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NO British Gas Standing Charge on an all electric flat!
Some years ago my mother lived alone in an all electric flat which once I found out that she was still paying British Gas for the standing charge on her gas meter I intervened and informed British Gas that I had Power of Attorney and would no longer be paying British Gas for their standing charge. They insisted that by law they had to install both meters in order for anyone else who came to live there following my mothers demise, would require gas appliances to be fitted (if they had any). My argument was very simple i.e. whenever anyone else decided to move into the all electric flat and had to have their gas appliances suitably installed then THEY could pay the standing British Gas standing charge as it would NOT be paid while my mother was in residence. They realised that they were not going to win the argument so they duly agreed and did not send my mother any more bills for her British Gas standing charge. This could be the way forward for many, many people if they only knew! Good luck.
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Why does an all-electric flat have a gas meter?0
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Sounds like BG just installed it whether it was wanted or not.squirrelpie said:Why does an all-electric flat have a gas meter?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Unless flat had previously had gas CH, changed to electric, and meter never removed.1
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xda2man said:Some years ago my mother lived alone in an all electric flat which once I found out that she was still paying British Gas for the standing charge on her gas meterDid your mother own the flat, or was she a tenant?If she owned the flat, and had no need for a gas sullpy, she should have asked to have the meter removed and the supply disconnected.If a tenant, that decision would be her landlord's to make.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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This has come up many times before when flats were built with both utilities installed but the developer then went on to only fit electric services within the flat.0
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AIUI, some suppliers charge for removing an un-needed meter, whilst others don't. See https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6558579/standing-charge-for-gas-supply for example.0
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