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Independent Gas Transporters

If you are served by an Independent Gas Transporter's (IGT) network (i.e. not Transco) you may find that the price you pay for gas is slightly higher than the standard published price provided by the gas supplier.

This is because the gas supplier must pay both Transco and the Independent Gas Transporter to deliver gas through the pipes to your home.

In practical terms there is nothing wrong with having an Independent Gas Transporter deliver the gas to your home, the downside is the additional cost element.

Many house builders use Independent Gas Transporters to save money when they are building new properties as the Independent Gas Transporters will offer, in most cases, a more competitive price for all the connection work than Transco.

The problem occurs when you then wish to compare the prices offered by the gas suppliers. Some of the low cost gas suppliers will not quote for a supply to property connected via an Independent Gas Transporter and the majority of other suppliers will charge a premium.

So whilst the house builder gets a good deal when installing the gas network, you the domestic consumer end up paying for this in increased costs forever.

Energylinx has been campaigning to stop this situation as more and more new houses or new gas installations are being carried out by Independent Gas Transporters.

To find out whether you are connected to the gas distribution system via an Independent Gas Transporter is quite simple.

The clues are:

If the M number (MPRN) shown on your gas bill is 10 digits long and begins with 74 or 75 then you are supplied by an Independent Gas Transporter.

You should find your M number (MPRN) on either the front page or reverse of the front page of a recent gas bill.

If you do not have a gas bill or the information is not present click here to download a standard MPRN request form.

If you wish to know whether or not you have an IGT please use our free tool by clicking here:

Last Updated: April 2007

For any other MPRNs the transporter is Transco, whose address details are:

Transco plc

51 Homer Rd

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 3QL

Tel: 0121 626 4431

Fax: 01216232625