Pans Jambo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 20 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: £2500 was the estimate for the average household. You're not getting bottomless energy for that price. Seems kinda obvious to those with common sense. Does it though? ”No-one will pay more than £2500 for their energy (on average)” Why try and spin it into something nice? Just speak plainly! We have capped the standing charges and the unit costs of both gas and electricity. The average use household shouldnt pay more than £2500 but it depends on how much you actually use. There. Better. Clearer. Some people are disabled and dont have a good grasp of English (some deaf people for example). Some peoples first language isnt English. Some people cant read. Some people are less well educated thatn others amd misunderstand things easier. These shitehawks knew what they were doing when the said £2500. They should just be straight forward and honest. Cut the crap!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Riccarton3 said: I understand the telephone lines being 'busy', not so much an online service that is there to avoid calls. The online service crashed last time, think that’s why they are giving people more plenty of time this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Taffin said: I'm going to whack the heating on, and when I'm billed pay £2500 and direct Shell to their beloved PM for the rest. Good luck with that, but all you will end up with is a bill to pay and any penalty charges that apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 34 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: £2500 was the estimate for the average household. You're not getting bottomless energy for that price. Seems kinda obvious to those with common sense. It does and it is, but to those who are hard of thinking, it's another excuse to post stupid emojis and get laughs from their wee group of online pals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Good luck with that, but all you will end up with is a bill to pay and any penalty charges that apply. Thanks 👍 Just following the guidance from the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Dazo said: The online service crashed last time, think that’s why they are giving people more plenty of time this time around. Gas and leccy now recorded 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, jonesy said: I'm with Scottish Power, on a fixed tarrif until late '23 (got in just before all the price rises). Got a bizarre message from them telling me NOT to submit meter readings for this month. Feck that. Last time round they estimated I'd had my heating on in August. Can't help but get the feeling the companies are looking to take advantage of this scheme. I grabbed £50 back on a refund at the same time they were upping the gas d/d. Normally happy to sit with credit but thought No! I'll get back in credit if it kills me... Edited September 29, 2022 by Riccarton3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Got an email from Bulb at the start of the week informing me what my new DD payments would be from October. I currently pay £158.83pm and it's going down.........yes I said down, to £97.30pm a reduction of £61.53pm. I had to read the email several times to make sure, but yeh, they said that due to me being well in credit they are happy to use that up or at least reduce it. Of course I'll keep an eye on how much we eat into the credit balance each month and if we need to up our DD them we'll do so, if needed. I must be in a real minority whose DD is going down from October, it was without doubts extremely welcome news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Got an email from Bulb at the start of the week informing me what my new DD payments would be from October. I currently pay £158.83pm and it's going down.........yes I said down, to £97.30pm a reduction of £61.53pm. I had to read the email several times to make sure, but yeh, they said that due to me being well in credit they are happy to use that up or at least reduce it. Of course I'll keep an eye on how much we eat into the credit balance each month and if we need to up our DD them we'll do so, if needed. I must be in a real minority whose DD is going down from October, it was without doubts extremely welcome news. Much have quite a bit of credit built up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Riccarton3 said: Much have quite a bit of credit built up there. £450+ most of which was built up over the summer after Bulb shat it in March and increased my DD from £97.11 to £158.83, and now it's back down to £97. I'm not complaining as we wanted to build up a large credit buffer for the coming winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Mighty Thor Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: ten in ten Tory voters are thick enough to believe Liz Truss. True fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 20 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: A lot of people have spent weeks and months explaining how the energy price cap would work, then along comes thick Lizzie and completely destroys all that work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: £450+ most of which was built up over the summer after Bulb shat it in March and increased my DD from £97.11 to £158.83, and now it's back down to £97. I'm not complaining as we wanted to build up a large credit buffer for the coming winter. I also had over £450 in credit. I asked for the remainder to be refunded after next months payment of £119 is deducted. They told me to ***k off, I'll get £170 refunded and like it, with the rest being used to pay the increase across the winter...charming!... Edited September 30, 2022 by OBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, OBE said: I also had over £450 in credit. I asked for the remainder to be refunded after next months payment of £119 is deducted. They told me to ***k off, I'll get £170 refunded and like it, with the rest will be used to pay the increase across the winter...charming!... Was that Bulb? We thought about asking for a refund pending what our DD was going to be going up by, but as it's decreasing we'll not bother now, we'll just use up some/most of the credit balance, and increase our DD if needed but on our terms, we have the luxury of that buffer now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Was that Bulb? We thought about asking for a refund pending what our DD was going to be going up by, but as it's decreasing we'll not bother now, we'll just use up some/most of the credit balance, and increase our DD if needed but on our terms, we have the luxury of that buffer now. Yes, Bulb...I'm hoping for the balmiest winter on record, climate change and all that... Edited September 30, 2022 by OBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, OBE said: I also had over £450 in credit. I asked for the remainder to be refunded after next months payment of £119 is deducted. They told me to ***k off, I'll get £170 refunded and like it, with the rest being used to pay the increase across the winter...charming!... Surely you can demand it back - it’s your money and as long as you pay your bill when you receive it that’s all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 minute ago, FWJ said: Surely you can demand it back - it’s your money and as long as you pay your bill when you receive it that’s all that matters. