Pay As You Go Fuel Costs

jp2003

Hi everyone, I was just wondering (for those that don't mind answering) how much you pay in fuel costs per month if you're on pay as you go energy tariffs with a pre pay card/key, more so for gas.

I've recently moved into a 2 bed maisonette by myself and pay about £25 a month in electric top up which seems about normal I guess.

What's bugging me is the gas costs. I appreciate it's winter so costs will be higher and as I haven't been in the property long I haven't had chance to make payments in the summer months to contribute to the winter bills, but I seem to topping up at least £60, £70+ per month.

There's no debt on the meter and I work full time, so I only have the boiler on for the equivelant of about 4/5 hours per day for a shower and heating throughout the day when I'm in from work as I can't afford to pay have it on any longer. My cooker is electric so that's not adding to the bills.

I was just wondering if anybody else is paying about the same? I have friends on the same meters and some have kids, they don't seem to pay as much as me. I'm with British Gas. Only reason I am with them is because they offer a home top up device for PAYG customers.

Cardew

£60 or £70 a month for gas is not excessive in the winter.

jp2003

Also, should I continue paying about £60 a month all year round to top up the gas meter for winter or could I get away with paying less in the warmer months?

good_advice

Hello jp
gas ch or any heating is costly. You may save a bit by changing to DD payments.
With. Payment meter you will pay less in summer with the CH off.

It may be best to put a litte aside in summer to help with the winter bill

jp2003

When I moved into this flat the pre pay meters were already here and they were with SSE. They wanted to charge over £50 per meter to have them switched to credit ones. So I asked British Gas who said they'd change them over to credit meters for free if I switched to them initially as a pay as you go customer. When I rang British Gas up to switch from PAYG to credit I failed the credit check even though I know my credit is good.

jp2003

British Gas do say that you pay exactly the same on PAYG as you would on credit meters, I'm not sure how true that is.

spiro

jp2003 wrote: »

British Gas do say that you pay exactly the same on PAYG as you would on credit meters, I'm not sure how true that is.

This is true for a credit pay on bill tariff. Obviously with a credit meter the best way to pay is monthly dd as the means you get the lowest tariff and also pay the same every month so no high bills in the winter.