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can't swith energy supplier because of smart meter? is there a way around it?
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How would you know ? you would only find out if you did not meet the suppliers criteria for credit worthiness .BG would nt say anything either. I ve switched dozens of times over the years but my credit history is OK even though I ve never borrowed a penny in my life to prove I m a worthy customerPennineAcute wrote: »In the past three years, out of Scottish Power, EON, Zog and Utility Point, only EON have credit checked me.0 -
How would you know ? you would only find out if you did not meet the suppliers criteria for credit worthiness .BG would nt say anything either. I ve switched dozens of times over the years but my credit history is OK even though I ve never borrowed a penny in my life to prove I m a worthy customer
If a company credit checks you it will be listed on one of your credit reports; which you should be checking at least every few months.0 -
How would you know ? you would only find out if you did not meet the suppliers criteria for credit worthiness .BG would nt say anything either. I ve switched dozens of times over the years but my credit history is OK even though I ve never borrowed a penny in my life to prove I m a worthy customer
Because only EON show on my credit file. Scottish Power, Zog and Utility Point do not show.0 -
PennineAcute wrote: »Because only EON show on my credit file. Scottish Power, Zog and Utility Point do not show.
I've only used "smaller" suppliers since 2016 - None of them have ever shown on my credit files.0
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