Gas Disconnection

martindias

I have committed to be a no gas house with Solar-panels and Air Source Heat Pump. Getting my Gas Meter removed is necessary to make space for my new pressurised water tank. However getting the meter removed is proving less than easy. Tonik continue to bill be for a standing charge  3 months after ending my supply with them. They say even if they remove the meter and the pipe is capped, I have to continue paying a standing charge as long as the gas pipes come into my home. Removing the whole gas pipe to the road is a huge job. Any ideas? Can i just move my supply to a supplier who doesn't charge a standing charge? Beats me why anyone would want to take on a gas supply for a house which isn't intending to use gas :-). Octopus is my new electric supplier and they don't do a nil rated gas supply.

Ectophile

It looks like you need to get your local gas distribution company in to permanently remove the supply.  They will charge for that.

In my area, that would be Southern Gas Networks, but yours could be somebody else.https://www.findmysupplier.energy/webapp/index.html#

martindias

Ectophile said:

It looks like you need to get your local gas distribution company in to permanently remove the supply.  They will charge for that.

In my area, that would be Southern Gas Networks, but yours could be somebody else.https://www.findmysupplier.energy/webapp/index.html#

Yes been in touch with them, Cadence - they say it is Tonik's responsibility to move the meter and cap supply and then Cadence remove the pipe. But why have the pipe removed - i just want to stop the gas? If another person buys the house let them take have the option of gas. Seems crazy i have to pay to have pipes removed or continue pay a standing charge for something i am not currently buying!

Hasbeen

martindias said:

I have committed to be a no gas house with Solar-panels and Air Source Heat Pump. Getting my Gas Meter removed is necessary to make space for my new pressurised water tank. However getting the meter removed is proving less than easy. Tonik continue to bill be for a standing charge  3 months after ending my supply with them. They say even if they remove the meter and the pipe is capped, I have to continue paying a standing charge as long as the gas pipes come into my home. Removing the whole gas pipe to the road is a huge job. Any ideas? Can i just move my supply to a supplier who doesn't charge a standing charge? Beats me why anyone would want to take on a gas supply for a house which isn't intending to use gas :-). Octopus is my new electric supplier and they don't do a nil rated gas supply.

Have you looked at zero rate standing charges? https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/electricity-standing-charge/
Or google no standing charges?
Personally I would keep the gas as a back up.

martindias

i have finally found Utilita is willing to take on my account with a zero rated standing charge 🙏

martindias

martindias said:

i have finally found Utilita is willing to take on my account with a zero rated standing charge 🙏

Whoops - no they're not. Will only take on dual fuel users or electricity supply only. So now back to square one with a current gas standing charge 25p a day for a supply i am not using. 25p a day is a bit much for a back up but i can see the sense in keeping the possibility of a gas supply, Now i'll try Ebico and see if they'll take on a zero rated account :-(

Gerry1

You'll find the supposedly Ethical Billing Company are a bit unethical.  You''ll have a to pay more, a minimum of £104 per year even if you use no gas whatsoever, even though they claim there's zero standing charge.

Also have a look at their recent TrustPilot reviews which are pretty grim.

FullForce

Gerry1 said:

You'll find the supposedly Ethical Billing Company are a bit unethical.  You''ll have a to pay more, a minimum of £104 per year even if you use no gas whatsoever, even though they claim there's zero standing charge.

Also have a look at their recent TrustPilot reviews which are pretty grim.

Oh dear.

If all you are going to do is post defamatory comments, at least try and get a slither of truth into them.

Ebico created it's name because it was going to call itself the Equitable Billing Company.
They didn't, because over 20 years ago, just when they were about to launch, events in the financial markets gave "Equitable" a bad name, so they went with just Ebico

Anyway,

equitable

adjective

1. fair and impartial.

What can be more fair and impartial than spelling out exactly what you will get?

Ebico Zero Green Fixed v4.

• ZERO Standing charge
• 12 Months fixed price
• Green energy plan
• No exit fees or tie-ins
• Minimum annual bill value provisions apply,

So I took a look at Trustpilot as you invited me to do, and what did I find?
Not "pretty grim" at all, but "Great"!!!


In contrast, I thought I would check out MSE to see how that fared, but it was not quite so glowing

not least, it would seem from the comments posted, due in part because of the content posted by some MSE forum users.

Gerry1

Ebico has always promoted itself as an ethical company:-

"Ebico has successfully positioned itself in the British home electricity and gas market as an energy company driven by an ethical principle. Unlike ‘green’ ethical suppliers, Ebico’s unique focus is on tackling fuel poverty."

It's a bit semantic anyway because equitable and ethical are synonyms.

I invited you to look at recent Trustpilot results, which are mostly one star and very critical. You should have scrolled down !

• IMHO it's unethical to promote a tariff with ZERO Standing charge when it can't cost less than £104 per year.  How can it be compatible with Standard Licence Condition 22A, which says that all charges for supply activities must be contained in the unit rate or the standing charge?
  

MeterMan

Total crap about still having to pay a standing charge for the service being left in place.

Get your supplier to remove your gas meter, if no gas meter is reinstated within 12 months, the transporter to obliged to remove the service to prevent you from stealing gas. 

C_Mababejive

Gas suppliers often rent meters from meter asset managers (MAMs). Distribution companies own the pipe that supplies the meter. If you want the meter removing, you must deal with your gas supplier who will deal with their MAM. That should stop the standing charge. Once the meter is removed this sets a timer with the network (Cadent?). After a year or so of having no meter on the end of the pipe they will contact you citing the GSMR Regs and will seek to disconnect and/or isolate your service. If its old steel they will dig in the road and cut it off. If its plastic and there is an isolation valve outside,they will just isolate and label it.