On Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:16:58 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"graham" wrote in message news >
>On 2017-03-10 10:17 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On 2017-03-10 9:42 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Friday, March 10, 2017 at 9:29:12 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've never heard of a pre-pay meter in this country.
>>>
>>> Nor have I.
>>
>> Used at the bottom end of the letting market here.
>>
>> https://www.ukpower.co.uk/home_energy/prepayment-meters
>>
>> "Who is a prepayment meter suitable for?
>>
>> Generally speaking, prepayment gas and electricity meters are suitable
>> for two groups of people. The first is landlords who rent their property
>> to tenants. Many landlords choose to install prepayment meters, as it
>> means their tenants cannot leave unpaid energy bulls for the landlord to
>> deal with if they move out. Prepayment meters also reduce the headache
>> of having to change the account holder registered with the energy
>> company each time there is a chance of tenancy.
>>
>> The second group of people that a prepayment meter may be a good idea
>> for, are those who have struggled to keep up with bill payments in the
>> past. If a customer has fallen into debt with their energy company, the
>> company may install a prepayment meter to help the customer control
>> their usage against their budget."
>>
>> Janet
>I rented a bedsit as a post-grad and it had a meter. I thought it was
>expensive but in fact the landlord had wired it incorrectly. When I put
>in a shilling and turned the knob, instead of just rotating back to
>zero, it went all round the dial so I was in fact getting about 10
>bobsworth! The landlord thought I was somehow fiddling it but it
>eventually broke down and he realised his mistake.
>
>===
>
>LOLOL that rings a bell)))

Especially the 'shilling' - odd, somebody yesterday at bridge referred
to 'half a crown' - how soon it becomes history.