Scheduled payment on PAYG- Is this an option

Hi ​@Micky180 ,

I’ve heard whispers that the Paypoint system tends to choke on those, you may find it easier to set a calendar reminder in your phone and top-up manually

I believe that it's simply because PAYG meters were never meant to operate that way.
They are meant so you can pay as you need to, not on a schedule.

If fact older PAYG meters couldn't operate that way, you had to top up a key at the shops then put it in the meter.

Presumably if if you are setting up a scheduled payment then it's coming out of your bank.
A scheduled payment from a bank is a Direct Debit (or a Standing Order).
So you would use a credit account, with DD's set up to pay on schedule.

Technically it should be possible with a smart meter in PAYG mode to make scheduled bank payments, but I can’t think of any supplier who has their smart PAYG set up to do that - because they already have other types of account for customers to make scheduled payments, Direct Debit accounts.

I can see why the question might arise if you are in a rental with a PAYG meter, and don't want the hassle of topping up.
However even in a rental the tenant can get the meter changed to a credit meter and pay by DD, (or to a smart PAYG so they can top up onlne without having to go to the shops) - the landlord can't block a tenant from changing the meter type if the energy account is in the tenants name .