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Elderly Parents getting Ripped Off
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Okay just check yourself that immersion is definitely off? People sometimes forget?xlnc99 said:On a separate note - which we will i am sure get to later, how on earth is my parents credit only £170 pound when they been paying through the roof for the DD. I calculate at least 1k and this is without factoring in the high charges they got throughout the year for which i believe were in correct.
Again this comes back to what readings have been used? Can you please post the current readings for both gas / electric and also what readings your parents have being giving or receiving? As far back as you can, estimated, actual etc? From their account?
The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon1 -
Two problems instantly jump out from the bill screenshot.
- The latest reading is Estimated.
- They are paying 13.734p per kWh and 20.5485p per day for electricity, including 5% VAT. For comparison, I'm paying only 12.11343p per kWh, Standing Charge 13.2825p per day.
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FYI - there was a couple of mistakes in the electric bill which i for August 2019-November 2019 which i have now rectified. This explains what @Gerry1 was alluding too. My fault, i mistyped. Everything is correct as i have triple checked it
Last 12 months
Electricity - 8622wh = £1132.24
August 2019 £82.58 601kwh
September 2019 £68 516kwh
October 2019 £58.34 446kwh
November 2019 £53.22 407kwh
December 2019 £56.44 431kwh
January 2020 £465.47 3559kwh
February 2020 £137.68 1053kwh
March 2020 £54.43 416kwh
April 2020 £47.59 364kwh
May 2020 £88.60 677kwh
June 2020 £17.44 133kwh
Gas - 28390kwh = £854.13
August 2019 £27.52 855kwh
September 2019 £23.84 785kwh
October 2019 £67.59 2252kwh
November 2019 £115.83 3860kwh
December 2019 £165.94 5530kwh
January 2020 £94.90 3162kwh
February 2020 £107.54 3583kwh
March 2020 £106.97 3564kwh
April 2020 £64.73 2157kwh
May 2020 £43.48 1449kwh
June 2020 £29.95 998kwh
Billing - All done by Direct Debit which Scottish Power Take Monthly
Energy Billing
Date Energy Bill Payment Made
June 2019 £204.32 £284.00
July 2019 £165.28 £252.00
August 2019 £119.82 £252.00
September 2019 £131.90 £252.00
October 2019 £115.41 £252.00
November 2019 £142.43 £252.00
December 2019 £177.55 £252.00
January 2020 £289.36 £252.00
February 2020 £658.38 £252.00
March 2020 £175.36 £252.00
April £197.59 £315.00
May 2020 £107.32 £315.00
June 2020 £149.46 £315.00
July 2020 £21.57 & £41.72 £315.00
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Please see attached bills for gas/electric from feb 2020 to current
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Surely the tariff isn’t really that bad, it’s the consumption that’s the problem. Had the cost per elec unit been around the 16p mark then yes but 1p per unit over 8000+ units consumed is ‘only’ £80. Drop a few thousand of units off that total and then you’re talking proper savings. Not dismissing the savings to be made on the tariff but surely the main problem here is excessive consumption.Gerry1 said:Two problems instantly jump out from the bill screenshot.- The latest reading is Estimated.
- They are paying 13.734p per kWh and 20.5485p per day for electricity, including 5% VAT. For comparison, I'm paying only 12.11343p per kWh, Standing Charge 13.2825p per day.
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Well, it's a dreadful gas tariff at 3.15105p per kWh and daily charge of 20.5485p inc VAT. Unfortunately, being on an expensive tariff means that you have to put up with expensive bills.With their annual consumption of 28390kWh, that equals £969.59.
In my area with Robin Hood / Ebico that would cost £679.34. 
It's just like buying petrol on the motorway because it's convenient and then wondering why £10 only activates the pumps for a few seconds. The answer is to look up at the totem. On the motorway tonight it said 133.9p whereas locally it's 108.9p. If your parents want lower gas bills they need you to help them to compare and switch.I'll dig a bit deeper when I have a moment.1 -
It's both. Would you choose pay 'only' £1.60 per litre for petrol when you could pay £1.21 ?tim_p said:
Surely the tariff isn’t really that bad, it’s the consumption that’s the problem. Had the cost per elec unit been around the 16p mark then yes but 1p per unit over 8000+ units consumed is ‘only’ £80. Drop a few thousand of units off that total and then you’re talking proper savings. Not dismissing the savings to be made on the tariff but surely the main problem here is excessive consumption.Gerry1 said:Two problems instantly jump out from the bill screenshot.- The latest reading is Estimated.
- They are paying 13.734p per kWh and 20.5485p per day for electricity, including 5% VAT. For comparison, I'm paying only 12.11343p per kWh, Standing Charge 13.2825p per day.
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