Electric Pre-Paid Meter - High Cost

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Hi all

I have just moved into a new studio apartment, and it has an E-On prepayment Token Meter. It says I am paying 13.30kWh... With this I am spending close to £5.50 a day, I barely have anything on, and don't even put the water meter on as it used £10 a day when I had it on for a few hours.

Coming from a direct debit, I has only paying about £50 a quarter.

E-On say the meter is fine, and won't talk about anything else, and the landlord will not let me get rid of the meter.

Is it just me or is the amount I am paying ridiculous?

Cheers
 
thats ridiculous 3 of us spend £30 a month on electricity and we all have laptops and 2 24/7 desktops on top of that
 
Prepayment token meter not a prepayment key ?

I work for Eon, albeit back office, but i know the electricity side of the business very well. So if your willing to answer a few questions i might eb able to help

Also you heating for the flat is it electric or standard central heating?
 
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That is very high. Our old house had a electric pre-payment meter installed with Scottish power. We used to use on average £1.20 a day including the standing daily charge. This was with full electic hob / oven, electric shower, and PC stuff being used / left on.

You sure you dont have a immersion heater kicking in during the night or something?
 
Yes, that is ridiculous.

I moved into a new flat about two weeks ago with the same type of electric meter and I've been paying under £1 a day. I've not exactly been careful with saving power either.
 
decmatt said:
Is it just me or is the amount I am paying ridiculous?
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The amount your paying is ridiculous :)

I used to live in a flat with a prepaid meter & the surcharge you pay for the damn meter is shocking, they ( the electric companies ) where supposed to be tackling the issue, clearly they haven't yet. still, i would get onto to E-on just to make sure your not paying off the previous tenants debt, which can happen some times.

I certainly noticed the difference when i moved & went from a prepaid meter, to quaterly bills.
 
Doesn't sound right at all. This 5 bedroom student house uses about £1.80 a day in electric and that's with meals often being cooked seperately etc.
 
Feed me a bit of info i might be able to identify the problem or at least on Monday when i l get to work i'll get a specific persons direct number for you to give a ring.

I have 2 names in mind but i need to speak to them first
 
HybridX said:
Prepayment token meter not a prepayment key ?

I work for Eon, albeit back office, but i know the electricity side of the business fairly well.

Also you heating for the flat is it electric or standard central heating?
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It's a red fob (look a bit like a really long usb stick) I take it to spar to top up, put it in the meter and it takes the amount.

The heater is a electric heater, however this has been off at both the heater and switched off at the mains, so hasn't been on at all.
 
same questions to you Judgeneo, who you with, what type of meter, token or key? Do you have electric heating or standard central heating? Do you have or use a storage heater?
 
decmatt said:
It's a red fob (look a bit like a really long usb stick) I take it to spar to top up, put it in the meter and it takes the amount.

The heater is a electric heater, however this has been off at both the heater and switched off at the mains, so hasn't been on at all.
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Wouldn't be surprised if there's a debt set on the meter from the previous tenant then if its a key meter.

By heater you mean hot water heater yes? Also the radiators etc? electric heaters or conventional radiators?

Also where is the meter kept? in a communal cupboard or actually in the flat?
 
decmatt said:
Hi all

I have just moved into a new studio apartment, and it has an E-On prepayment Token Meter. It says I am paying 13.30kWh... With this I am spending close to £5.50 a day, I barely have anything on, and don't even put the water meter on as it used £10 a day when I had it on for a few hours.

Coming from a direct debit, I has only paying about £50 a quarter.

E-On say the meter is fine, and won't talk about anything else, and the landlord will not let me get rid of the meter.

Is it just me or is the amount I am paying ridiculous?

Cheers
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Paying 13.3kWh, you mean your using that much per day?

And what do you mean about the water meter, a water meter measures usage, it doesnt cost anything to run! You mean a water heater? If so you mean an immersion heater in the water tank?
 
HybridX said:
same questions to you Judgeneo, who you with, what type of meter, token or key? Do you have electric heating or standard central heating? Do you have or use a storage heater?
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It is a storage heater, however this has not been on since I have got into the flat.

With E-On, not sure on too many other details.

This is the exact key I use (bit big):

http://i53.tinypic.com/2duyse8.jpg
 
HybridX said:
Wouldn't be surprised if there's a debt set on the meter from the previous tenant then if its a key meter.

By heater you mean hot water heater yes? Also the radiators etc? electric heaters or conventional radiators?

Also where is the meter kept? in a communal cupboard or actually in the flat?
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It is in a communal cupboard.

Yep, a hot water heater, however this is off all day as there is a problem with the immersion, this was done by a boiler guy... S at the moment I have no hot water. Cost before this was done was higher, but still £5.50 without it.
 
decmatt said:
It is a storage heater, however this has not been on since I have got into the flat.

With E-On, not sure on too many other details.

This is the exact key I use (bit big):

http://i53.tinypic.com/2duyse8.jpg
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Do you have electric heating or standard central heating? How old's the flat?

Do you know if your on a 1 rate or 2 rate meter configurations?


Annoying thing is i could check the meter configuration online with ECOES but logging in outside fo work would mean instant dismissal lol
 
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