Switching advice

naturaljazz

I have pay as you go smart meters with British Gas and want to switch suppliers. I have no debt and want a standard billed smart meter for gas and electricity. I rang British Gas to arrange to swap my meters and said I planned to switch. They said to find a switch and the new supplier will change the meter. Is this correct? I thought I had to swap meters first then switch? Are all suppliers ok with this, wont it look like I may be a bad debt etc, I am not. Thanks

AndyCF

Find the new supplier first.

Then talk to them (the new one) about what will be changed, if anything.

Depends on who you go with if they will change the meter or not, I think Ultilita might change it to their own but others may just keep the existing Smart one, which may or may not operate in a 'dumb' mode depending on what it is.

In theory there should not be a need to speak to the existing supplier at all, the 'new' one should handle it for you.

Biscuit_Tin

naturaljazz wrote: »

I have pay as you go smart meters with British Gas and want to switch suppliers. I have no debt and want a standard billed smart meter for gas and electricity. I rang British Gas to arrange to swap my meters and said I planned to switch. They said to find a switch and the new supplier will change the meter. Is this correct? I thought I had to swap meters first then switch? Are all suppliers ok with this, wont it look like I may be a bad debt etc, I am not. Thanks

If British Gas won't give you credit (even if you agree to give them a security deposit), then I'm afraid that you may have difficulty credit from the majority of suppliers.

Perhaps this article will give you some assistence?
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/switch-prepaid-gas-electricity/

Some people just say switch to EDF, and get credit meters that way.
But that may not help unless yopu are happy to remain with EDF and pay EDF prices. Even if you have a credit meter, yiou may still have diffiuculty getting accepted for credit by other suppliers.

Try and find out the underlying basis of being refused credit (e.g. by looking at your credit files), and address that first.

naturaljazz

Hi Biscuit Tin,


I can get credit, I have a good credit rating, the reason I have the meters is they were here when I moved and I hadn't thought to change them until now. BG didnt refuse me credit, i rang and said I wanted to switch. I guess I ought to ring and ask to have the meter put onto a credit meter without mentioning the switch and take it from there, switching later on.

Thank you for the link.