7 years no electricity bill

Peterr7

Hi a friend of mine moved into a flat 7 years ago and since he’s lived there he has never received a electricity bill,he is about to move out and isn’t sure what to do should he contact electricity and if he does will he pay 7 years back payments,I’ve told him to contact citizens advice which he is but just wondered if it will be the 7 years payment thanks for any help

[Deleted User]

I don't see why not as he's used 7 years worth of the stuff he will have to pay for it.

Robin9

Is the electricity bill included in his rent?

Does he know where his meter is ? Read it, make a note of the meter serial number and take a photo. Prove it is his by switching off the supply at the consumer unit or switch by the meter.

Others will post a link so he can find out who his supplier is.

PasturesNew

It's too risky.... they'll find him.

7 years, that's 84 months.
84 months at, say, £50/month .... that's over £4k.

He needs to stay living there and hide for the rest of his life and hope he doesn't suddenly get that bill!

macman

Did he register with the supplier on taking up residency? Did he attempt to get a bill? Did he submit meter readings?
If no, then back billing rules will not apply and they can go back 6 years.
You'e just not given us enough info to answer your question.

Skools_Out

Peterr7 wrote: »

Hi a friend of mine moved into a flat 7 years ago and since he’s lived there he has never received a electricity bill,he is about to move out and isn’t sure what to do should he contact electricity and if he does will he pay 7 years back payments,I’ve told him to contact citizens advice which he is but just wondered if it will be the 7 years payment thanks for any help

Leave and vanish forever ?
... just like you seem to have done 11 minutes after your joining this site and posting your one and only post
:cool:

Peterr7

When he moved in the landlady told him he wouldn’t get a bill and took a meter reading from him the meter is outside and could of been read by anybody at any time,he has never stopped anybody reading meter or preventing anybody from doing so and would have paid any bill received he did not register because he was told by the landlady he would not receive a bill so did not think he had to this was given credence by the fact that there is external communal lighting that serves a couple of flats that runs of his flat he thought this was why he could not be billed,this all came out a few months ago when a new lease had to be established and during conversations this came to light that neither party was paying electricity bill,this situation was up and running before his tenancy began and so he walked in on something that was already happening,which means that his landlady that should’ve been paying bill in between tenants obviously was not and so was aware of situation for a long time,so what liability under circumstances will the tenant have thanks for any advice

SnuggleBuggles

Peterr7 - no advice to give but please may I introduce you to the full stop.

Full stop - meet paragraph.

Best of luck to 'your friend‘ by the way. Someone more knowledgeable than I will stop by to advise you.