advice plz

babymoneyblagger

I need some advice - since moving into (MHS) new build 4 bed detatched house 4 years ago, my G&E bills have been quite high (in 3 bed house was spending around £60-£80 per month) - I have often thought that the meter/s are faulty and asked the first company EDF to check the meter, they said that readings were ok and someone from the company had read them so must be correct, even in another statement (bill) said readings were high - so continued and then swapped company to E-on again I complained that readings were high and still nothing done, then recently switched back to EDF and got talking to my neighbour who said they only pay approx £70-£80 a month whereas I am paying £147 per month approx - now our houses are the same (4 bed detatched) - a little different but not much - am I paying too much due to a fault or overcharged ??

bob_bank_spanker

babymoneyblagger wrote: »

I need some advice - since moving into (MHS) new build 4 bed detatched house 4 years ago, my G&E bills have been quite high (in 3 bed house was spending around £60-£80 per month) - I have often thought that the meter/s are faulty and asked the first company EDF to check the meter, they said that readings were ok and someone from the company had read them so must be correct, even in another statement (bill) said readings were high - so continued and then swapped company to E-on again I complained that readings were high and still nothing done, then recently switched back to EDF and got talking to my neighbour who said they only pay approx £70-£80 a month whereas I am paying £147 per month approx - now our houses are the same (4 bed detatched) - a little different but not much - am I paying too much due to a fault or overcharged ??

It is unikely you there is a fault. It is even more unlikely you are being overcharged.

FWIW the average UK energy bill is £1420 a year - and most people don't live in a 4 bed detached property, so what you're paying isn't outrageous.

You really need to post your usage in KWh, this will tell people an awful lot more and allow proper advice to be given. If your neighbour is spending a lot less, she is either using a lot less, or paying off a big bill every 3/6 months.

HappyMJ

babymoneyblagger wrote: »

I need some advice - since moving into (MHS) new build 4 bed detatched house 4 years ago, my G&E bills have been quite high (in 3 bed house was spending around £60-£80 per month) - I have often thought that the meter/s are faulty and asked the first company EDF to check the meter, they said that readings were ok and someone from the company had read them so must be correct, even in another statement (bill) said readings were high - so continued and then swapped company to E-on again I complained that readings were high and still nothing done, then recently switched back to EDF and got talking to my neighbour who said they only pay approx £70-£80 a month whereas I am paying £147 per month approx - now our houses are the same (4 bed detatched) - a little different but not much - am I paying too much due to a fault or overcharged ??

£147 for a 4 bedroom detached house doesn't in my opinion seem too bad. £80 is very cheap...Your lifestyles will be different so yor bills will be different.

If you would like some help then post your annual usage figures here....and your unit rates and daily standing charges and any bill discounts for managing online and paying by direct debit and your electricity region.

You should also post your highest usage appliances such as a dryer, washing machine, conservatory heater...etc and how many hours a week each is used. How many times a week is the washing machine used? How many occupants? How long are everyone's showers or do they have baths (how full)? What's the thermostat set to? Do you run the heating all day or do you turn it off overnight and during the day? Do you have anything else than runs constantly?

babymoneyblagger

ok no worries phoned and going to meter read for 7 days then give in readings.

HappyMJ

babymoneyblagger wrote: »

ok no worries phoned and going to meter read for 7 days then give in readings.

Don't you already have historic readings going back to when you moved in 4 years ago? You can post all those here and a trend should be shown if your usage is increasing, decreasing or staying about the same. 7 days is not going to tell you what you use on annual basis. Next week will be relatively warm compared to a freezing cold week in January.

babymoneyblagger

Dec 2010 I had E-on save online 4 - got 6% discount for dd & 2% discount for duel fuel - supposed to be finished 15th Jan 2012

Gas: first 2680 kw 4.569p each yr inc vat
next kw hours each year 2.940p

Electric: first 900 kw hours each year 18.86p inc vat
next kw hours 8.59p

That was the plan when I first joined E-on on 1st Dec 2010

Renewed plan 3rd Dec 2011:

E-on energy online
same discounts as previous

Gas: first 2680kw each year 8.573p inc vat
next kw 3.73p inc vat

Electric: first 900 kw 27.332p each inc vat
next kw 11.928p each inc vat

I used to check and manage all online - but started paying £190 per month starting 6th June 2011 then in Nov 2011 decreased payments to £124 per month then changed again 28th May 2012 to £117 per month. 24th July 2011 had notice of high gas bill.

2011, 2012 and Jan 2013 had warm home discounts of £120 x 2 and £130.

