pound electric meter

[123spanner]

i have a pound meter in my flat
it appears that it uses a small fortune in electricity
is it the electric company or my landlord who sets the fees
can i get my electric company to check this

[Hermia]

How much is it costing you? I have a key meter and it costs me about 60p a day in summer and just over a pound in the winter.

Remember the cost also includes the standing charge and VAT etc, it's not just the actual cost of the electricity.

[SKA]

when my dad fist bought our house a few years ago one oif the rooms had one in I think it accepted 50 pence pieces. I dont think it was being used so he got it removed I never knew people still used them!!

[plowter]

The tarrif on coin meters (pre-payment meters) can be set by the supplier or the landlord. The supplier can increase the rate charged to recover arrears.

Coin meters, as I remember, have a switch within the meter that lets the landlord modify the rate charged.

If you're in a long-term tenancy you could investigate changing electricity suppliers.