Responsibility for correct electric meter in a council property.

Robin9

Perry162 wrote: »

She is on the cheapest tariff for both meters but obviously where the E7 tariff is nearly 4x per KWh in the day than at night, that’s where the price is being hiked so much. .

Which BG tariff is this please ? and what do you mean by low ?

Blackpool_Saver

Robin9 wrote: »

Which BG tariff is this please ? and what do you mean by low ?

Yes, I was going to come to that, BG and their hidden tariffs and circular links on the website which always lead back to the expensive ones, no means of getting up to date info etc etc....BUT we need basic facts first..

Robin9

If say this is 3000 with 5% BG would be £62 but Symbio £38

Blackpool_Saver

Robin9 wrote: »

If say this is 3000 with 5% BG would be £62 but Symbio £38

Translate please :-)

Robin9

If the total annual use is 3000 kWh and uses 5% at night This is 2850 kWh during the day and 150 kWh at night. BG tariff is £62 a month; Symbio is £38 a month.

Blackpool_Saver

Robin9 wrote: »

If the total annual use is 3000 kWh and uses 5% at night This is 2850 kWh during the day and 150 kWh at night. BG tariff is £62 a month; Symbio is £38 a month.

Thank you for that, I will go and have a look at that Symbio, hopefully the OP will come back soon

Takmon

Perry162 wrote: »

Hi robin, I’ve looked at her actual yearly usage over the last years and it’s very low, about standard for a 1 bedroom house/flat. No electric heaters. Just has CH and water hence the E7 is absolutely not appropriate for the usage.

She is on the cheapest tariff for both meters but obviously where the E7 tariff is nearly 4x per KWh in the day than at night, that’s where the price is being hiked so much.

I’m savvy with switching, usage and finding the cheapest tariffs. My query here was regarding the incorrect placement of an E7 meter.

I could probably gather up 100 people in my locality and ask them if they know the ins and outs of an E7 meter and I bet a low percentage would know what one is.

I just feel for my friend having struggled for all this time without knowing she’s on an unsuitable meter and as much as it may be her responsibility, I feel more information should he given to tenants if they want to put the blame on them. I don’t remember being taught at school what an E7 meter is so god knows how companies/councils/landlords expect people to just know these things.

The fact is that for over 6 years she has not bothered to see if she can get a better deal on her gas and electricity. If she had done this she would have found out she was on economy 7 and could have switched to a cheaper rate. There is so much in the media about switching that if she chooses not to do it then that's nobody's fault but her own.

D_M_E

She could ask her supplier if they would swap the E7 meter for a single rate one, some of them will.

Gerry1

D_M_E wrote: »

She could ask her supplier if they would swap the E7 meter for a single rate one, some of them will.

There's often no need for a meter change.

Perry162 wrote: »

I could probably gather up 100 people in my locality and ask them if they know the ins and outs of an E7 meter and I bet a low percentage would know what one is.

That's hardly surprising because most people don't have an E7 meter and therefore have no need to know !

Perry162 wrote: »

I don’t remember being taught at school what an E7 meter is so god knows how companies/councils/landlords expect people to just know these things.

Her E7 meter has two registers, and presumably she has been taking readings from them. Her bills will show the two sets of readings and that the day rate is much more expensive than the night rate.

Blackpool_Saver

Gerry1 wrote: »

Her bills will show the two sets of readings and that the day rate is much more expensive than the night rate.

I wonder if she is on prepayment? Has she just relied on someone coming to read the meter? Does she have special needs?

O.P. are you there?