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25-04-2016, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mups ->
How long was that for though, Carol?


That was for the three month winter period.
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25-04-2016, 10:46 AM
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Carol , do you have a large house ?

The reason I ask is my home is a small two bed terraced . Wall insulation and loft insulation . I won't go cold in the winter , my house is warm , my children tell me too warm .

Yet my gas bill this quarter was £100 , and my electric £88 . I with southern electricity for both .
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25-04-2016, 10:56 AM
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That was for the three month winter period.



Good God!! No wonder you wanted OUT.
My last quarter was £158.
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25-04-2016, 11:12 AM
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You should go on the compare sites and save money every year.
I've been doing that so long they pay me now
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You should go on the compare sites and save money every year.
I've been doing that so long they pay me now
They are not all independent thought, many get a fee for referrals and do not show all the choices available.
'Which switch' is I think Independent.

http://switch.which.co.uk/
It is also a good idea to use more that one Ofgem approved comparison site list here...

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information...onfidence-code
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25-04-2016, 02:01 PM
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That was for the three month winter period.
£500.00 for 3 months! I think ours is only about £900.00 for the whole year and we have the heating on a lot. The electricity is not a big bill so the gas is most of that.

Ovo were doing a stand in our local town and advised me I could save on their tariff, too, so may give it a shot.
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25-04-2016, 04:57 PM
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Well done Carol I've been with Scottish Power for about 6 years now .... they're really good



So have I even longer.
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25-04-2016, 10:12 PM
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My last gas bill alone was over £500 - I had to do something....
Carol, surely there must be a mistake there

We are with British Gas for joint Electric and Gas ..... we had our quarterly bill in last week - £345.22.

The breakdown was:
Gas........... £153.04
Electric...... £192.18
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25-04-2016, 10:15 PM
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I agree with Mags, Carol. It seems a heck of a lot.

Do you read your meters regularly or do you just pay on their estimations?
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Our bills have always been high. It's a three bedroom semi but very old - even the upstairs floors are concrete. It's more spacious than most as we used to have a shop on the front which is now an extra room measuring about 16 ft square. As well as this extra room we have a 20 ft kitchen & a 25 ft lounge. There's also a big front hallway as well as a small back one.

We have an old fashioned back boiler and antiquated radiators.

The meter's were read most of the time but sometimes we had an estimate.
 
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