[THE AMATUER]

I had my new gas and electric bills through and they have raised my DD payments to £79 per month EACH (gulp!!!)

I know the prices have gone up but we don't have kids and are very careful about leaving lights on etc...

Is that the going rate for an average sized house these days because £158 a month seems way too much. They were not estimated bills and we are not in debit with them either?

thanks

[Sporran]

dont worry eon altered mine to just over £100 monthly in Dec for both and what made it worse was they didnt write to me to tell me, it was only the fact i checked my online banking and noticed otherwise it would have been an OD charge.

I have a seperate account for bills. Very annoyed at the time and riding it out as soon as they drop im moving.

[PJTX100]

We pay well over £200 per month Gas/Elec, if that's any consolation.

[THE AMATUER]

Originally Posted by Sporran

dont worry eon altered mine to just over £100 monthly in Dec for both and what made it worse was they didnt write to me to tell me, it was only the fact i checked my online banking and noticed otherwise it would have been an OD charge.

I have a seperate account for bills. Very annoyed at the time and riding it out as soon as they drop im moving.

£100 for each....thats ridiculous !!

Is that the actual price or were they estimated bills or are you clearing a debit balance as well?

[kopchoir]

I live in a mid terraced so its quite warm anyway and my gas bill is £68 a month electric is a little more expensive

[THE AMATUER]

Originally Posted by PJTX100

We pay well over £200 per month Gas/Elec, if that's any consolation.

Are you a family though? There's only two of us.

[kentish_lad]

Originally Posted by THE AMATUER

I had my new gas and electric bills through and they have raised my DD payments to £79 per month EACH (gulp!!!)

I know the prices have gone up but we don't have kids and are very careful about leaving lights on etc...

Is that the going rate for an average sized house these days because £158 a month seems way too much. They were not estimated bills and we are not in debit with them either?

thanks

Just paid a quarterly gas + electricity (not estimated) and it was £503 with EON for a 3 bed semi, so thats around £167 per month for the last quarter 2 adults and 3 teens

[kopchoir]

there making a fortune and its about time it was stopped blatant profitering

[PJTX100]

Originally Posted by THE AMATUER

Are you a family though? There's only two of us.

6, big old house with not the best insulation, doors constantly left open and a dryer that's on every night. Of course all my AV kit and other essential gadgets consume virtually nothing.

It's still extortionate though and how the BG chief exec can come on and boast of a 10% drop when it must have gone up over 100% on the past few years is basically taking the .

[daveaka]

We got a letter a couple of days ago from NPower, they have been estimating our electricity bills for 2 years and it turns out we owe them £600. Crazy thing is I've left numerous meter reading cards and readings via telephone . It turns out the private company who take utility readings aren't obliged to pass them on to the utility company ..Anyway our Direct debit has gone up to £120, and we have 6 months to pay off the balance

[loz]

Live in large 4 bedroom house. Work from home, and wife at home too. So things on all day.
Daughter at home too. Son occasionally as he is at uni.
So usual to have 2 or 3 computers on, 2 or 3 tvs.

Pay £155pm dd for G+E. Currently running a little bit in credit on that.

[jamiesdad]

I am worried about my next leccy bill as my wife keeps turning up the heating

[Mac Man]

Part timers

Gas bill for my office building (4000 sq ft) is £460 a month

At home it's 'only' for £160 for gas and elec for a biggish detached house. Hopefully the gas will be a little cheaper this next year as we've switched off the AGA for all but Jan and Feb as it was costing £20 a week the rest of the year.

[stevefish69]

My 3 bed house with the missus home all day with the Plasma and amps running only costs £42 for gas and £53 for electric

That is also with 2 kids who have a habit of leaving lights on all day and a tumble drier that seems to be constantly ON for every wash from Nov - April

[kopchoir]

Originally Posted by daveaka

We got a letter a couple of days ago from NPower, they have been estimating our electricity bills for 2 years and it turns out we owe them £600. Crazy thing is I've left numerous meter reading cards and readings via telephone . It turns out the private company who take utility readings aren't obliged to pass them on to the utility company ..Anyway our Direct debit has gone up to £120, and we have 6 months to pay off the balance

can they do that tell them to off is there no regulatory body you could go to i wouldnt be paying them for 2 years worth when its there fault dick turpins these lot

[pandemic]

£86 direct debit for both gas and electricity. Yep I'm a happy bunny
They'll even reduce it to £50 a month on DD if I ask them, but I don't mind being in credit.

