Not sure what to do.

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ZLS1984 wrote: »

Also British gas are now chasing me with really high bills

Are these bills based on (A) actual meter readings or (E) Estimate?

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ZLS1984 wrote: »

I did try debt counsellers

Click the link within my signature

ZLS1984

I think that they are meter readings, when I phone British Gas I can not get sense out of them and end up with some rude snotty person.

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ZLS1984 wrote: »

I think that they are meter readings, when I phone British Gas I can not get sense out of them and end up with some rude snotty person.

Have a look at the readings on your bills, alongside the meter reading it will say (A) actual (Means someones been out and read your meter) or (E) estimate, a guess what you've used.

You have to be certain they are billing you for what you've actually used, and not what they think you've used.

ZLS1984

Will have to have a look for a statement from them I only have letters at the moment. They did not send me a statement just a letter saying how much I owed.

ZLS1984

Just checked a statement it is estimate grrrr.

Southern electric that I am with now has really shocked me, they had a meter reading back in september I gave them a new one last week, this is for my gas which I only use for heating and shockingly my bill has shot up by another 70 pound. There is no way I am using that much.

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ZLS1984 wrote: »

Just checked a statement it is estimate grrrr.

I had a feeling it may have been, you need to go back and make sure they only bill you for the consumption you've used.

When you call them ask for a supervisor

Edit: Futher advice, click here and post in the utilities forum re your bills, see if anyone can give you further advice.

Good luck

whitewing

Why is your TB licence so high (should be £11.95 per month?)

ZLS1984

whitewing wrote: »

Why is your TB licence so high (should be £11.95 per month?)

I am a little behind with payments so trying to pay 10 pound a week to get it sorted. Normally it is about 6.50 every 2 weeeks so that makes it 13 pound a month.

I think my payment amounts have just gone up as well but not sure, I am so bad when it comes to money.

paybacktime2008

hypno06 wrote: »

You are showing a surplus on paper, but I suspect that is not the reality.

I would suggest starting a spending diary tomorrow and writing down absolutely everything you spend any money on - even just a few pence. It will soon show you where the money is really going - and once you know that, you can start to reduce your expenditure.

if you prefer an online version - go to www.spendingdiary.com

Thankyou so much for that link!