would like some help please in Reg: switching

mags1962

Hi All
I recieved my bill this morning from scottish power ( i have been with them for 5yrs & have been paying DD of £69 per month

Last month i was rather chuffed with myself as it was the first time i was in credit ! however bill this morning has gutted me as they have put my monthly payments up to £84.00 telephoned them & apparently its there new charges an extra £15 a month is ridiculas i just cannot afford it as i was struggling with the £69 pm.

Iam useless with all the fugueres and tariffs hence the reason i never shopped around before

I would really appreciate some help please in how i go about this whats the best thing to do ? i read going through Quidco is good ?
I have storage heaters iam all electric & the woman i spoke with gave me a load off numbers to put into web site day rate cheaper rate etc ( i just dont understand it all ) there are only two off us in the house and iam mid terace and iam always being carefull with my usage

Any help and advice please would be great iam at the moment reading as much as i can on the site but its all gobeldygoop to me lol

Mags

Ken68

Hi Mags....when you go thru Quidco takes a while for you to get the money and anyway they seem only to recommend companies with a poor service record.
If you are a low user, you could try Ebico, part of Southern Electric.Ebico are an ethical company, no tricks, simple bills, no discounts either and not the cheapest for everyone.
I can check which company is best for you, but I need a postcode and exact per year consumption in kwh's. Ebico support E7. Being mid terrace, and careful might mean you are a low user.
Also Mags, nice to see you in credit, means you are not paying off old debts.

Ken68

Also need to know the precise tariff you on. Will be on your bill, bold writing. If you cannot work out your exact consumption, ring Scottish Power, they are obliged to tell you.The number will be on the b ill.
If the number is not free, look up an alternative on 'saynoto0870'.

mags1962

Ohh ken thank you very much for this help i cannot tell you how much its apreciated
Bare with me iam not very good at this numbers game lol
Oh yes my in credit lol i felt wonderfull for 4wks anyway

My post code is ky120uh iam in scotland
Estimated electricity charges ( on bill this morning ) £899.29
They say my day rate is 3547 units ( think thats my heating , storage heaters ) & other 8334 which is cheaper rate ????? Grrrrr heaven knows what they mean lol

Apparently the charges are as follows
heating (was) 4.059 & other was 9.268
And is now 4.603 & other is 10.509

Is that the tarrif ken ? if not i will call them

She said this morning she will put me on a cheaper rate which gives me 3% off my bill !! well woopie doo i can throw a party now lol

Thank you

mags

espresso

mags1962 wrote: »

Estimated electricity charges ( on bill this morning ) £899.29
They say my day rate is 3547 units ( think thats my heating , storage heaters ) & other 8334 which is cheaper rate ????? Grrrrr heaven knows what they mean lol

Apparently the charges are as follows
heating (was) 4.059 & other was 9.268
And is now 4.603 & other is 10.509

So what would it work out to if you used actual meter readings? Read the meter yourself and give your supplier the actual readings and ask for a new invoice to be sent out to you. This should be done every time that you receive an estimated bill. You could substitute the estimated readings (usually have an E next to them) with the actual readings and work out the true cost yourself.

Andy_Hamilton

I know you might not want to here this but if your bill is an estimate then it could be wrong (i.e not enough or too much).
Find the meter and it will have 2 readings. One reading is for night time (your storage heaters) and the other is during the day where you pay more for electricity. You would not be allowed to swap until you pay the actual bill not the estimate.

Try one of those price comparison websites and add the day and night rates from your previous post and it should find you the best deal. Also because you get cheap overnight electriity use washers etc then if you can (i know it's not always possible but it's half price)

mags1962

espresso

This bill isnt an estimate i have always had a reading
thanks

mags

Andy_Hamilton

So you don't put your foot in it with your current supplier, put your actual readings here. If the readings are too high, it's worth swapping too a cheaper rate then catching up. If it's too low it's worth tell your current supplier ASAP then moving to a lower rate

espresso

mags1962 wrote: »

espresso

This bill isnt an estimate i have always had a reading
thanks

mags

Your post #4 does not make sense then! Why say "Estimated electricity charges ( on bill this morning ) £899.29"?

As you are all electric, your bills will be high. You need to find out from previous bills what your annual consumption is, for both day and night units in kWh. You can then input your annual kWh figures into a comparison site, to find the best deal.

mags1962

espresso

Acording to scottish power that is what iam using over the year they are basing that on my past years consumption

mags

mags1962

Andy thanks

sorry i dont understand it all really

mags