year, but my girlfriend is starting a graduate job so would we have any issues with the credit check? Neither of us have had any debt/credit history, apart from student finance.

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

richtea9 wrote: »

Thanks for reply and help

In relation to the credit check, I'm studying my masters this year, but my girlfriend is starting a graduate job so would we have any issues with the credit check? Neither of us have had any debt/credit history, apart from student finance.

You should be fine, they're only really concerned if you have a CCJ or some other public record of poor credit history.

admania

fyi edf will exchange your meter for free without a credit check, so if you want to change meter you can

nPower

richtea9 wrote: »

Me and my other half have recently rented a flat that has a prepaid meter installed that is with NPower. I have read that NPower will charge to replace the meter with a standard one. We haven't moved in yet and have no desire of wanting to keep the pre-paid meter.

I've been looking into changing to another supplier that will allow us to change the meter free of charge. What steps would I need to take to do this? Do I initially need to alert NPower that I have moved into the property, or can I simply call another supplier and ask them to supply us? Do I also need permission from the landlord?

Hi richtea9,

Please email us with your account details using the email address on our profile and we can discuss the best options for you.

Thanks
Chris :-)