Transpose or more accurately like for like, adopt incumbent meter readings

Robin9

@gesdt50

Could you give us an actual meter reading together with your suppliers latest estimate please

Qyburn

gesdt50 said:

Usage is extremely low,

 ""We've seen cases where the supplier has insisted that the customer's much lower reading must be due to the meter going "round the clock", difficult or impossible to disprove without some history of real readings.

They can ""insist"" as much as they want but they'd have to prove that the meter is faulty and incur the costs to do that or repartions for losses once and otherwise

The meter going round the clock isn't a fault, it's how they work. It is a perfectly plausible reason for your reading to be lower than one taken some time ago.

The important point is that if you let estimates run on unchecked you may have to go to some lengths to prove your case. Why not spend a few seconds getting an actual reading to save grief down the line?

It may seem like a good idea to just pay the estimates, but at some point reality will catch up.

Qyburn

gesdt50 said:

Usage is extremely low,

Lower than their estimates or higher?

Keep_pedalling

Robin9 said:

@gesdt50

Could you give us an actual meter reading together with your suppliers latest estimate please

As the OP won’t give his supplier any readings I think there is little chance that we will get any 😖

Robin9

I'm ever hopeful.

Either the OP will face a big catch-up bill one day of find he has been overbilled and get a big refund.  

Whenever that time comes there where be hassle - I'd rather spend that 5 mins a month ensuring every thing is up to date.

itsthelittlethings

As far as I can work out either you are wedded to the idea of never giving a meter reading or you are running some scam running your meter round past zero using loads of energy until the meter reaches a plausible point again. I can’t tell which.

rp1974

OP,whilst it's nobody's business bar your own what your motivations are in continuing doing this,surely sending a reading using actual figures in case of any problems is likely be rather less of a "hassle" than not having done so,your choice obviously.
As far as any potential switching goes you won't be able to without providing actual readings.

gesdt50

rp1974 said:

OP,whilst it's nobody's business bar your own what your motivations are in continuing doing this,surely sending a reading using actual figures in case of any problems is likely be rather less of a "hassle" than not having done so,your choice obviously.
As far as any potential switching goes you won't be able to without providing actual readings.

Motivations are as I originally mentioned ""to give a reading every month which is only a hassle because there are so many other bills & online things to do every month"

For switching I don't mind giving the meter readings, there so low a few pound either side would be the most they would be off money wise and I can confidentally pay even a lot more if it came to it

I am only inquiring if any  energy provider continues on previous estimates as I am massively busy & don't want another thing to do or pay a penalty for missing contributing a reading in a given month?

tim_p

Any reading missed in one month will all come good the following month providing you give a reading then. 

Alnat1

gesdt50 said:

Motivations are as I originally mentioned ""to give a reading every month which is only a hassle because there are so many other bills & online things to do every month"

For switching I don't mind giving the meter readings, there so low a few pound either side would be the most they would be off money wise and I can confidentally pay even a lot more if it came to it

I am only inquiring if any  energy provider continues on previous estimates as I am massively busy & don't want another thing to do or pay a penalty for missing contributing a reading in a given month?

It must have taken way more of your time to ask the question here and respond to all the answers, than it would have done to take and record a meter reading.

If you were mine I'd tell you to grow up and stop being such a silly Billy.