Wrongly accused with GAS meter tampering by SSE

[nacid]

Hi All,

 

It was a bit quiet for a bit and now I got a letter from SSE to call and pay today .

 

Called them and said I would not pay.

 

SSE will start a debt recovery procedure and should place a default on my credit file...

 

I am told that they stand by their decision as meter had a pin in it. Ridiculous but I would not be surprised if they've put one there just to make the case.

 

As my request to get the meter tested independently to the Ombudsman is falling on deaf ears - I am sending another one to SSE by post.

 

Any comments are welcome!!!!!

 

Thank you.

[nacid]

Condition 21B. Billing based on meter readings

 

21B.3 Paragraphs 21B.4 and 21B.5 apply from 31 December 2014.

21B.4 The licensee must take all reasonable steps to obtain a meter reading (including

any meter reading transmitted electronically from a meter to the licensee or

provided by the Customer and accepted by the licensee) for each of its Customers

at least once every year.

 

My last visit based on the bills I have was in May 2015.

 

This is from the ombudsman document

 

"The revenue protection department confirmed that the meter had been tampered with and that this had occurred on 8 August 2013 and"

 

How did they come with this date?

 

 

Shall I request from SSE all historical bills (since 2007) ? I have the ones for the last 2 years and I am using about 14000kwh per year based on their letter...UK Average 16500kwh

 

 

21B.9 Where a Customer requests the licensee to make available information on their

energy billing and historical consumption either to the Customer or to any other

person designated by the Customer the licensee must comply with that request to

the extent that the information requested is available and as soon as reasonably

practicable.