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GAS PREPAYMENT

ETB
ETB Posts: 7 Forumite
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edited 7 February 2022 at 9:21AM in Energy
I have a gas pre-payment meter. If I top up  hypothetically £500 today  does this mean i have built a "hedge"  against price rises in the near future. Will  my gas price remain a t todays price until the  £ 500 credit is exhausted? If not why not?

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  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,169 Forumite
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    The price will change on the appropriate date.  When you top up the meter you are not buying kWh, you are simply crediting the account with £ ahead of use.
  • ETB
    ETB Posts: 7 Forumite
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    Understood TYVM for prompt update appreciated :smiley:
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