Man charged €13k for gas despite house being largely empty for 2 years

A Corkman was overcharged by Bord Gáis for his gas usage by more than €13,000 over the last two years, although the man’s small house was virtually empty for the entire period.

John Cremin was actually asked by a meter installer if he had been contacted by gardaí, as the usage recorded was of a volume usually utilised by cannabis dealers to grow their product.

It emerged that the homeowner had been out of the country for much of the last five years working in Britain, Germany, Norway, and Canada.