Bristish Gas Electric Help

wkdboi

Hi All,

I need some help and advice

I am trying to work out how I can save money with Electirc as my bill is currently £270

If anyone can offer advice below is a summary of the bill based of the online bill..

Thanks

Day Rate 22 Aug - 15Nov

22 Aug 2012 - estimated 802 We read your meter
15 Nov 2012 - estimated 1889 Estimated

= 1087.0 kWh used over 86 days (estimated)

Electricity Charge

First 170 kWh x 29.480p £50.12
Next 917 kWh x 16.746p £153.56

Charge this period £203.68

Night Meter reads
22 Aug 2012 - estimated 358 We read your meter

15 Nov 2012 - estimated 906 Estimated

= 548.0 kWh used over 86 days (estimated)

Electricity Charge
First 548 kWh x 5.960p £32.66

Day Rate Meter reads

16 Nov 2012 - actual 1889
22 Nov 2012 - actual 971 We read your meter

= 65.0 kWh used over 7 days (actual)

Electricity Charge
First 65 kWh x 6.334p£4.12

Total cost of electricity used
£262.47

[Deleted User]

Either you, or the meter reader needs to determine which is night and day on your, presumably digital, meter. They usually come in the confusing configuration of rate 1, rate,2 and T for total display. Mostly, but not always the meter will have a blinking curser,or the reading blinks, which indicate which reading is in progress. You are in the best position to work it out as the suppliers or meter readers havent got much of a clue. Where I work in S. Yorks they usually record rate 1 in the night field, regardless of which rate it is actually is, and trust the supplier to get it right, which they dont always as they dont have much idea also. Each supplier has a transposition dept dedicated just to this sort of thing. I work for British Gas and its a well known mess up with them

Wywth

wkdboi wrote: »

Hi All,

I need some help and advice

I am trying to work out how I can save money with Electirc as my bill is currently £270

If anyone can offer advice below is a summary of the bill based of the online bill..

Thanks

Day Rate 22 Aug - 15Nov

22 Aug 2012 - estimated 802 We read your meter
15 Nov 2012 - estimated 1889 Estimated

= 1087.0 kWh used over 86 days (estimated)

Electricity Charge

First 170 kWh x 29.480p £50.12
Next 917 kWh x 16.746p £153.56

Charge this period £203.68

Night Meter reads
22 Aug 2012 - estimated 358 We read your meter

15 Nov 2012 - estimated 906 Estimated

= 548.0 kWh used over 86 days (estimated)

Electricity Charge
First 548 kWh x 5.960p £32.66

Day Rate Meter reads

16 Nov 2012 - actual 1889
22 Nov 2012 - actual 971 We read your meter

= 65.0 kWh used over 7 days (actual)

Electricity Charge
First 65 kWh x 6.334p£4.12

Total cost of electricity used
£262.47

First compare your actual current meter reading to those recent estimated (and even alleged actual) ones

... and as sacsquacco says, ensure the day and low registries are correct and have not been transposed.

wkdboi

Current Meter Reading

R1 2071 Currently mrtter is flashing 1

R2 1009

[Deleted User]

R 1 is day rate, R2 is night on your meter. another variable in the eco7 meter confusion is once you have determined which rate is which, then check the timer which controls the switch over times. They can be anlogue mechanical timer, a circular dial with a pointer at the bottom indicating what time it thinks it is, ( mostly wrong ). A radio teleswitch timer and meters with their own built in timers like the latest ones are.These timers are usually accurate. You can watch your meter and see when R2 starts flashing to see what time you re on the cheap rate for 7 hours. From your figures it looks like the meter readers have transposed the readings

wkdboi

So any advice further the meter is digital one only put in in may time

macman

If you submit regular readings (at least every 3 months), you won't get estimated or (eventually) catch-up bills.
Not sire what other help you want. Are you on the cheapest tariff? If not get your annual kWh usage on each register from your bills or supplier, and use a comp site and cashback site to switch.