Gas and electric bill ridiculous!

missile

Lilith1980 wrote: »

Hi thanks for your replies

I went on uswitch and could save £236 a year if I switched to British Gas, so I will talk to the landlady about this.

You don't even need to ask your landlady, she would not know if you do change supplier.

jamesbutcher

Hi Everyone, first post but a long time reader...

I recently moved into a 3 bedroom mid terrace house. Utilities were british gas and southern electric.

I have applied to move to Scottish power online energy 8 which I had in previous property, I paid £65 a month for dual fuel for a large split level apartment.

On moving intio house I received a bill for 2 days use from british gas, which amounted to £5. I thought £2.50 a day was high but being cold back in January and a large house I thought ok.

I just had to call British gas to give final meter reading, they calculated my final bill from 18 Jan to 24 Feb at...................... £160.00!!!

This works out at over £4 a day! just for gas!!

I cook with gas, thermo is set at 20 deg, heat comes on for 2.5 hrs morning and 5 hrs evening..

I have checked the meter reading when I moved in and it is correct.

How can this amount be right? I know they put you on an expensive standard tariff when you move in, but even so!

Can anyone give me any advice?

Lilith1980

Hi all, just returning for an update.

After putting the heating on a timer, turning down the temperature for the gas and water, and lowering the dials on all the radiators our bill for gas and electric for March is £102!

My heart was in my stomach as I logged on to see how much the bill was - so much better than the last two. Thanks for all the advice I got peeps