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British Gas hikes its prices again

cally6008
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edited 12 November 2010 at 2:30PM in Energy




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BRITISH GAS customers will pay an average £82 a year extra for their energy after the company announced an inflation-busting price rise starting next month.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/3224570/British-Gas-hikes-its-prices-again.html#ixzz154PZi5qM

I'm glad I'm on Fixed Price 2011.
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  • webbit
    webbit Posts: 152 Forumite
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    http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=47&type=media

    go to this link all contact details of BG media team including e mail and phone numbers bombard them with complaints
  • pKaTz
    pKaTz Posts: 253 Forumite
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    Im on the essentials tariff.
    How do i find out what sort of situation I am in, and if I will be better to move, as my tariff isnt on the comparison sites
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    There will be no rise in the essentials tarrif until next April.
    BG man coming on 5Live round about now.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • pKaTz
    pKaTz Posts: 253 Forumite
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    so i will be ok on the essentials over the winter. thats good
  • dalek
    dalek Posts: 9,386 Forumite
    edited 12 November 2010 at 3:28PM
    Have earnings and benefits gone up by the same % to cover the increases by all firms?

    NO!

    Is everyone supposed to freeze to death?

    Not if you are a Millionaire in the Cabinet !!

    We are all in it together *roll eyes*


    Is this a photo of the Queen feeling the cold? I doubt it!!

    British Gas hits eight million customers with seven per cent price hike

    article-0-0000120500000CB2-694_87x84.jpg Household bills for gas and electricity will go up from 10 December and will amount to an increase of £1.50 on the average weekly dual-fuel bill.
    The Daleks Reign Supreme, All Hail The Daleks!
  • British_Gas
    British_Gas Posts: 86 Organisation Representative
    Phil Bentley our Managing Director has been explaining the reason behind today’s price announcement on TV and radio. If you would like to know more about this then please watch the following video
    Official Company Representative
    I am the official company representative of British Gas. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 32,717 Forumite
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    edited 12 November 2010 at 3:39PM
    Phil Bentley our Managing Director has been explaining the reason behind today’s price announcement on TV and radio. If you would like to know more about this then please watch the following video
    Just spin. According to Consumer Focus since 2008 retail gas prices have decreased by 2%, wholesale by 42%. About time the regulators grew some balls.
  • I'm not sure where I stand on this, on the one hand wholesale costs only make up a fraction of the total cost (in which case how can it be such a huge factor in prices?), on the other hand all this daft renewable stuff and smart meters have to paid for somehow(so the margin relative to the wholesale prices may be pretty low).

    My hunch is this isn't as straight forward as people think it is, and I can't really join in the jumping up and down until I know some basic facts...
    Mixed Martial Arts is the greatest sport known to mankind and anyone who says it is 'a bar room brawl' has never trained in it and has no idea what they are talking about.
  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    E.ON FixOnline 8
    Ends 1 July 2011

    Electricity
    Tier 1 First 900 kWh each year 21.13p per kWh
    Tier 2 10.2p per kWh

    Gas
    Tier 1 First 2,680 kWh each year 6.214p per kWh
    Tier 2 3.008p per kWh

    6% Direct Debit Discount
    2% Dual Fuel Direct Debit Discount
    18.7% Online Discount
    VAT 5.0%

    Giving

    Electricity Tier 2, 7.85043p per kWh inc VAT
    Gas Tier 2, 2.3151p per kWh inc VAT

    FIXED UNTIL 1st July 2011!!!

    La La La :j
  • christabell
    christabell Posts: 427 Forumite
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    edited 12 November 2010 at 4:25PM
    pKaTz wrote: »
    Im on the essentials tariff.
    How do i find out what sort of situation I am in, and if I will be better to move, as my tariff isnt on the comparison sites

    Energylinx and Energy Choices both have social tariffs within their comparison.....:D
    Today, my BEST is good enough.
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