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, FWJ said: Surely you can demand it back - it’s your money and as long as you pay your bill when you receive it that’s all that matters. The refund facility on their website would only let me withdraw £170, they'll be getting it back I reckon with bells on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Annual Gas/Electric gone up to £1963 not as bad as I thought works out at £166 p/m less the £66 p/m refund paying £100 for next six months hopefully fuel prices have dropped come April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japan Jambo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said: yup that's what my old dear heard. spent half an hour explaining why it was wrong and it was best not to take what Liz says at face value. What a fecking eejit she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvm32 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Got an email from Bulb at the start of the week informing me what my new DD payments would be from October. I currently pay £158.83pm and it's going down.........yes I said down, to £97.30pm a reduction of £61.53pm. I had to read the email several times to make sure, but yeh, they said that due to me being well in credit they are happy to use that up or at least reduce it. Of course I'll keep an eye on how much we eat into the credit balance each month and if we need to up our DD them we'll do so, if needed. I must be in a real minority whose DD is going down from October, it was without doubts extremely welcome news. Will that not be down to you (not just you, everyone) receiving the £67 per month subsidy each month starting in October? I'm with eon and my DD has gone down as well, due to receiving the £67. Edited September 30, 2022 by jvm32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 39 minutes ago, jvm32 said: Will that not be down to you (not just you, everyone) receiving the £67 per month subsidy each month starting in October? I'm with eon and my DD has gone down as well, due to receiving the £67. Quite probably, certainly for those whose supplier is adjusting their DD to reflect the rebate, however not all of them are doing this, according to the chart posted near the top of this page, some are refunding the money directly into folks bank accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, FWJ said: Surely you can demand it back - it’s your money and as long as you pay your bill when you receive it that’s all that matters. Which is the dearest way to pay, even more expensive than pre-payment meters, according to the personal finance experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, OBE said: The refund facility on their website would only let me withdraw £170, they'll be getting it back I reckon with bells on... I read on Bulb's T's & C's that you have to leave an amount at least equivalent to your monthly DD in your account, you can withdraw anything over and above that amount. Which is a pile of crap as it's your money at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Which is the dearest way to pay, even more expensive than pre-payment meters, according to the personal finance experts. Aye, but he’s still paying the DD I assume and if he goes into arrears over the winter it’ll build up again over next summer (or he can pay a one-off lump sum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, FWJ said: Aye, but he’s still paying the DD I assume and if he goes into arrears over the winter it’ll build up again over next summer (or he can pay a one-off lump sum) I think they'd want any arrears paid off right away, I don't think they'd let it build, unless you were unable to pay, then that's a different ball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I tried contacting my provider today and was redirected to whatsapp to continue the conversation. That was an hour ago. Haven't heard back from them. MY leccy is going up 83 per year My gas is going up 180 per year *** Update just had a message back i was asking if i had a smart meter as i can't remember if it is one. It is. So i don't need to do anything for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: I tried contacting my provider today and was redirected to whatsapp to continue the conversation. That was an hour ago. Haven't heard back from them. MY leccy is going up 83 per year My gas is going up 180 per year *** Update just had a message back i was asking if i had a smart meter as i can't remember if it is one. It is. So i don't need to do anything for tomorrow. That's the beauty of smart meters, they do all the work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: That's the beauty of smart meters, they do all the work for you. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: I tried contacting my provider today and was redirected to whatsapp to continue the conversation. That was an hour ago. Haven't heard back from them. MY leccy is going up 83 per year My gas is going up 180 per year *** Update just had a message back i was asking if i had a smart meter as i can't remember if it is one. It is. So i don't need to do anything for tomorrow. Pound or percent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Pound or percent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Just now, JudyJudyJudy said: ANSWER ME!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 52 minutes ago, ri Alban said: ANSWER ME!!!! oh u big brute..... :)) Pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 minute ago, JudyJudyJudy said: oh u big brute..... :)) Pounds. Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Good. i know. Not as bad as i had thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Went on the british gas website, no previous bills, no current state of my account, looks like a case of putting up the direct debit, beyond belief, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Were we not supposed to get a measly 40 quid credited to our accounts today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Greedy Jambo said: Were we not supposed to get a measly 40 quid credited to our accounts today? £66 this month and this explains it (thinking you meant £400) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61592496 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Greedy Jambo said: Were we not supposed to get a measly 40 quid credited to our accounts today? £66 Pretty much cancelled out the rise for me and a bit more (about a fiver a month I'm saving) although I've got quite a bit of credit so could probably drop my DD but want to keep it as a buffer incase of a cold winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Anyone else get the scam text regarding the £400 ? I just deleted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irufushi Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Anyone else get the scam text regarding the £400 ? I just deleted it I’ve had two this past week, deleted and blocked the number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Irufushi said: I’ve had two this past week, deleted and blocked the number. Yes I just deleted . Dirty bar stewards really Edited October 1, 2022 by JudyJudyJudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 6 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Anyone else get the scam text regarding the £400 ? I just deleted it Yes. It looks very official. UKGOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 8 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Yes I just deleted . Dirty bar stewards really clowns mate, they need to get a real job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 30/09/2022 at 16:22, Japan Jambo said: yup that's what my old dear heard. spent half an hour explaining why it was wrong and it was best not to take what Liz says at face value. What a fecking eejit she is. That's no way to speak about your mother, show some respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazo Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 30/09/2022 at 17:46, JudyJudyJudy said: I tried contacting my provider today and was redirected to whatsapp to continue the conversation. That was an hour ago. Haven't heard back from them. MY leccy is going up 83 per year My gas is going up 180 per year *** Update just had a message back i was asking if i had a smart meter as i can't remember if it is one. It is. So i don't need to do anything for tomorrow. Make sure it does both and electricity as our not so smart meter is for electricity only. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Irufushi said: I’ve had two this past week, deleted and blocked the number. I’ve had 3. Lucky me getting £1200 probably pay over half my usual bill. Absolutely over the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) My mate just got this. He uses Oil that he buys seperately so this just covers Electricity. Edited October 2, 2022 by hughesie27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Have we stopped extracting North sea gas or has it stopped, or just not bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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