Crazy high bill for a month - British gas?!

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Graciexo wrote: »

19 Nov 2014 - We read your meter 020976
19 Dec 2014 - Estimated your meter reading 03081

(We just checked our meter and its currently at 03094 today)

Something is not right here. You cannot have a reading of 20976 followed by readings of 3081 and 3094. If it is 2097, then you have used 107 cm3 since 19 Nov or, at my rate, about £39 worth of gas. My guess is that you are dealing with a catch up bill.

Pincher

Graciexo wrote: »

19 Nov 2014 - We read your meter 020976
19 Dec 2014 - Estimated your meter reading 03081

(We just checked our meter and its currently at 03094 today)

3081 - 2976 = 105 units


Assuming imperial units:

105 x 31 = 3,255 kWh


Assuming 4p per kWh: 4p x 3,255 = £130.20
Plus standing charge.


All they did was to over-estimate against actual consumption.
So, texting did not work.

Robin9

What did your prievious bill give as the amount owing - this looks like a catch-up bill

Andy_WSM

Graciexo wrote: »

19 Nov 2014 - We read your meter 020976
19 Dec 2014 - Estimated your meter reading 03081

(We just checked our meter and its currently at 03094 today)

Is the 20976 a typo on your part?

ChumpusRex

I think the November reading is meant to say 2976 - easy typo.

However, there are two critically important pieces of information which we don't have.
1: the readings from 2013 and 2012.
2: Whether this is a metric meter (m3) or imperial (cu feet).

Without these, we don't know if there has been a sudden catch-up bill (the most likely explanation), or something else has gone wrong.

Robin9

I'm a little confused over the £20/m and £80 / m. Are these your figures as i assume the bills you are getting are quarterly. As you have a bill for £200 I also assume you are not paying by DD.


Is the reading 2976 - if so the estimated one is a very good estimate - confirmed by your actual