How to get disconnected

kookai9

Can anyone please say how to get the gas disconnected as am with 1st utility now for elec & Scottish power are charging every month for gas ,even though we dont use it at all ,Can t find the disconnection thing the person spoke of any where on there website ?

Andy_WSM

You could move the supply to Ebico perhaps? They have a no standing charge tariff. Would be better if you ever intend using gas again in the future or selling the property - it will be more sellable, maybe even more valuable with gas connected.

macman

If you have mains gas then use it-it's third of the price of electricity.
If you reconnect at a later date you will pay a heavy charge.

JJ_Egan

It will be the standing charge you are paying .
Possible you could compare and swap to a cheaper tariff.

Suppose you have checked your gas meter readings .

footyguy

kookai9 wrote: »

Can anyone please say how to get the gas disconnected as am with 1st utility now for elec & Scottish power are charging every month for gas ,even though we dont use it at all ,Can t find the disconnection thing the person spoke of any where on there website ?

Is it your own house?
Disconnection of the existing gas supply will probably have an adverse affect on the property value. (because reconnection is usually very expensive)

If it's not your own house, but rented, I'm sure the landlord will not be impressed if you attempt to disconnect an existing service and you will almost certainly be charged the reconnection fee when you eventually leave. (Remember the LL probably has a security deposit)

Use a comparison site to find the best deal for you
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/you-switch-gas-electricity

Probably separate gas & electricity suppliers will be best for you, so do check this option.

Most comparison site will not allow you to enter zero consumption, so enter 1kWh per year for gas. There are suppliers that will not charge you anything for gas if you do not consume any, and on occassions (and perhaps dependant on region) you may even find one that ends up paying you if you don't use anything.

kookai9

Anybody know if there is a charge to have the gas tunred off in the 1st place as a scottish repesentitive , just spoke to on the phone said there would be ;also the number 02034785316 they gave dosnt have any link through either Google or Bing search results & Saynoto0870 have no 0203 numbers on their site; Cant believe how awful a company Scottish power is ,that dont answer emails & give false information ? ?

Nada666

Yes, there is a charge to disconnect (why shouldn't you pay money for such a service?)

Yes, Ofgem have forced companies to stop issuing two-tier tariffs (consequently standing charges.)

kookai9

Nada666 wrote: »

Yes, there is a charge to disconnect (why shouldn't you pay money for such a service?)

Yes, Ofgem have forced companies to stop issuing two-tier tariffs (consequently standing charges.)

It feels like been charged to the a light switch turned off .

kookai9

footyguy wrote: »

Is it your own house?
Disconnection of the existing gas supply will probably have an adverse affect on the property value. (because reconnection is usually very expensive)

If it's not your own house, but rented, I'm sure the landlord will not be impressed if you attempt to disconnect an existing service and you will almost certainly be charged the reconnection fee when you eventually leave. (Remember the LL probably has a security deposit)

Use a comparison site to find the best deal for you
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/you-switch-gas-electricity

Probably separate gas & electricity suppliers will be best for you, so do check this option.

Most comparison site will not allow you to enter zero consumption, so enter 1kWh per year for gas. There are suppliers that will not charge you anything for gas if you do not consume any, and on occassions (and perhaps dependant on region) you may even find one that ends up paying you if you don't use anything.

Its a council tennacy so no worries there , Scottish power say they are been forced by Ofgem to charge the Standing charge:)

kookai9

Ebico does sound interesting ,wondering if such a small company will be around for long .

kookai9 wrote: »

Anybody know if there is a charge to have the gas tunred off in the 1st place as a scottish repesentitive , just spoke to on the phone said there would be ;also the number 02034785316 they gave dosnt have any link through either Google or Bing search results & Saynoto0870 have no 0203 numbers on their site; Cant believe how awful a company Scottish power is ,that dont answer emails & give false information ? ?

lemontart

https://ukgasb2c.natgrid.co.uk/b2c_ng/b2c/start.do;jsessionid=I2xMK7Ol1_il4rV0MB9om_ikoCMOSQG6zUwD_SAPuYRHGyM9rXwtMg9Wr1J-Nm1d;saplb_*=%28J2EE55365020%2955365050

There is also a charge for disconnections - see here to get a quote if you are covered by nationalgrid