Economy 7 Meter scandal?

footyguy

Staffers wrote: »

My energy provider (SSE/M&S) changed my meter in 2007. Previous meter was an old style thing, last checked in '96 it seems. Because of work etc it hadn't been read since Jan 14 (yes,my very bad) but I had been paying quarterly estimates to the tune of £1839 from then to date. This month I finally got round to putting in an accurate reading and now have an additional bill of £990. So in two years, in a household of two teenage boys and myself we've managed to rack up almost £3,000 electric. I am paying the bill but in conversation with SSE they told me I had an Economy 7 meter which, had I known I'd have run away from. 98.2% of my use age is daytime. It's not a big house - 3 small double beds, mid terrace, myself and two sons have been tenants here for 14 years. Scenario explained, my question is "is there anything I can do about an E7 meter installation that I wasn't aware of"? SSE said that their meter team would contact me to change the meter....10 days ago. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

How could you not be aware of it? :huh:
You said you were getting estimated bills - the tariff is shown on each & every bill you would have been sent.

And if you've done nothing about it since Jan 2014, then you are almost certianly on the suppliers very expensive standard variable tariff too. :eek: