Pay As You Go Electric And Gas Meters

You won t get regular bills from us but we will send you a yearly statement.

Pay as you go electric and gas meters.

The top ups work in a variety of different ways. Sometimes in old films the lights go out and you hear people saying put another shilling in the meter well shillings are now just a memory and so are those old money in the slot meters. Gas meters hold a maximum of 999. Prepayment meters are electricity and gas meters that let you pay for your energy on a pay as you go basis.

We also operate a friendly non disconnection policy on most meters. We ll talk with you to make sure you re able to pay the weekly debt repayment amount. You may be changing to a pay as you go meter because you ve got a debt on your account. You can transfer credit between your electricity and gas meter.

Prepayment meters work a bit like a pay as you go mobile phone you have to top up with credit to get your gas and electricity. It s as easy as that. On the app simply press the transfer button choose which pay as you go smart meter you want to move money from and the amount of money you want to transfer. If so we can transfer the balance onto your new meter.

Pay as you go energy tariffs can be more expensive long term but they can help you budget if you do not want to be tied to monthly payments or have a low income. Learning how to read your gas meter and electricity meter and knowing how they work will help you be more in control of your energy bills and could help you save money in the long term. It helps you budget for your energy use by showing you how much you use every day. We can help come to an arrangement that suits you.

So if you run out of credit after 6 pm your electricity will not go off until 9 am the next day. Use our comparison to find the best prepayment tariff for you and think about deals that could offer you the best annual saving. Gas and electricity meters are the key to you getting accurate bills as they measure the amount of energy you use. With a prepayment meter you can pay as you go for your gas and electricity.

You can do this using your online account too. About four million uk homes have them and you top up prepayment meters via a key or card which you can buy credit for at newsagents post offices and garages or via an app or online. You re given a token key or smartcard which you can top up with credit at local convenience stores or post offices displaying the paypoint or payzone sign. Prepayment meters supply energy on a pay as you go basis instead of paying by direct debit or on receipt of a bill.