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Gas and electric help please

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  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 12,893 Forumite
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    edited 5 August 2021 at 3:38PM
    Before this statement f Balance on last statement - 11 Nov 2018 £180.56
    Your payments
    £187.00 CR on 12 Nov 18 £114.00 CR on 11 Dec 18 £114.00 CR on 11 Jan 19
    £114.00 CR on 11 Feb 19 £114.00 CR on 11 Mar 19
    £643.00 CR
    On this statement f Electricity and gas charges - see back for info £888.99
    Discounts £0.66 CR
    Paperless Billing £0.22 CR and Dual Fuel Discount £0.44 CR
    VAT at 5% on £888.33 £44.42
    Your new balance is 470
    Completly wiped out positive balance
    But I presume credits of £114 on 12 April, 12 May, 12, June, 12 July ?

    I presume you are billed 6 monthly - those online accounts can be difficult to read - they show the credits made but not the cost of energy till the statement is produced.
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • Gerry1
    Gerry1 Posts: 10,850 Forumite
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    edited 5 August 2021 at 3:24PM
    Make sure the gas reading is in cubic feet or cubic metres (some meters also display in kWh).
    Read the meter on the wall, not the portable device in the kitchen.
    Make sure the bill matches the meter (imperial/metric).
    Ignore any numbers to the right of the decimal point and any dials or numbers in red.
  • Harrywayon
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    Good morning I managed to take these readings thanks.

    https://ibb.co/GHDyW6g

    https://ibb.co/BsJBJkw

  • Harrywayon
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    Thank you .
  • Robin9
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    Presumably you pressed button 9 to get this reading. 

    The gas reads 10147    Did you actually send the 101475 ?  If so no wonder you got a request for a very high DD.
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • Robin9
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    Electric reads 24800 (decimal)6    - lines up with your earlier 24732
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • Harrywayon
    Harrywayon Posts: 132 Forumite
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    Robin9 said:
    Presumably you pressed button 9 to get this reading. 

    The gas reads 10147    Did you actually send the 101475 ?  If so no wonder you got a request for a very high DD.
    I will update it now if it 10147 do I put 00 as it asking for 7digits thanks
  • Harrywayon
    Harrywayon Posts: 132 Forumite
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    Yes I think the reading are wrong which I submitted last year and now thanks
  • Robin9
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    Your suppliers website should give some guidance - I would expect  you enter as 0010147
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
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