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Monthly Direct Debit

every 6 months

up to £100

Access your account online and get Meter Read Reminders, Paperfree billing and Energy Tracker

…you like to pay the same amount each month so you know exactly how much money you have each month. It helps you budget across the year and you can pick a payment date to suit you.

Assure - Quarterly Variable Direct Debit

every 3 months

up to £100

Access your account online and get Meter Read Reminders, Paperfree billing and Energy Tracker

…you like to pay for the energy you use every 3 months and you don’t want the hassle of paying for your energy by cheque or cash payments. Plus you'll always get 5 working days to check that you're happy with your bill before we debit your account.

Paying for your energy made easy.

There's a reason why so many of our customers choose to pay for their energy by Direct Debit, its because it's secure, simple and rewarding.

We know our customers prefer different ways to pay for their energy so we've created 2 Direct Debit options, each are fast and simple to set up and each come with a reward of up to £100. Switch to Direct Debit and you can relax knowing you're making life easier.

When you are ready to set up your Direct Debit you can either use our online form or call us on 0845 070 4850. When you call please have your npower account number and bank details to hand to help us service your call.

Direct Debit Discounts

All our Direct Debit customers, new and existing could enjoy:

  • £100 dual fuel discount
  • £50 single fuel gas discount
  • £40 single fuel electricity discount
 

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Access your account online and take advantage of extras including: Meter read reminders, Paperless billing & Energy Tracker.

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Your annual discount: If you pay by Direct Debit continuously for 12 months (either by making monthly payments or by settling your quarterly bill in full by variable Direct Debit) we’ll give you a discount off your bill (£100 if you buy both electricity and gas, £50 if you buy just gas or £40 if you buy just electricity). Alternatively, if you pay for both fuels for 12 months by cash or cheque, either when you receive your quarterly bill or by regular monthly or fortnightly payments, we’ll give you a £10 Dual Fuel discount. Your discount will be credited to your account on or before the last day of the 12th month after becoming eligible and then on or before the same last day of each year you continue to pay this way. Dual fuel customers must pay for both fuels in one combined payment and accept a combined dual fuel bill or statement to receive a Dual Fuel discount. Certain tariffs are excluded. If you don’t pay by Direct Debit and you receive any discount that is equivalent to our Direct Debit discount, this equivalent discount will be replaced by the Direct Debit discount if you switch to Direct Debit payment. Subject to change.

Under the Direct Debit Guarantee, if the amount you pay or the payment date changes, we will let you know 10 working days before we debit your account, or on another agreed date. If npower, your bank or building society makes a mistake with your payment, you're also guaranteed a full and immediate refund from your branch of the amount paid. This information has been sourced from BACS.

Telephone calls: We may monitor and/or record calls for security, quality or training purposes. The cost of calls to 0845 numbers may vary so please check with your provider for exact charges. Calls to 0800 numbers are free from landlines but not from mobiles.

Warm Response: Conditions may apply. Visit the Warm Response website for more information.

Automatic refund: Given on credit balances at time of annual review based on actual reading (which may be a customer's own reading supplied to us) and where the credit is over £60. If you take both fuels from npower, we'll use any credit on one fuel account to clear a debt on the other fuel before any refund will be made. Credits of less than £60 will be refunded on request but this could affect future monthly direct debit amounts. If your credit is less than the automatic refund amount, it will be used to offset ongoing payments.

Meter Read Reminders: We’ll use the reading(s) you supply to produce your next bill whenever it is possible to do so. There may be some circumstances when it is not possible to use your meter readings and in this case we will estimate your consumption. Our agents will still require access to your meter to take readings and for safety checks. The meter reads you supply will be in addition to our own meter reads and will be used to provide the most up-to-date view on your statement.