Terms and conditions for business
Terms and conditions for business - British Gas
Terms and conditions for business - British Gas
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Email us with any questions: eservice@britishgas<strong>business</strong>.co.uk3.0 Payment <strong>and</strong> billing3.0 Payment <strong>and</strong> billing(c)(d)We will not be legally responsibleto you or anyone else if we havenot charged you enough VATor CCL because of incorrectin<strong>for</strong>mation you have given us ora fact in any documents you sendus is incorrect. If this happens, youwill have to pay the difference tous if we dem<strong>and</strong> on an invoice,or directly to HM Revenue &Customs if they dem<strong>and</strong>.If you have sent us a VATcertificate or PP11 <strong>for</strong>m, it isyour responsibility to tell us ifthe purpose that you use gas orelectricity <strong>for</strong> at your site changes.At a glance:Our prices may include ast<strong>and</strong>ing charge which will applyeven if the site is empty.If you have not agreed priceswith us, our out-of-contract ordeemed prices will apply.We will give you a discount ifyou agree to pay by direct debit.We can ask you to pay indifferent ways depending onyour credit rating (<strong>for</strong> exampleby direct debit).We can charge you extra <strong>for</strong>any extra costs that we have topay due to something you havedone, or where you ask us toprovide you with extra services.We can charge you <strong>for</strong> costsrelated to transportation <strong>and</strong>distribution of gas or electricity(or both) to your site <strong>and</strong>meter charges.VAT <strong>and</strong> CCL will be addedto your charges if these apply.You need to send us a completedVAT certificate, if this applies.You need to send us a completedPP11 <strong>for</strong>m, if this applies.3.1 We will send you bills at theintervals we agree with you inyour contract details (<strong>for</strong>example, every month or everythree months) which may bebased on actual meter readingsor an estimated meter reading.You must tell us if:(a) you haven’t received a bill inline with the billing intervalswe agreed;(b) your bill is unusually high orlow; or(c) there is any change in yourcircumstances that may leadto changes in the amount ofenergy you use.3.2 You must pay the money youowe in full by the paymentdue date shown on the bill.3.3 You should include with yourpayments enough in<strong>for</strong>mationso that we can use yourpayments to pay off youraccount. You must include, atleast, your account number orinvoice number with site details.If you make a payment withoutthis in<strong>for</strong>mation, we may place itinto a holding account until wehave the in<strong>for</strong>mation we need.3.4 We may use any money you payus, any money we owe you or anysecurity deposit you have paid,to pay off what you owe underthis contract or any otherarrangement. When youmake a payment, we will decidehow we apply it against any partof your outst<strong>and</strong>ing balance.For example, we may pay theoldest amounts you owe us firsteven if you have told us thatthe payment relates to anotheramount you owe us.3.5 If you pay a fixed amount bydirect debit, we may change theamount you pay <strong>and</strong> when youpay it, depending on how muchelectricity or gas (or both) youuse, or we think you may use, orif we change our prices or youowe us money. We will tell yoube<strong>for</strong>e we make changes.3.6 If you disagree with any amountwe have charged you, you musttell us immediately. You agree topay your bill <strong>for</strong> amounts whichyou do not disagree with <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong>any bills we send you afterwards.1011