help lost in mire of huge utilitity bills

davri

Have massive debts with powergen upwards of £700 duel fuel.

Looked on u switch and whilst i could save loads on DD's currently pay £177 to clear debt and usage, unit costs with powergen were cheapest last i looked so thought i would be in a false economy. What do people think will it be false economy in long run or best option help seriously broke now and have young babe can't afford to keep heating off? which is looking lik eonly option for next winter

HELP

firesidemaid

davri wrote: »

Have massive debts with powergen upwards of £700 duel fuel.Looked on u switch and whilst i could save loads on DD's currently pay £177 to clear debt and usage, unit costs with powergen were cheapest last i looked so thought i would be in a false economy. What do people think will it be false economy in long run or best option help seriously broke now and have young babe can't afford to keep heating off? which is looking lik eonly option for next winterHELP

it seems many of us have posted similar threads recently. not only have the prices gone up generally, but we think p/gen may be keeping monthly payments deliberately low to put you/us in this locked in position.

try and economise where you can, especially with elec - switch things off as soon as you don't need them. energy-saving lightbulbs v cheap in morrisons (39p) at the mo. put heating on timers. cook double batches etc.

i am planning to pay mine off before i switch so i know where i am. also have a look at the other utility comparison sites via the link on the front page of this site. again, going through quidco may also make you some cashback.

tripled

To switch company and take advantage of the lower monthly dd you would have to clear your debt with Powergen. If you did that anyway, then your dd with powergen would be similar to those you are looking at on the comparison sites.

lapat

as above you cant change provider without paying off what you owe

british gas did it to us last year when we moved into our new house we have paid it off over 12 months and they have just tried to drop our payments from £75 per month gas to £21 as we have been massivelly overpaying to clear the debt we had.i was not best pleased and i have blasted them over the phone and im now going to change providers as i dont want to get to october and they bump my payments up massiveley

Cardew

lapat wrote: »

british gas did it to us last year when we moved into our new house we have paid it off over 12 months and they have just tried to drop our payments from £75 per month gas to £21 as we have been massivelly overpaying to clear the debt we had.i was not best pleased and i have blasted them over the phone and im now going to change providers as i dont want to get to october and they bump my payments up massiveley

The majority of complains here are that Utility companies won't reduce DDs and get 'blasted'.

You blast them because they try to reduce a DD.

Utility companies really are in a 'Lose-Lose' situation;)