Gas Meters

[Bazile]

What's the average price per unit of gas for a prepayment Meter as compared to a credit meter ?

[bednobs]

arent they all about the same per unit - at the cap?

[Zacs-Master]

The cost of a unit is no different but prepayment meters are more expensive to operate than other types of meter for the suppliers, so the cheapest tariffs might not be available.

[Hopkirk]

Prepayment meters don't get the discount for paying by direct debit

[Bazile]

So does anyone know how much more on average a customer will be paying,for their gas by being on a prepayment Meter ?

[ABerrant]

The (capped) gas tariff has 14 regional variations for unit cost combined with non-regional standing charges.

Prepayment:
Standing charge: 37.51p per day
[Northern] Unit rate: 10.72p per kWh
[London] Unit rate: 10.97p per kWh
[Average] Unit rate: 10.82p per kWh

Direct Debit:
Standing charge: 28.49p per day
[Northern] Unit rate: 10.20p per kWh
[London] Unit rate: 10.51p per kWh
[Average] Unit rate: 10.33p per kWh

All above figures include VAT at 5%

Paying each month after getting a bill is typically 6% higher than DD.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/what-are-the-price-cap-unit-rates-/

I am currently being charged around £3.40 per day on a DD tariff; the same usage would cost around £3.62 on prepayment.

[Bazile]

Thanks