So my gas is free then?

The issue isn't that none of the companies have any records of him or his account. It's that nobody has a record of the gas meter, as it's not in the system, ie as far as Transco are concerned he's not even connected to the gas mains.
 
Call British Gas and get them to set up a MPRN.

You're using gas so you should be paying for it, like everyone else.
 
Smithy said:
Call British Gas and get them to set up a MPRN.

You're using gas so you should be paying for it, like everyone else.
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British Gas asked ME, to get the MPRN number for them, they can't do anything without this number.

The british gas man is phoning me back next week so I will be honest and tell him theres nothing more I can do and he may have to speak to his manager and sort it out their end.
 
Johno please? said:
OH GODD AAGRHGRGjhdrngdsklrmglskgm

British Gas asked ME, to get the MPRN number for them, they can't do anything without this number.

The british gas man is phoning me back next week so I will be honest and tell him theres nothing more I can do and he may have to speak to his manager and sort it out their end.
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Are there no previous bills hanging around to occupier as this will have the number on. Otherwise it may have been going on for a while so enjoy your free gas.
 
mollymoo said:
Are there no previous bills hanging around to occupier as this will have the number on. Otherwise it may have been going on for a while so enjoy your free gas.
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The flats are new, which I expect is the problem.

Smithy said:
Did you follow the instruction that the MPRN hotline gave you?
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to quote myself

"and they tell me this address doesn't have one, but go ahead and call any supplier and they can set one up for you...."

So sending me in circles.
 
Johno please? said:
to quote myself

"and they tell me this address doesn't have one, but go ahead and call any supplier and they can set one up for you...."

So sending me in circles.
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You quoted the same sentence that I did. Have you phoned a supplier since the MPRN helpline gave you that instruction? You have not thus far indicated that you have done.

Edit: I meant to say; Have you phoned a supplier, quoting what the MPRN helpline told you?

Edit2: The MPRN also appears on the meter.
 
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Smithy said:
You quoted the same sentence that I did. Have you phoned a supplier since the MPRN helpline gave you that instruction? You have not thus far indicated that you have done.

Edit: I meant to say; Have you phoned a supplier, quoting what the MPRN helpline told you?

Edit2: The MPRN also appears on the meter.
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Yes. British Gas man then told me to contact my esate agent.

It's not on the meter ive checked it top to bottom.
 
If you have the facilities phone up a supplier and record the phonecall, tell them you are recording it as they will tell you so if you were to get stung at some point in the future with 2 years worth of billage you can send them the recordings while int eh meantime you have free gas.
 
Johno please? said:
Hello people, il try to keep this brief but im interested to know if anyone else has been in this situation before.

I moved into a flat in Feb, (one building with 7 flats in it)

I hadn't received anything from any utility companies so I ask the estate agent who its with, he tells me southern electric. So I thought, well I was with British gas last time Il stick with them, so I try to swap it over, when I give the guy on the phone the meter serial number he says it doesn't show up on the system and he needs a 'Gas Meter Point Reference Number' so I phone the MPRN hotline, and they tell me this address doesn't have one, but go ahead and call any supplier and they can set one up for you....

"urrrrm, they told me to phone you" she basically repeated herself.

So I contact southern electric, and find out they are not even supplying gas to this property..... uh wut?

Contact estate agent again, he gives me the meter serial number :rolleyes: great chuffing help.

So does anyone have any idea what is going on?
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you have an unregistered meter, unless for some reason it gets registered (which is unlikely) then you wont get charged.

As there have been several tenants I think they'd find it difficult to prove what you've consumed, so I wouldn't worry about it.

I am in the same position. It's not a new build so I think highly unlikely to be picked up any time soon.
 
When I phoned up british gas I was practically advised (without it being explicit) to leave it as it is.

I guess is a bit different if you bought the place.
 
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