coolmum Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I have just been on holiday to the Vendee. In our property we had to pay our own electric. The owner took a reading when we arrived ( there was two sets of numbers on the unit). When we left we went to pay our electric bill and we were told that we had to pay for the two meter readings on the unit. One was for day time use and the other night time use. Does this sound correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hi and welcome to the forum,Electricity is normally included in a holiday let.Was it a normal holiday house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 If you were expecting to pay for the electricity , then it would be entirely normal to have two readings. Just like Economy 7 in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 [quote user="coolmum"]I have just been on holiday to the Vendee. In our property we had to pay our own electric. The owner took a reading when we arrived ( there was two sets of numbers on the unit). When we left we went to pay our electric bill and we were told that we had to pay for the two meter readings on the unit. One was for day time use and the other night time use. Does this sound correct?[/quote]The short answer is Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I find it quite bizarre how petty some of these gite owners can be. We looked at booking a gite for when we first came out to France for a week while our house settled. We were quoted €600 for a two room gite in October (so just out of season). Thought it was a bit steep, but fair enough, we were willing to pay. Then the gite owner turned round and told us that we would have to pay a bit more because it was October and we would be using more electricity. Needless to say, we found somewhere else for a similar price. So for the sake of maybe an extra €5 in electricity cost to him, he lost himself €600 in rental. At the time, it made me a bit nervous to think that electricity in France was expensive. Thankfully I ave been proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I have found it quite common to have to do a meter reading on arrival and on departure in French-owned holiday lets.There is usually a number of units per day (high and low cost) included in the weekly rent and anything above that minimum is charged for at the end of the stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 [quote user="coolmum"]I have just been on holiday to the Vendee. In our property we had to pay our own electric. The owner took areading when we arrived ( there was two sets of numbers on theunit). When we left we went to pay our electric bill and we weretold that we had to pay for the two meter readings on the unit. One was for day time use and the other night time use. Does thissound correct?[/quote]The way to look at it is to remember that if there had been just theone reading, it would have meant that you paid the higher rate for ALLthe electricity you used, whereas with 2, at least a portion of it wasat the cheaper rate..p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polremy Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 keep trying to swipe off that fly. cant concentrate on the post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="Clair"]I have found it quite common to have to do a meter reading on arrival and on departure in French-owned holiday lets.There is usually a number of units per day (high and low cost) included in the weekly rent and anything above that minimum is charged for at the end of the stay.[/quote]People do not come on a summer holiday wanting to have an electric meter read , to determine if they owe any money over and above what they have already paid for their holiday!Gite owners should remember the well known saying " swings and roundabouts "If I were charged a little extra for electricity it would stick in my mind that the owners were "penny pinchers" and I would not re-book "Repeat business " should be cultivated and , not thrown away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="LEO"]People do not come on a summer holiday wanting to have an electric meter read , to determine if they owe any money over and above what they have already paid for their holiday!Gite owners should remember the well known saying " swings and roundabouts "If I were charged a little extra for electricity it would stick in my mind that the owners were "penny pinchers" and I would not re-book "Repeat business " should be cultivated and , not thrown away![/quote]LEODon't start spouting the usual and read my post carefully.This is a common happening in French-owned holiday rentals.Even GdF and Clévacances (the most used holiday rental agencies) mention it in their brochures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="Polremy"]keep trying to swipe off that fly. cant concentrate on the post![/quote]I agree. Shall we get one of THESE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Clair, what exaclty do you mean spouting the usual.?and I did read your post carefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 It seems entirely sensible to me, as a potential tenant.Include a sensible allowance, but charge for excess use. That's what happened every time we have rented somewhere.There are people who will leave every heater and light on if they haven't got to pay, and that could easily run to £50 in a week during the off season. Why should careful people pay for other's thoughtlessness?.Anyway its green to discourage waste of electric, even nuclear electric....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I wonder if I could stick meters in each of my B&B bedrooms. [;-)]I have not stayed in many Gites (about 4 in different holiday places in France) but we have never been charged for gas or electricity. I had always assumed that the price was included in the rental. The only time we were charged was when we rented a Gite for three months prior to moving in to our house and that was in the winter which I thought was fair and we were charged the same rate as EDF. We also had to leave a full gas cylinder when we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="LEO"][/quote]Leo; I just have to know - what is the 'occassional' table in your signature; I've not come across one of those before.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hi Sue, thank you for highlighting my spelling mistake.This was obviously more important to you than the topic in question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 [quote user="LEO"]Hi Sue, thank you for highlighting my spelling mistake.This was obviously more important to you than the topic in question[/quote]Nope; not at all - the spelling mistake just grated that's all. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Sue,Actions speak louder than words!Your only contribution to this thread was my spelling mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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