Standing Charge for uninhabitable property

twopenny

Aurora sounds harsh but you decided to gut a property and live elsewhere.

It's not their fault that you have not been able to make it habitable yet.

I can't see much hope of passing the problem on to them, it's your problem not theirs. They have you connected and you choose not to use it.

As said, if you don't want to pay have it removed - or move to another company. Higher unit charge but you say your not using it so that's not a problem. Not sure how the new company would take to that but you could move back to another company when you need to.

And don't get me started on log burners Clive. Rurally we have so much diseased wood from ash dieback felling for safety and few log burners or fires now that it's having to be burned on bonfires!

Swipe

Is £1 a day is going to break the bank?

Ectophile

Netexporter said:

If you have a working supply and meter, whether you choose to use it, or not, then you pay the standing charge. You could pay to have the supplies removed but you'd then have to pay to have them reinstated. I think you'll find the SC is cheaper.

Legally, the position is not clear at all.  If you buy a property and never use any energy at all from the supplier, are you a deemed customer?

My opinion, after reading the law, is that you aren't.  Ofgem thinks the same.  But Ofgem's opinion isn't legally binding (and neither is mine!).  To the best of my knowledge, it's never been tested in court.