General Chat

Ann .....it isn't actually a bill yet.

I've received a letter saying HIGH BILL WARNING

that says if I don't ring them up immediately this will result in a bill for approx. £ 5042.59 being sent to me.

I have phoned....they are sending someone to change the meter..........then I guess battle might commence.........lol

No way could / have I used that amount of gas.
Its bloomin' ridiculous .

forgot to say it took me about 8yrs to pay it off gas people did'nt care that half the time i could'nt afford to have any heat on as my money was being taken to pay off debt

i'm speaking from experiance as a similar thing happened to me and if you're on benefits i think they can take it from source

They have been getting the same reading since 16th March 2006 !!!

Teresa........it would be like getting blood out of a stone.........I live on benefits ( due to incapacity ) I have no money saved.

I am not worried.....this is their mistake not mine.

They might try Ann.......but I won't have a prepayment meter.........I always pay my bills the day I get them ........this is there mistake.

OMG Amanda, get some legal advice asap. They surely can't expect you to pay all that at once, especially if its only estimated.

How long do they say they have been getting the same readings?

they will more than likely put a prepayment meter in and set it at a rate where you will have to pay so much a week off the debt so say for example you put £15 of gas in you will probably pay over half of that off the debt leaving the rest for gas

I'm with e-on Stray...........the company has changed hands more times than I've had hot dinners since I've been with them........lol

ur not with edf are you?

there known for big bills n silly prices

High bill warning............!!!


Now I knew that something wasn't quite right as I haven't received a gas bill for rather a long time..........they come and read the meters , electric and gas........the electric bill arrives a few days later but never a sign of the gas bill ?..........I looked on the Internet and found out that apparently if a utility company neglects to bill a customer ( for however long ) they can only claim back a years worth of fuel charge.

I phoned up the company in question........seems they have decided that my meter hasn't been working properly for several years ( ie .....always the same reading )......one has to wonder why they haven't acted on this sooner ???.........and God only knows where they pulled the sum of £5042.59 from.

Anyway a new meter is being fitted on 24th October and I'll see what happens from that point onwards.

I feel like laughing like a lunatic.............lolololollol