how can i get a new supplier to remove my prepay meters

jas0npc

Im looking to move both gas and electric to a new supplier as I think people who pay by direct debit get better deals, How can I get both my meters replaced at no cost to me?

Martin can you help?

Ken68

You don't have to move, jas, to have meter changed. As long as you qualify for a credit meter, just ask your existing provider.
Or you could move to Ebico who charge the same price whether pre-pay or credit. BUT they not for everyone, their prices benefit low users.

jas0npc

Ken68 wrote: »

You don't have to move, jas, to have meter changed. As long as you qualify for a credit meter, just ask your existing provider.
Or you could move to Ebico who charge the same price whether pre-pay or credit. BUT they not for everyone, their prices benefit low users.

Many thanks for that, Looks as if im stuck then as my credit rating is not the best, Dont you just hate the fact that the most vunerable allways gets hit the hardest.....

Ken68

Lots of options left, Jas.
Become a low user.
Apply for special rates for the vulnerable.
Move on if your old provider approves, and if Ebico or whoever agrees to take you on.
Enquire about credit meters , new regs and rules out soon.

monkeymagic1971_2

I inherited one in my last address, phone the supplier and say you want it removed. If they refuse or try to make it hard for you to do so tell them you will swap your energy supply to another company who will.

I said this and they agreed to remove. If they still don't phone round suppliers and tell them you want to move to their gas and electric supply on the proviso they can arrange for the meter to be withdrawn. When you find one who will wait for them to change the meters over and then look to swap to the most competative priced company, on the basis the one which does it may not be the best priced.

Cardew

monkeymagic1971 wrote: »

If they refuse or try to make it hard for you to do so tell them you will swap your energy supply to another company who will.

Many(not all by any means) customers with pre-pay meters have them because they have a poor credit record; which the OP has stated applies in his/her case.

So a threat to leave is hardly likely to bother a utility company, when the alternative might be a problem customer if they do agree to change the meters - at considerable expense.

Some companies might change meters if the OP agrees to put down a sizeable returnable deposit and pay by DD.

Cardew

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Many thanks for that, Looks as if im stuck then as my credit rating is not the best, Dont you just hate the fact that the most vunerable allways gets hit the hardest.....
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'Most vunerable' and 'poor credit rating' are not necessarily the same!

jas0npc

Im not vunrable, just have a bad credit record, Before I found this site out, I had debits and the only way to clear them was use an administration order, So my credit rating fell through the floor....

Im paying £1500.xx per year on electric alone, People on direct debits pay way less than me..

I hate the way that no one willnot give you a chance any more.......

Everything comes down to your credit rating...

I was thinking of moving the supply to my 19 year old son to get the meters out, Would this be the right thing to do?

monkeymagic1971_2

Cardew wrote: »

Many(not all by any means) customers with pre-pay meters have them because they have a poor credit record; which the OP has stated applies in his/her case.

So a threat to leave is hardly likely to bother a utility company, when the alternative might be a problem customer if they do agree to change the meters - at considerable expense.

Some companies might change meters if the OP agrees to put down a sizeable returnable deposit and pay by DD.

All I;m saying is I inherited one when I moved to a previous property, I used this tact on them and they agreed to switch meters over. At the time of the call they had no idea of my credit rating bu they didn:t want to lose a customer. Maybe I was lucky? However I didn't get the impression it was an expensive job.

jas0npc

Thats a good idea, Ill give that a try, how much would you say is a good deposit?

IvanOpinion

monkeymagic1971 wrote: »

When you find one who will wait for them to change the meters over and then look to swap to the most competative priced company, on the basis the one which does it may not be the best priced.

Word of warning, be careful on this one ... more and more products contain 'tie-ins' whereby you could be penalised for leaving a product early.

Ivan