Ive just had a key meter fitted for my electricity n put 10poubd on and its down to 6.89?

Question

i only put ten pound on yestday, i turn everything off wen not using things,i dont leave anything on standby, ive worked it out ill need to put 20 pound on a week wen my mum leaves all her things on stanby leaves lights on and she puts 20pound a month on can anyone tell me what they think

Answer 1

I think you should've got a meter where you pay quarterly bills - I only pay £40 a QUARTER - you're putting that in every 2 weeks - if you can budget sensibly for a quarterly bill, it's FAR cheaper.

Answer 2

it takes a little of what you owe off the key to start with

Answer 3

You do have to pay a weekly charge for electricity as well as useage and you may be in arrears or have used some emergency credit. My meter had been off for a while when I was away and it did the same thing when I topped it up.

Answer 4

Some things like washing machines and tumble dryers, cookers etc use massive amounts of electricty

Answer 5

The power firms (except British Gas) charge a fee/standing charge for using the pre-payment key meter, could be whats taken such a big chunk of the tenner.

Answer 6

your meter my need reconfiguring to a lower payment or thay configured it to pay a outstanding bill either way contact the company who fitted it

Answer 7

metre took what you owed it,