British Gas Fixed Tariff?

I heard a bit of a programme on the radio recently - (in the car so missed the start and finish) but a caller said that he had the gas capped to his house and intended to go All-electric. All gas appliances had been removed. His problem was that he still had to pay a standing charge for gas to the house, even though he couldn't use it. Don't know what the outcome was but I have thought about changing from a gas boiler and the 2 burner gas hob to all electric heating with wood fire.

Your plan sounds like a good one!  

I can't understand how someone can be charged a standing charge for a capped gas meter? There ae houses without gas and surely they can't be charged either?

British Gas have just made massive profits because of other firms going bust. Surely the governement can insist they plough some of those profits, even half, back into reducing fuel bills?  Utility suppliers have got a monopoly on the market and seem to think they can just charge whatever they like.