Do I have to pay my current electricity provider for energy used prior to me joint them?

Happyhouse22 · 30-11-2023 9:12am #1

I understand this shouldn’t happen, but I think due to an error for ESB networks it did.

At first I tried to be reasonable and offered to pay for the electricity I used, and despite being offered credits from the company which suggests some wrong doing, I am still being charged 2023 prices for electricity used in 2021.

At this point I am thinking I should just refuse to pay the provider for any electricity used prior to the start of my contract. I have evidence of how much this is so seems pretty clear, my question is do they have an entitlement to charge me for electricity used prior to the start of a contract?

I am happy to pay for electricity I used but don’t believe I owe this money e to my current provider.

*Apologies for the two similar posts but was unsure where best to post this.

whomitconcerns · 07-12-2023 7:45am

You don't pay for anything that you are not contacted for. So no, don't pay them for charges before you were a customer. Not your problem

zg3409 · 07-12-2023 7:49am

Did you submit a wrong meter reading to them or give them the last estimated reading which was incorrect?

Beware you might get a bad credit rating if they flag you as having unpaid bills.

You need tom pay someone for the units of energy consumed, have you paid someone for those units of energy or do you hope you get some free energy when you were between providers? I doubt there is any free meal here.