Electric on card meter

[PatriciaH]

How much dearer is it to have on a meter?

[DONNAKEBABUK]

Its the same hun, only it takes out your standing charge each day.

Katie. x

[cazzz1975]

its more expensive definatly, you have a surcharge added to your bill
http://www.myfinances.co.uk/news/household-bil ls/household/electricity-suppliers/-195-prepay ment-penalty-for-poorest-brits-$482586.htm

Ive had them and they are more expensive, you are better off paying by direct debit for a normal meter

[natalie_1982]

When me moved in to our house there was a card meter and we paid approx �40 p/month, we changed the meter asap (it's free to do) and we now pay by direct debit and it's less than �20 p/month.

When it was pre pay meter it was British Gas, and when we changed to direct debit we went with Southern Electric so using a different company may also have led to the drop in cost.

[bigmamma]

I found it more expensive , greedy little machines they are !

[PatriciaH]

Thanks all its just that someone i know said its about the same as paying monthly by d/d and i said its not... i win... : )

[warpig3]

Patricia, check it out with your electric provider. Here in Scotland if you have a card meter it costs something extra per unit. Thats per unit which, when multiplied by the number of units you use, is quite substantial. We spoke to the electric man and asked him about a meter and he said 'it only costs 1p a unit more', we asked how much a unit cost and he said '10p', so by our calculations that equated to 10% extra to have a meter. Definitely worth asking around.

[legend004]

i8 vsaw on tv
costs on average 500 quid a year more for powercard meter


get a budget account set up

pay weekly at post office


best way
no extra charges




D T H ?



BTW I HAD ONE WHEN I MOVED TO MY LAST HOUSE .
TO REMOVE IT SCOTTISH POWER WANTED TO CHARGE ME.
SO I SWAPPED TO POWER GEN
THEY REMOVED IT FOR ME GRATIS .
6 MONTHS LATER I SWAPPED TO GAS AND ELECTRIC FROM SCOTTISH GAS , WAS CHEAPESTAT TIME