Hi,
Thank you for the reply.
I have tried to call and get a meter point reference number and they just tell me the same thing that its not registered and to call one of the major suppliers and ask for a quote. When I call the suppliers I'm told that they don't supply the flat! The whole situation is very frustrating.
The original tenancy agreement was for 6 months and its been a rolling contract ever since. I have read it again and it does say that the tenant is liable for the utilities and I have paid everything, water, electricity, council tax, rent phone etc.
The only thing I haven't paid, is the gas because it simply hasn't been possible, and in all my years of renting flats I have encountered a situation where you don't receive a gas bill and it's not possible to set an account up to be registered. Surely this is the landlords responsibility.
I'm happy to pay for what I have used, my gas usage is extremely low as everything in my flat is electric so I only use the gas for heating water to do the washing up.
My two concerns are as follows:
1. How do I get a meter point reference number so I can set up an account.
2. if the gas company is going to back date the bill, I'm only willing to pay for my usage plus the standing charge. If they estimate the bill on average usage for a one bedroom flat, I feel I'm going to be massively overcharged for gas I simply haven't used.
Just to be clear I haven't been asked to pay anything or received a bill form any gas company at this stage, and I'm only became aware of what a shipperless site was when Cadnet came to repair my neighbours meter otherwise I would have still been under the assumption the bill was paid for by the landlord.
What should be my plan of action to rectify this mess?
Like I said in my previous post I'm prepared to pay for my usage and standing charge and I have never been in any kind of financial difficulty or hand any late payments in the past and I'm worried that an admin error on the gas companies behalf is going to cause me lots of problems.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Dave.