Thank you dx I have read the attached document and it seems to me that they will try to claim that they have made every attempt to access the property to read the meter and that when they haven't they have tried to contact me via (generic) letter to obtain a meter reading. In this way they can avoid the back-billing regulations. I on the other-hand argue that they have not made a payment re-estimate based upon reasonable data in the last 15months and not informed me of this. The hallway is communal and the neighbors have had no problem getting their meter read ie access has not been denied to any meter readers. They have not read the meter in over 27 months and have made no specific attempt to contact me in order to resolve this. I have on request given meter readings (maybe not every time a generic letter has gone out) and have twice made appointments for meter engineers who have not shown up (regrettably i don't have the dates for these appointments). I know ive been a burke for not keeping up to date with readings but i didnt realize there was a problem until too late. Do you think i have a case for back-billing? regards LCC

After getting a new electricity meter fitted I have received a shocking bill I was wondering if anyone could give me some help and advice. On 17/05/13 a new single-phase digital meter was fitted replacing an old analogue meter in the communal hall of the Maisonette I live in. ‘Lowri Beck Services’ have been trying to replace it for years, over that time missing a couple of arranged appointments! Checking my records I have found that the last actual meter read NPower undertook was on 11/02/11 at 36903KWh and the last read I undertook was on 5/10/11 at 38480 KWh. The reading taken upon fitting the new meter on 17/05/13 was 52842 KWh. I have therefore taken the spread of excess KWh owed as the difference between the last actual NPower reading date (11/02/11) and the date of the meter change (17/05/13 ). In order to work out the cost am I right in assuming the excess units should be spread out over this period? The last bill I paid was £149 up to 42372 Kwh estimated used, date 19/02/13. Therefore I work out the excess units as follows: 52842 – 42372 = 15939 KWh over 27 months (17/05/13 – 11/02/11) . The next bill I received was £1562.62 for the excess units generated by changing the meter, estimated meter readings and dates of 41843Kwh 07/02/12 until 52842Kwh 16/05/13 therefore: 52842 – 41843 = 10999Kwh over 15 months (16/05/13 - 07/02/12) I don’t know why they have taken the estimated excess start date as 07/02/12 rather than the last actual read on 11/02/11 or my read on the 05/10/11. I also don’t know why NPower used the meter reading 41843Kwh as the start of the excess Kwh rather than the meter read of 42372 Kwh that I have already paid up to, an overcharge of 305Kwh. Am I eligible for the 12 month back-billing restriction? Would this be taken as 12 months prior to the bill for the excess units of £1562.62 (which was reversed) or from the last bill I have actually been asked to pay, rather than been reversed (I still haven’t received one as yet!)? Answers to the above questions would be really useful and any help in how I go about structuring a response to NPower would be gratefully appreciated. Ps any advice as to where to address letters would be great, my account is currently under review by the complaints team due to informing NPower of the problems via telephone.

Hi Lisa i know what you mean by confusing! but thats the way the fashists exploit us by hiding behind statutory red tape.The more we can get up to speed with this and know our rights the less they can manipulate us. Anyway i suggest you try the PePiPoo.com forum. Many of the same people on this forum go there for their parking problems as it is specifically for that. Also they have many active parking legal specialists who are activley helpful .... excellent site. Join up its free then do a search for PE2 and you will understand more. I have not had to deal with the Bailiff problem yet but i know there are things you can do to delay or stop them in their tracks. I believe i have seen more on PePiPoo about this, start a thread get some advice ... i will look out for you there. good luck

Hi Lisa iam going through a similar proceedure with Lambeth. I missed the deadline for my PE3 form (stat dec unpaid PCN)so i have to fill out the PE2 form (stat dec out of time form). Apparently form PE2 is sent to Lambeth first to see if they will accept the late decleration. If they reject it (in Lambeths case a certainty) then it goes to an officer of the court to decide if it is accepted. If not accepted then i believe you have to fill out form N whatever it is in order to get a hearing. I presume this hearing is to determine whether they will accept the late decleration within form PE3 or not. If this is lost/rejected then surely the right to have a fair trial over the PCN is broken (article 6 ECHR). I am a novice at this so if any of our legal gurus could verify and comment on this it would be helpful. Maybe they could also offer some tips on how to present/word an Out of Time Decleration form PE2 so that its more acceptable to an officer of the court. Would it be worthwhile for example to quote Article 6 of ECHR?

Im still fighting two tickets from Lambeth Council 10 months afterwards, they tell me there is no time limit. I am hoping the independent adjudicators will not look to favorably on the slac timing of their replies.

Hi this is the first time i have ever used a forum / chat room or any real time interactive computer thingamijig.... its quite exiting. I have joined because i am at my whits end about parking in the london borough of Lambeth. I live there and have residents permit but i am always getting tickets for something like parking over 10 cms outside of the box or not crossing off the monday on the temporary residents permit ect ect. Specifically what i would like some help with is regulations surrounding disabled bays that do not have parking regulation orders and boxes where the lines have worn away. Do i need to , would it be worth while, starting a new thread ?