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British Gss Energy estimates are a joke end can't be overridden by their staff with real readings
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srobinson620
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in Energy
"iSupply" was once my energy supplier and refused to take my reading or the pictures of the electricity meter in my empty house. It cost me £1200 before they were ousted from our energy market.
When we moved home it had Pay as you go meters and I could never get hold of Utilita so we moved to British Gas. I hoped things would be ok . . move back to a credit meter (promised by BG on our transfer) and never need to buy a top up again. How foolish was I?
I took the meter readings on the Smart Pay as you go electricity meter.
All well at first as I topped up the smart pay as you go meter online. After a couple of months I went online to find that my bill was £0.00 but I had, apparently, managed to use more than 6000000kwh ! (Yes that IS millions haha). Queried . . Resolved? Nope. Looking at my supposedly accurate estimated readings I found that they started ok then jumped backwards. They reset to zero then jumped forward. I complained and sent the real meter reading which was still in line with normal usage. They sent a bill for in excess of £2000 which was way over what was expected and based on ????? Certainly not our previous usage. At this point BG decided that they would fit a new smart meter, great I thought. Engineer arrived and submitted the current reading in front of me (and it was correct and in line with real expectations). Following week I look at payment history and sure enough the £2000+ bill was cancelled that day . . . and then reinstated.
I complained but no resolution. Said they would get back to me within 7 days but no. The bill has changed to £1700+ but why? The meter readings are still wrong and there is no foundation for the bill. I have gone back to the start. 495 days and 5544 kWh standing charge plus cost of electricity=£1596.96. Already paid in £1245.65.
Bill should be (approx) £351.31
If I can do it why can't you British Gas?
When we moved home it had Pay as you go meters and I could never get hold of Utilita so we moved to British Gas. I hoped things would be ok . . move back to a credit meter (promised by BG on our transfer) and never need to buy a top up again. How foolish was I?
I took the meter readings on the Smart Pay as you go electricity meter.
All well at first as I topped up the smart pay as you go meter online. After a couple of months I went online to find that my bill was £0.00 but I had, apparently, managed to use more than 6000000kwh ! (Yes that IS millions haha). Queried . . Resolved? Nope. Looking at my supposedly accurate estimated readings I found that they started ok then jumped backwards. They reset to zero then jumped forward. I complained and sent the real meter reading which was still in line with normal usage. They sent a bill for in excess of £2000 which was way over what was expected and based on ????? Certainly not our previous usage. At this point BG decided that they would fit a new smart meter, great I thought. Engineer arrived and submitted the current reading in front of me (and it was correct and in line with real expectations). Following week I look at payment history and sure enough the £2000+ bill was cancelled that day . . . and then reinstated.
I complained but no resolution. Said they would get back to me within 7 days but no. The bill has changed to £1700+ but why? The meter readings are still wrong and there is no foundation for the bill. I have gone back to the start. 495 days and 5544 kWh standing charge plus cost of electricity=£1596.96. Already paid in £1245.65.
Bill should be (approx) £351.31
If I can do it why can't you British Gas?
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