My latest Bord Gais bill came in, and the estimated usage is enormous. Over 20x what it actually was. They've already taken the money by direct debit.
I've contacted Bord Gais by email. Given them the correct meter reading. That was over a month ago. They're not responding to emails. When I phone them, they just say "this will be reflected on my next bill". I don't know if this means my next bill will be for €0, or will they actually refund me the money? Because I really don't want to wait 20 months for the overpayment to be cancelled out.
Is there anything I can do to get this money? Should I arrange a chargeback from the bank.
And secondly, is there a way of setting a maximum cap on direct debits so that this doesn't happen again.
I know I should have manually submitted meter readings, and I had tried that multiple times on the Bord Gais website, but for whatever reason it always gave me an error message. I've since learned that I can do it on the Gas Networks Ireland page, so I'll do that in future.
I've contacted Bord Gais by email. Given them the correct meter reading. That was over a month ago. They're not responding to emails. When I phone them, they just say "this will be reflected on my next bill". I don't know if this means my next bill will be for €0, or will they actually refund me the money? Because I really don't want to wait 20 months for the overpayment to be cancelled out.
Is there anything I can do to get this money? Should I arrange a chargeback from the bank.
And secondly, is there a way of setting a maximum cap on direct debits so that this doesn't happen again.
I know I should have manually submitted meter readings, and I had tried that multiple times on the Bord Gais website, but for whatever reason it always gave me an error message. I've since learned that I can do it on the Gas Networks Ireland page, so I'll do that in future.