


That is what we are enticed into a contractual agreement with. “But, what isn’t free, are the meters that the energy companies provide us with.
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One message on 22 April read: “Did you know that in the United Kingdom we have the legal right to FREE gas, electric and water? Seems unbelievable right? On the Replace Your Meter UK channel, which had more than 3,000 subscribers, posts by a channel administrator have spread misinformation about bills. After The Independent approached Mr Johnston for comment, a Companies House filing shows that he made an application last month for the firm to be struck off the register. Mr Johnston, 43, is now listed as a director of another company, South London Electrical Services Ltd, incorporated in May 2019. South London Services Ltd had a county court judgment against it worth £1,672, issued on 29 April 2019. However, Mr Johnston has denied any involvement in the channel. The Independent ’s investigation suggests the channel was linked to South London Services Ltd, a company run by former DJ Ben Johnston, which was dissolved in July 2019. Going forward you should only receive letters addressed to the occupier.”Īsked whether the outfit had actually changed many people’s meters so far, we were informed: “We have weekly bookings where people change their meters over.” Asked what happens when meters were removed to stop paying a supplier, they said consumers should pretend they were leaving their address: “Call your supplier with your final meter readings, tell them that you are moving house and need to pay your bill.
