sentenced for using electricity magnet

Old_Git

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-33844632

I like this story ,She couldn't afford the electricity for the sunbed she had rented for 4 weeks .:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

PasturesNew

She must have hired that with the savings she made from not running her car any more: http://www.derryjournal.com/news/court-order-amid-concerns-over-seizure-of-woman-s-car-1-6860556

MoneyMate

Must be other way's to save electricity ?

darwin-rover

Thank god the judge saw through her nonsense.
Can afford 4 weeks sunbed rental (at around £150) but cant afford the few pounds it would cost to run them.
"I was only planning on using the magnet for the 4 weeks I had the sunbed. Honest guv"

Bridgeton_Boy

Poor girl her face must have been bright red when she was caught : )

donnac2558

I mentioned this case to someone I know who uses a magnet. She was really surprised and wanted to how they got caught? No idea, perhaps didn't get the magnet off in time.

The sooner everyone get the digital meters the better, you can't do that with them.

Old_Git

donnac2558 wrote: »

I mentioned this case to someone I know who uses a magnet. She was really surprised and wanted to how they got caught? No idea, perhaps didn't get the magnet off in time.

The sooner everyone get the digital meters the better, you can't do that with them.

the police may have been searching the house for something else .

Stevie_Palimo

Old_Git wrote: »

the police may have been searching the house for something else .

The electric Companies must cotton on though when some ones use drops from x pound a week to next to nothing and yes people go away on holidays and so on but we are after creatures of habit that tend to use a pattern.

Cherryscone

And she got a conditional Discharge what does that say to the other clampets doing the same .

Old_Git

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

The electric Companies must cotton on though when some ones use drops from x pound a week to next to nothing and yes people go away on holidays and so on but we are after creatures of habit that tend to use a pattern.

its easy to change electric company .Lets say I use £20 per week with airtricity .Then I change to budget and stick a magnet on .
Budget dont know my previous usage .So my new usage is £10 per week .

Cherryscone

Old_Git wrote: »

its easy to change electric company .Lets say I use £20 per week with airtricity .Then I change to budget and stick a magnet on .
Budget dont know my previous usage .So my new usage is £10 per week .

Would it even be £10 per week if a magnet was being used