meter changing
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Eon want to come and change my electric meter.
I want them to remove it as i beleive i am paying more than a non meter customer.
Where do i stand legally?
Eventually, if i dont get the meter changed, i wont be able to top up my card with credit anymore.
I have been in credit with them for a long, long time, i dont beleive they have a valid reason for keeping me on a meter but they say they will not remove it.
Jay
I want them to remove it as i beleive i am paying more than a non meter customer.
Where do i stand legally?
Eventually, if i dont get the meter changed, i wont be able to top up my card with credit anymore.
I have been in credit with them for a long, long time, i dont beleive they have a valid reason for keeping me on a meter but they say they will not remove it.
Jay
quigonjay said:
Eon want to come and change my electric meter.
I want them to remove it as i beleive i am paying more than a non meter customer.
Where do i stand legally?
Eventually, if i dont get the meter changed, i wont be able to top up my card with credit anymore.
I have been in credit with them for a long, long time, i dont beleive they have a valid reason for keeping me on a meter but they say they will not remove it.
Jay
Have your meter removed!!!? How does that work!!?I want them to remove it as i beleive i am paying more than a non meter customer.
Where do i stand legally?
Eventually, if i dont get the meter changed, i wont be able to top up my card with credit anymore.
I have been in credit with them for a long, long time, i dont beleive they have a valid reason for keeping me on a meter but they say they will not remove it.
Jay
OP, I think pre-pay meters charge you more for your power.
But if you have run up a debt with the power co's then they will take it back thru' higher payments on the pre-pay meters.
Few years ago I moved it to a house that had a pre-pay meter.
I did not have any debt with the supplier.
I soon realised my electic was costing me a lot more than if used to.
Add in the hassle of getting 'tickets' to put into the meter.
I called my supplier and they were happy to change the meter to a 'credit' meter.
But if you have run up a debt with the power co's then they will take it back thru' higher payments on the pre-pay meters.
Few years ago I moved it to a house that had a pre-pay meter.
I did not have any debt with the supplier.
I soon realised my electic was costing me a lot more than if used to.
Add in the hassle of getting 'tickets' to put into the meter.
I called my supplier and they were happy to change the meter to a 'credit' meter.
quigonjay said:
sorry, i mean a pre payment meter
it has been approx 8 years since i owed them any money
Prepayment meters are used for rental properties and high credit-risk families. An yes, the tariff is higher. So I think you are well within your rights ot demand a normal meter, and if they refuse, change your supplier to one who will.it has been approx 8 years since i owed them any money
Simpo Two said:
quigonjay said:
sorry, i mean a pre payment meter
it has been approx 8 years since i owed them any money
Prepayment meters are used for rental properties and high credit-risk families. An yes, the tariff is higher. So I think you are well within your rights ot demand a normal meter, and if they refuse, change your supplier to one who will.it has been approx 8 years since i owed them any money
Just recently, two of my rental properties, at the request of the electric suppliers, have had their pre paid meters changed, with both suppliers stating that after so many years, for correctness of readings they have to be changed.
just spoke to them again and got a completely different response this time, very helpfull chap surprisingly
he agreed with me that due to the length of time it has been since i owed any money that i should be ok to get the prepayment meters removed, although they will cost £51 each, lol
said he would need to do a credit check which i agreed to and it came back negative, DOH!
need to contact experian now to find out why
he agreed with me that due to the length of time it has been since i owed any money that i should be ok to get the prepayment meters removed, although they will cost £51 each, lol
said he would need to do a credit check which i agreed to and it came back negative, DOH!
need to contact experian now to find out why
When you say prepayment meters, how many do you have? It's quite unusual for a property to have two or more, although you're meter may well have two separate parts to it if you storage heaters or an economy 7 or other off peak tariff. Not sure were you stand having failed the credit check though. Once that's been failed, usually no amount of "right then, I'm off to another supplier" works.
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