kittybee Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 where can i buy meter tokens? my meter has only £2 emergency left in it.didnt catch the post office today as i have been ill. i know that the co-op and sound service station dont sell them any more.can anybody help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 normally I'd say spar or coop south (it was part of their core values thingy)have you tried phoning brucefield?Failing those if you phone the hydro and manage to get a person they'll talk you through getting emergency, emergency credit (lots of button pressing) or advice of the closest place you can get tokens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Well the Hydro's own website just lists the two post offices in Lerwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piddly Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 oops!! I know that feeling. I bought tokens from the Co-Op not to long ago, i was unaware they had stopped selling them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Is everyone not supposed to have been upgraded to the dongles rather than tokens? Or has Hydro engineers not reached Shetland yet? I got into trouble from our local Spar shop here in Aberdeen one day as I was trying to buy tokens and they had stopped selling them in favour of the new dongles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 The coop still sell them .. well they did half an hour ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittybee Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 thanks for aa your replies! i will go to the co-op tommorow! i truly thought they had stopped selling them...thank goodness they havent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyScy Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Nowhere will be selling them soon I've been told...they want us all to get a new meter installed and work with a credit key thingy, costs a fortune to get the meter switched over though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerwicklass Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 They can't stop selling tokens until all meters have been changed across and as no meter is currently available for customers with storage heating and electric on their meter, its going to be a while before they stop selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Nowhere will be selling them soon I've been told...they want us all to get a new meter installed and work with a credit key thingy, costs a fortune to get the meter switched over though!! We just had ours done. It's all organised by the Hydro and costs nothing. They can't stop selling tokens until all meters have been changed across and as no meter is currently available for customers with storage heating and electric on their meter, its going to be a while before they stop selling them. What do you mean? We have the standard twin tariff storage heating setup and there are 3 to choose from when you get them put in. It is a real pain having to remember to take the key with you though. Classic example of fixing something that wasn't broken.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerwicklass Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Not sure then. I had the guy along changinng the settings on Monday and he said there isn't a meter available for whatever we have. Couldn't tell you what we're on tho!! Likely to be 18 months before one ready he said?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 My sister had the guy along changing the settings to, he told her she had been paying to much for some time. But no word of any refund. And being in a council house not a lot of chance the new style of meter being put in any time soon. O! in this day and age why not have the meter connected by phone line. Then some could top up on line if they wanted. That would be handy for anyone who was disabled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Does nobody else just mail the Hydro a cheque every quarter to pay for their electric any more? Seems to me all this buying tokens from wherever and having to have settings changed is an endless hassle, and a whole lot more work than just writing out and mailing four cheques in a year. Where's the advantage(s) in it all (other than to the Hydro, who are getting their hands on your money before you use the power, rather than up to 3 months after you have)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Folk got sucked into this as a way to budget better. Some were put onto it to pay back debts..The Electricity companies constantly charge more fore getting the cash up front.The token thing does supprise me, years ago we used a stick that would/could be charged with cash and put onto the meter. Now I know it is cards. As for waiting months and months, it is very supprising, as the meters are constantly being fitted/changed.The token meter reminds me of my grandad putting so much money on his meter (50p pieces) that they had to come out to mt it. It would only take a couple of you to write to the paper/ombudsman http://www.energy-ombudsman.org.uk/ What some of you folk are saying is that you are being treated like you are just an inconvienience, wholey wrong.. PM each other, meet up, make a stand..and remove a little stress from your life, booger the share holders. We pay quarterly, but no cheques, electronic transfer, full control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para Handy Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 When you rent a council house You get what ever meter the council had put inif you want it changed you pay for it your self and reinstate the old system when you leaveAnd the council house I have has the pre paid meter out side. So you have to stand in the wind and pissing rain to top it up. Only the council got make such a balls up of something so simple, as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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