Utilities Billing Code for Business

[dickbill]

Is there a billing code of practice for Businesses? I am secretary of a private members club (CIU) I would have thought that once we had changed suppliers & paid the final bill with an acurate reading that would be it.

Our A/C with NPower which was from 2004/2008 ending on 30/10/08 we received a final settlement bill in December 08 and paid it.

Now in July 2009 a company Revenue Assurance have contacted us and informed us that due to inccorrect readings between 2004 & march 2008 that we owe £1610.99, Npower has never informed us of this. The info they have supplied is very difficult to balance with our accounts, over the period of the contract we were quoted £282 per month, over the period we have paid an average of £300+ a total of £16046.00 inc vat & CCL. At the start of 2008 they credited us for over charging us, as we can not agree on the historical readings & info' how do we stand in law?

[Mochamoo]

Re: Utilities Billing Code for Business

I'm fairly sure that they can only claim back one year, not sure if this is only for private users. I am sure someone else will be along shortly to correct me

[distress]

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since 2009 no one came around....

They told my meter was on two rates where my broker told I was on single rates, so reading was wrong. their back bill charge since 2012 stand at over £6000 Is there a difference between treatment private o/and business energy user?
[MENTION=39710]des8[/MENTION] [MENTION=62334]Snoopy1948[/MENTION] may know as they may have work in this field came around many businesses

[des8]

Re: Utilities Billing Code for Business

There is a voluntary code that some suppliers have signed up to regarding micro businesses.
You can see here if you qualify, and if your supplier is a signatory http://www.energy-uk.org.uk/files/do...mersApril2.pdf

[distress]

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Thanks you @des8
max back-bill length



the one I use sign for one year max back-charge. But it did charge me over several years!!! They call it "catch up bill"

[distress]

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If a company has signed in the voluntary code max back-bill length is 12 months, but in reality charges back dated more then 12 mo, Is there any exception they don't need to hold on that agreement?

[des8]

Re: Utilities Billing Code for Business

The problem is that it is only a voluntary code.
Having said that note the standards in the preamble and has your supplier informed you of your rights, in particular Standard 2 para 6

There are of course responsibilities on the customers side.

We do not have sufficient details to advise whether or not the supplier's limit on back billing applies.