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Water monthly payment extra charge

tcava
tcava Posts: 11 Forumite
Apologies in advance, I'm a new money saving addict and this may have been discussed before. I've just worked out from my water bill that Thames Water charge me around 25% on top of the total charges just because I make monthly payments. Is this correct? And is there any way I can avoid paying this charge but continue to make monthly payments?

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  • ariba10
    ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
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    I would not think they would charge that amount. Check the number of months you are expected to pay.

    Some only ask for ten payments.
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,064 Forumite
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    Welcome to the forum.

    As stated above, few companies split the bill into 12 payments; it seems to vary between 8 and 11 payments.

    The total of your monthly payments should come exactly to the bill amount(to a penny). They normally make the first payment a penny or two more(or less) to get the exact amount.
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