recover from meter bypass - p&g meter - advice please

[profhell]

Folks,

Here's the story: money difficulties and things, and I ended up puling the tails out of my consumer unit and straight into the bulk head of the supply entering my home.

This is an flt3 prepay meter we're talking about, with initial supplier being British Gas. There was an amount to the order of £500 owing, and that's why the meter was fitted so the debt could be paid at a rate of £7/week.

We used it for a one year, then things improved and I was stuck for a recovery path. Went to npower and got a new account registered in the MRS's (soon-to-be-ex) name. We got sent a key in the realms of time, and got told to contact British Gas to complete the transfer, but we never did.

Things being what they are with us, she took the kids and fled and, to add to my anguish, photos of the meter and key(s) with her.

What is my best route to recover from this WITHOUT having to go to court over it? I simply cannot afford to get a criminal record with the children's custody battle ensuing.

Possible options:

1. Pay for usage
2. Claim that we used a diesel generator installed at my next door neighbour's who's a safe guy
3. Get an account in a relative's name claiming they just moved in; problem here is it will still come a** given that the previous tenant would have been me !
4. Any other suggestions by the good forum?

Now to my questions:

1. Are there meters further up the gird, which can be used to pin-point this?
2. Would the switch over from British Gas to npower have happened in the fist place? (my supposition is that it would not due to the debt, hence the request to contact British Gas)
3. Can an installer with access to the Flt3 programming interface do something about this, and is there such an installer that would take care of it and re-seal everything? (in complete confidence; expected and assured, so IM me if you are one of these)
4. Who would I contact once a plausible story has been conjured? British Gas or npower?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please come to my aid, 4 little lives are at stake of being lost to an abusive mother if she can pin me down on this and I'm convicted.

Many thanks in advance,

ProfHell

 

[Knobhead]

Do you think anyone will give advise on electricity abstraction?

Most people are honest and pay their way in life.

Looking forward to reading the reports of you’re sentencing for theft.

 

[Knobhead]

Just to add, if I was a moderator on this forum I’d delete this thread and ban you immediately. I don’t like trolls.

 

[profhell]

OK .. so without getting into an argument .. if you read the posting and not just jumped on the high horse, you'll find that I was actually proposing to pay for whatever I used. But there you go ..

 

[ackbarthestar]

Sod the electricity pilfering
You need something like relate or marriage guidance councelling

Yours
Auntie Ackbar

 

[Knobhead]

Sod the electricity pilfering
You need something like relate or marriage guidance councelling

Yours
Auntie Ackbar

Some things I can believe. Ackbar as an agony aunt?

 

[kingeri]

Get real man, if what you're saying is true then you deserve to get caught. What you did is theft, pure and simple. You honestly think anyone on here will be interested in helping? Why don't you try the shoplifters forum instead?

 

[Marvo]

1. Who would I contact once a plausible story has been conjured?

Conjuring up plausible stories doesn't form an acceptable basis for valid electrical questions.

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