Gas and Electricity cost??

staceysim85

I am currently with Scottish power, i have a pre-payment meter for electric which was here when we moved and pay my gas by direct debit. I currently pay £112 a month gas because we owed money and i pay £100 a month on electric a month. Tried to have pre-payment removed was going to cost £44.99 to remove and they wanted £150 deposit which would be returned after a year. I then got told it would save me about £5 a month????? is there any point??? i dont know why i pay out so much monthly i own a 2 bed mid terraced im a home during the day and have a tumble dryer but surely this cant cost me this much a month!!!!! please can someone help i dont seem to be able to get out of this situation and will be forever paying these kind of bills.

HappyMJ

Anything that involves heat (dryers, water immersion heater, electric heating) costs a lot of money. Could you put some clothes out to dry instead of using the dryer? The only way you will be able to switch is by paying off all the arrears.

staceysim85

Just been looking at other posts trying to get some info. I think i find it hard to understand what i pay compared to others i know, who pay at the most half what i do! think im going to have to suffer paying to remove the meter stay with scottish power for a year then look at switching hopefully it will get better

thanks

wornoutmumoftwo

I'm on a PPM with british gas and my rates are the same as the standard rate. I have to pay a £200 deposit which I might to come spring time and get the meter removed.

Ihatecameron

Electricity is charged for by the KWh = Kilo watt hour. A dryer will use between 2000 and 3000 kw per hour. The equivalent of between 20 and 30 100 watt light bulbs being switched on at the same time.

If you do not owe any money for electric, I would check to make sure they are charging you at the standard rate rather than a prepayment rate.

staceysim85

Thanks for the advice have just phone to get the PPM removed have payed £46 but dont need to pay a deposit YAY! once its removed will look at sorting out the the best deal possible

thanks

staceysim85

and wow didnt realise how much a tumble dryer uses!!! will try to not be lazy and use it as much!! ;o)

HappyMJ

staceysim85 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice have just phone to get the PPM removed have payed £46 but dont need to pay a deposit YAY! once its removed will look at sorting out the the best deal possible

thanks

Why pay to remove it @ £46 it will take nearly 10 months at £5 per month to get your money back. You can switch with a prepayment meter and other suppliers will probably change the meter for free. Ebico removed mine for free.