Electicity supplier issue

[MonzaEvo]

I moved out my first flat in February 2007....... and paid my FINAL bill to the Electricty supplier. It turns out that the final bill was an "estimate" and I have now recieved, 1st December 2008, a new final bill for over £300 to be paid by 15th December

After a quick phonecall yesterday, it seems they read the meter in March 2007 and have since reviewed accounts hence this new bill.... I find this slightly strange, and to give 2 weeks to pay a VERY unexpected bill seems a little wrong

Any ideas where i stand with this? or advise as to the course of action...

rgds
Jonathan

[mas99]

Did you not do a meter reading when you moved out?

[MonzaEvo]

I thought so...... but after moving twice since, I have only managed to locate ALL my electricity bills from the period in residence with no evidence of meter readings....

[pies]

what can they do they cant cut you off,send them a letter saying you paid your inal bill.Its their problem not yours

[JustinP1]

pies said:

what can they do they cant cut you off,send them a letter saying you paid your inal bill.Its their problem not yours

All they do then is register a 'default' against your credit record, so you wont get any normal credit terms or a decent mortgage.

I've been there, and argued blue in the face and despite the bill clearly being disputed, that is the stick they hold over you.

[edb49]

... which isn't that much of a stick, really. Assuming you pay your bills as a general rule of thumb, there's not much harm in having one bad thing on your record.