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pay as you go gas meters

  • 12-01-2019 8:28pm
    #1
    breweryyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    I own 10 apartments. I have natural gas supply and I am responsible for paying by DD.
    each apartment has a meter. Can I get pay as you go meters for direct payment by the tenants with cards.


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  • #2
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Moved to the Accommodation & Property forum

    dudara


  • #3
    vectorvictor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭vectorvictor


    breweryyard wrote: »
    I own 10 apartments. I have natural gas supply and I am responsible for paying by DD.
    each apartment has a meter. Can I get pay as you go meters for direct payment by the tenants with cards.

    Yes

    Why on earth are you the named person / DD account - that is asking for trouble.

    They will pay more per unit and service fees with prepayment. Switch to a new company and there's good incentives i.e. electric Ireland offer about €200 credit, prepaypower €150 etc.. (based on having prepay electric and gas). Might need to use this as an incentive for your tenants to switch to having to deal with the hassle of topping up.

    There's no credit risk to you if the account is in their name even if it is billpay so prepay is not a necessity


  • #4
    Cash_Q
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Cash_Q


    If you ever want these meters removed in the future it costs over 100euro per meter just to be aware


  • #5
    shelly24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭shelly24


    Cash_Q wrote: »
    If you ever want these meters removed in the future it costs over 100euro per meter just to be aware

    It’s over €200... we bought a house and didn’t realise it had a pay as you go meter. We are waiting to have to removed


  • #6
    tvjunki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭tvjunki


    Cost 220 to get board gas key meter out from a house 5months ago. Also you have to be available to get the meter out.
    If you have ordinary meters in the apartments then just get the tenant to register in their name. When they leave keep your old account number for that meter so no deposit is needed and put it back in your name.
    Key meters are expensive to run and the tenant will have higher service charges. Not the best thing to do.


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  • #7
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,113 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The meters used are perfectly capable of being put in to bypass mode same as the networks electricity meter. If they are refusing to do this and insist on replacement people affected need to object to the CRU.

    You can find the documentation for the Landis + Gyr meters used that even show how the network can put them in to credit bypass and use them as a normal meter


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