Pay in advance by submitting readings in excess of gas and electricity used?

kevn42000

Just an idea re the price rises on 1st October - most months I submit meter readings. Might not actually be legal, but thinking might not get discovered - I am thinking of submitting readings in excess of actual usage before end of September to effectively pay in advance for gas and electricity that can be used over October to March period. I'd 'correct' things over the following 6 months by bringing the readings back to actual figure incrementally. People go away in the winter so the readings could reflect the reality of some consumers. Could save a few quid by effectively paying up front at the cheaper rate. This assuming the meters are not checked of course - which is a random exercise from my experience, however, I do live in a communal building, so the meters are sadly not within my property. Ethically, the way I look at it is that I am buying in advance. Thoughts welcomed! 

marcia_

 That would be fraud aka illegal 

luvchocolate

It's illegal...been discussed on here many times 

GingerTim

Fraudulent, and very easily spotted by your energy supplier. For all their faults, they aren't stupid.

kevn42000

luvchocolate said:

It's illegal...been discussed on here many times 

Ah sorry - only just started to think about this and there are a lot of posts to wade through. Thank you

Alnat1

If you suddenly add on 6 months usage in September, don't you think your energy company might notice?

They could put up your DD by a massive amount, thinking you are going to use that amount every month over winter, could you afford that?