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Pre-Payment Meter Standing Charges.

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If somebody moves into a new house and there are pre-paid meters as used by the previous owner, is the new owner responsible for any standing charges if no electricity or gas is consumed for a period of months? The new owner has not contracted with the energy suppliers in his own name or credited the meters with a key thingy.


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    Seconded, even if the electrics are not used a couple of quid get taken each week for the privilege of having a meter.

    If you do need to contact the supplier to arrange a change of key ownership it is as well to either have the meter and the current key in front of you, or to take pictures - the long number of the front of the meter, and the other one on the key  are often both needed, as the key and the meter are paired and associated with a particular customer name who is responsible in the eyes of the supplier for everything that happens - which can be an interesting division of responsibility, (and strictly against the T & Cs)  when  a sub-let tenant is given a key that belongs to the owner, and then takes it away with them.
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    Seconded, even if the electrics are not used a couple of quid get taken each week for the privilege of having a meter.

    If you do need to contact the supplier to arrange a change of key ownership it is as well to either have the meter and the current key in front of you, or to take pictures - the long number of the front of the meter, and the other one on the key  are often both needed, as the key and the meter are paired and associated with a particular customer name who is responsible in the eyes of the supplier for everything that happens - which can be an interesting division of responsibility, (and strictly against the T & Cs)  when  a sub-let tenant is given a key that belongs to the owner, and then takes it away with them.
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