Dontlookbehindyou Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I've noticed a big saving in my electricity costs since I've moved home and now have a coin metre. I've moved to a bigger place, higher ceilings, more rooms etc. Where as my last home was a one bedroomed flat with a key metre, I was using up to £20 per week where as now I am only using £5 to £6 per week. When I went into the MEA they said all key metres are on a standard rate and there was no money owing that would of been taken off. They said that it just seemed like I was using more because of the standard charge which was around £12 that got taken off in one go. That doesn't explain £20 a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2orangey4crows Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Since I have had a key meter the amount I spend on electric has doubled, my circumstances are the same, so I would say the key meters cost more...... bloody rip off !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allrightyessa Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 the mea is a robbing fecking company with a lot of local****on the pay roll or shareholders but dose the rock realy give a feck if so why dont the robbed masses do something about it power to the pepole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 power to the pepole ...Or not, if they don't pay their bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Have you considered that it might be more modern wiring or equipment in the new place that's reduced your consumption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 20 pounds a week,sounds like u pay less!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontlookbehindyou Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Have you considered that it might be more modern wiring or equipment in the new place that's reduced your consumption? Wiring, possibly? but equipment no as It's all the same stuff I took with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Seeing as only the MEA can alter the meter, if a landlord is changing it himself he's illegally tampering with a meter. Not sure how he'd get a cut from that either as the bills would still be paid in full to the MEA. Unless he was being billed to himself and then just tacking on a surcharge and issuing his own bill to the tenant. He obviously wouldn't need to fix the meter then. Pretty dodgy practice, no idea whether it's illegal but it's definitely something that should be in the lease. I'd go with untrue myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Its to pay the Interest of their loan. Take from the poor, and leave the rich. I do notice the amounts vary from place to place. I was told by someone that the landlord can put it up or down a rate.... for some overall benefit to him/her.... Probably untrue. That may work with the old money in the slot meters, but unless, as above, the landlord bills on, I can't see it working with the key type meters we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 If your electricity meter is behind the landlord's he can legally re-sell electricity at a profit and set his own rates on the private meter (although there are restrictions in place to cap the rate he can charge). If that was the case previously then this could explain the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I've noticed a big saving in my electricity costs since I've moved home and now have a coin metre.I've moved to a bigger place, higher ceilings, more rooms etc. Where as my last home was a one bedroomed flat with a key metre, I was using up to £20 per week where as now I am only using £5 to £6 per week. When I went into the MEA they said all key metres are on a standard rate and there was no money owing that would of been taken off. They said that it just seemed like I was using more because of the standard charge which was around £12 that got taken off in one go. That doesn't explain £20 a week. I read somewhere that pay meters are more expensive. Anyone who has to pay-as-you-go for their electricity pays more than the rest of us (except me because my elecy is included in my rent ). It's a tax on poor people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 well once ours fucked up for about 1 year and we had free elecy!!!!! but then we told them and they said they owed us money? heh we now spend £30-£40 a week on elecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontlookbehindyou Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 well once ours fucked up for about 1 year and we had free elecy!!!!! but then we told them and they said they owed us money? heh we now spend £30-£40 a week on elecy. That seems to be extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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