[sniffer66]

Originally Posted by PJTX100

We pay well over £200 per month Gas/Elec, if that's any consolation.

me too, £240 for both on a direct debit. I have tons of kit here and 2 kids LOL

[krish]

Scottish Power G+E = £52 monthly DD, am very slightly in credit (quarterly readings submitted online)
- three bed mid terrace .. just me

[pud77]

Too much

[Steven]

That reminds me

Less than £300 for quarter just gone for 3 students, and that's with electric heaters on 24/7 since November (albeit the timer only switches the system on at night. Old fashioned, no central heating). Happy and expect it to be much cheaper in the spring + summer. And I was worried the 360, TV and laptops are on virtually 24/7...

[Rookies]

Originally Posted by krish

Scottish Power G+E = £52 monthly DD, am very slightly in credit (quarterly readings submitted online)
- three bed mid terrace .. just me

Me too i am with Scottish Power too and pay £45 a month DD for both and submit quarterly readings online.. and am in credit.. and i live in a mid terrace house too a 5 years old one

[RichardK]

I'm with EDF and they recently sent me a letter saying they were putting my monthly payment up to £69 (I think) from £37, so I called them up and they recalculated and decided £53 would be OK. At this point I was in credit by over £100.

The next quarterly bill showed I'd actually used less gas than the same quarter last year meaning I'd gone even further in credit. So I called them again as there was obviously something wrong and it turns out that the calculation they do to set the level of your payments doesn't take into account any credit balance and is just based on a predicition of your usage, and they use the current gas price, so if the prices are going down their calculation will be even further out.

In the end I told them how I will be paying £20 each month and this was readily accepted. I sugggest anyone else who finds themselves in the same situation also takes this approach.

[Ned Senior]

I get a bill for the gas quarterly and it is usually 60-80 pound in winter and about 30-40 summertime (that's for the quarter!!!)
Use a card meter for eleccy which has gone from £5 per week for about 10 years upto last year early on and is now taking around 10-15 a week
British Gas and Scottish power for lec.. I know there are other suppliers but BG and SP (formerley Manweb) have been around for years and get the job done no hassle if there's a problem
I get no end of sexy babes and spotty oiks knocking to ask for business

[Ayub]

Received my Bills yesturday. My Supplier is Npower Gas £250 Electrics £250 ( per 1/4). When i went to pay it i felt sorry for my wallet.

[Hitby]

Originally Posted by daveaka

We got a letter a couple of days ago from NPower, they have been estimating our electricity bills for 2 years and it turns out we owe them £600. Crazy thing is I've left numerous meter reading cards and readings via telephone . It turns out the private company who take utility readings aren't obliged to pass them on to the utility company ..Anyway our Direct debit has gone up to £120, and we have 6 months to pay off the balance

We pay £133 a month combined direct debit but they've grossly overestimated our last two bills. i took meter readings this time and sent them off and our bill was £1.02 CREDIT! This put our account £402.50 in credit which they're refunding into our bank account! We've been so broke this has made my day

[Ian J]

My British gas bill arrived a couple of days ago and it was £387 for the quarter compared to exactly £200 for the same quarter last year. The useage of gas was marginally up this year but the bulk of the increase was down to increased gas charges.

[domtheone]

Over £60 a month (all Electric) at the moment for a top floor 2 Bed New Build Flat.

2 flats below me are empty which probably does not help either

Think that's too much considering all the flats have storage heaters which are

Oh for Gas Central heating.

[tony brazao]

Two of us at home. £230 each month for gas and electric, we've got new double glazed windows and the house is very well insulated. We also have an open fire which we love to use, so no doubt this has helped reduce fuel costs.

[Urien Rheged]

We pay £89 per month for electricity and £40 per month for gas. Both me and partner both work from home though so two PC's, four monitors, printer, modem & lights are on most of the day. Four bedroom detached house. Two adults, two children.

[stewart28]

£110 for electric and £52 for gas and i live in a two bedroom flat.

The missus is in all day and we have a daughter so it kind of expected.