In May 2013 E-on wanted to change payments from £117 per month to £170 per month - I then swapped back to EDF!

Final E-on bill was approx £168.

babymoneyblagger

When first moved in had a small bill with EDF then in July 09 had proper bill:

Electric: may 09 to July 09 - 1185 units first split 138 at 16.330p
next 1047 at 11.200p
totalled: 139.80
cant find anything for gas as new house build.

June 09 - Sep 09 Bill

Gas used previous 826C latest 865A units 39 - 436 kw - first split at 7.000p £44.17 - next 141 at 3.056p £4.31
Total : £48.48 - gas transportation cost £9.41
had £10 discount then vat added and vat refund so total £50.28

bob_bank_spanker

babymoneyblagger wrote: »

Dec 2010 I had E-on save online 4 - got 6% discount for dd & 2% discount for duel fuel - supposed to be finished 15th Jan 2012

Gas: first 2680 kw 4.569p each yr inc vat
next kw hours each year 2.940p

Electric: first 900 kw hours each year 18.86p inc vat
next kw hours 8.59p

That was the plan when I first joined E-on on 1st Dec 2010

Renewed plan 3rd Dec 2011:

E-on energy online
same discounts as previous

Gas: first 2680kw each year 8.573p inc vat
next kw 3.73p inc vat

Electric: first 900 kw 27.332p each inc vat
next kw 11.928p each inc vat

I used to check and manage all online - but started paying £190 per month starting 6th June 2011 then in Nov 2011 decreased payments to £124 per month then changed again 28th May 2012 to £117 per month. 24th July 2011 had notice of high gas bill.

2011, 2012 and Jan 2013 had warm home discounts of £120 x 2 and £130.

In May 2013 E-on wanted to change payments from £117 per month to £170 per month - I then swapped back to EDF!

Final E-on bill was approx £168.

These are the rates you've paid (and your payment history).

What it doesn't tell us is your consumption in KWhs. That's what's needed. Energy is measured in KWh's, not £'s.

babymoneyblagger

Nov 2011 - I owed 55p

E.ON SaveOnline 4
Electricity charges between 01/11/2011 and 12/01/2012

Meter NumberK7231537Normal previous48579 read by us on 01/11/2011Normal current49964 read by you on 12/01/20121385 Normal kWh (kilowatt / hour) used ChargesNormal units used173 kWh at 23.53p each£40.71Normal units used1212 kWh at 10.27p each£124.47

E.ON SaveOnline 4

Gas charges between 01/11/2011 and 12/01/2012

Meter Number693326Gas previous03720 read by us on 01/11/2011Gas current04130 read by you on 12/01/2012Difference - 410 units - with multiplier value 1.0, conversion value of 1.02264, calorific value 39.1Converted into - 4554 kWh (kilowatt / hour) used ChargesGas units used514 kWh at 7.381p each£37.94Gas units used4040 kWh at 3.211p each£129.72


Dual Fuel Direct Debit Discount£26.62 CR




£321.53

babymoneyblagger

this is a year later:

E.ON EnergyOnline
Electricity charges between 09/08/2012 and 07/11/2012

Meter NumberK7231537Normal previous53628 read by us on 09/08/2012Normal current55295 read by us on 07/11/20121667 Normal kWh (kilowatt / hour) used ChargesNormal units used222 kWh at 23.45p each£52.06Normal units used1445 kWh at 11.03p each£159.38

E.ON EnergyOnline

Gas charges between 09/08/2012 and 07/11/2012

Meter Number693326Gas previous04982 read by us on 09/08/2012Gas current05211 read by us on 07/11/2012Difference - 229 units - with multiplier value 1.0, conversion value of 1.02264, calorific value 38.8Converted into - 2524 kWh (kilowatt / hour) used ChargesGas units used661 kWh at 8.165p each£53.97Gas units used1863 kWh at 3.552p each£66.17

Discount£33.16 CR

£14.92 5% VAT on £298.42

wakeupalarm

Your posts are really difficult to read but these figures have been extracted from your posts.

Electricity
01/11/2011 48579
12/01/2012 49964
09/08/2012 53628
07/11/2012 55295

Gas
01/11/2011 03720
12/01/2012 04130
09/08/2012 04982
07/11/2012 05211

So your annual usage is around 6600 KWh's of Electricity and 16400 KWh's of Gas.

For a 4 bedroom detached house your Gas usage is lower than normal, your electricity usage is very high. So you need to find out what is using a lot of electricity. Do you have powered shower, tumble dryer, lots of gadgets, lights, portable heaters, games consoles or second fridge/freezer?