My partner and I have just moved into a flat in the greater manchester area with gas and electricity meters. I have never use these meters before as most of my rents in the past always include utility bills. We have to buy pre-pay cards for both electricity and gas (from the local shops) to enable cooking, heating etc. We use the gas for cooking and central heating, although i do alot of cooking and has to keep the home warm for my baby. It seems these meters are quite expensive to run and sometimes runs out unexpectedly. so I am thinking of changing to a standard billing system. Is the meter system cheaper than the billing system.
Secondly, if the billing system is better, please can someone recommend a cheap gas supplier to me (for greater manchester area, postcode M15 6DE), thanks.
The meter cards are horribly expensive compared to paying by DD monthly.
Have a look at Uswitch.com for price comparisons.
If you are renting the flat you may need to get the owner’s permission to change the supply and payment method.
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