Builder's electricity and water, where are my bills?

[epsilonGreedy]

I have had water and electricity laid on for 7 and 5 months respectively and not yet seen a bill.

 

Do the utility Co's tend to forget about billing until Building Control signoff on the assumption that consumption will be trivial until occupation?

[BMcN]

For my electricity I had to chase them up as they were trying to bill my plot instead of posting my bills to my home.  I haven't really used any units yet but there is still the daily charge to pay. 

[Jamie998]

I have had an electric bill so EON are definitely charging me, Anglian Water don't seem to care.  I had a red letter come from Anglian and when I rang up to find out why a red letter had been received but no previous bills, it turned out to be an error - they had mixed my account up with someone else's.  When I asked about my bill, the answer seemed to be that I wouldn't get one till I was living there - all seemed a bit strange the conversation, but I gave up trying to clear it all up.

 

I assume that as my water meter was '0' on day dot, when I start paying for water they will bill me for it all anyway, so I will end up paying at some point.

[lizzie]

The electricity didnt bill me for the construction use (and standing charges) until we moved in.  Gas billed me quarterly from date of connection.  Both were with B Gas so no idea why they were treated differently.