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£77 difference in Ukpower site estimate and BG bill

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elektra
elektra Posts: 1,361 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
from BG billGas Charges
For 6242.11 kWh consumed used over 95 days
Base Rate 1 = 1190.00 kWh at 4.959 pence per kWh 59.01
Base Rate 2 = 5052.11 kWh at 2.801 pence per kWh 141.51
Charge for Gas used £200.52
VAT at 5.00 % £10.02

Total cost of Gas used £210.54
06 Oct 2006 Meter Reader 1387
09 Jan 2007 Meter Reader 1585 units 198 kwh 6242.11


from https://www.ukpower.co.uk/smartmeters £287.18 (I entered 0 for start kwh and 6242.11 for end usage kwh)


area is southern, and bill paid by quarterly cheque

So I guess you can't believe these comparison sites

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  • tripled
    tripled Posts: 2,882 Forumite
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    Wow, that is a big difference. I checked the comparison section and found it is more accurate though, only a pound out. Maybe the bill calcuator section is designed to over-estimate to encourage people to switch!

    It might be worth emailing them with your findings, there is obviously something wrong on the calculator and it could cause difficulties for a pensioner or someone on a low income who used it and thought they were going to get a much higher bill than they could afford.
  • cdon
    cdon Posts: 74 Forumite
    You need to enter 1 years worth of readings to get accurate figures.
  • elektra
    elektra Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    cdon wrote:
    You need to enter 1 years worth of readings to get accurate figures.

    Don't really see why as that part of the site is supposed to be a bill checker.
    It is using the same rates as used on BG bill and asks for dates that usage was between. There are no other discounts (eg DD, duel fuel) to take into account.

    I would however put a years worth of usage figures in if looking to switch.
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