dawny1970 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 They won’t be concerned about people like you. You are a nice little opportunity for the parasites to charge top dollar because you don’t have the power economically to switch. You are therefore a none entity (in their eyes), undeserving of fairness and a warm home. Same old story the poorer you are the more you pay. Only the “little people” pay taxes after all. Not that I expect any of the rich to care. yup,there are only about 4 million of us minnions :loopy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan22 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 yup,there are only about 4 million of us minnions :loopy: Exactly! No doubt in some boardroom there will have been a strategy meeting where some bright spark had realised that they can charge a far higher premium to PAYG tariffs, as statistically you are far less able to opt out of this provision. It's a bit like watching bambi limping around and seeing a deer burger, rather than a defenceless fawn. They make my blood run cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 People wonder why I have storage heaters until they see the price off the off peak cheap rate powerOver in France, we use storage heaters too. That and 3ft stone outer walls does the trick reasonably economically...so far. Thank God spring's here, is all I'll say (have to keep the nuclear tea kettles ticking over so they more or less give it away).That made me LOL You'd think leccy would be for nothing, considering how many nuclear power stations they operate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Exactly! No doubt in some boardroom there will have been a strategy meeting where some bright spark had realised that they can charge a far higher premium to PAYG tariffs, as statistically you are far less able to opt out of this provision. It's a bit like watching bambi limping around and seeing a deer burger, rather than a defenceless fawn. They make my blood run cold! If you have inhereted a PAYG meter then you should be able to get them to exchange it for a regular meter. Otherwise if you have a poor payment history or are carrying debt on the account you need to clear that first. Once that's done you should be able to move to a standard meter, although they may require a hefty deposit depend on the reason for it being there in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1970 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 If you have inhereted a PAYG meter then you should be able to get them to exchange it for a regular meter. Otherwise if you have a poor payment history or are carrying debt on the account you need to clear that first. Once that's done you should be able to move to a standard meter, although they may require a hefty deposit depend on the reason for it being there in the first place. no debt but easier to manage instead of getting a massive bill every 3 months, but yea rite, massive deposit so they want more of our cash up front, might as well stay as we are!!!:rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 How does paying more for something equate to being better off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 How does paying more for something equate to being better off? Depends whether or not you own the business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Depends whether or not you own the business Irrelevant - we are not talking about your lefty socialist claptrap here so take it elsewhere. If the person on PAYG approaches the energy provider then they will tell them exactly what they need to do to get onto a standard credit meter, which will save them money as the energy is charged at a lower rate. IF they wont then a word to OFGEM and a prod from them will make the energy provider cough up the info. Only the person on PAYG can decide however if they want to make the switch. Some people prefer not to run a credit meter - that is fo course entirely thier choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan22 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 If you have inhereted a PAYG meter then you should be able to get them to exchange it for a regular meter. Otherwise if you have a poor payment history or are carrying debt on the account you need to clear that first. Once that's done you should be able to move to a standard meter, although they may require a hefty deposit depend on the reason for it being there in the first place. A "hefty deposit", which as I say, is out of the reach for the poorest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 The poorest won't be asked to pay one unless they have a history of failing to make payments. All that the provider will care about if there is no deliquency on record is the ability to make the likely payments - if it's a new person taking over a property or they have run a PAYG for a while without problems then a deposit isn't likley to be required. That's why I said they *may* require a hefty deposit depending on the reason.... but of course everyone misses that out because whining about the electric company is a forum disease roundabout here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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