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# Aww, I have a soft spot for that little bugger
Also, can I be rude and TJ:
It has come to my attention that we are paying an obscene amount of money on gas at the minute, and having little practical experience of what a gas bill should realistically be I am unsure. We live in a one bedroom flat, admittedly with high ceilings but reasonably average useage other than that, comparison sites seem to estimate an annual bill of somewhere between £420 and £700 (though that's for a one bedroomed house I'm sure)...can anyone give me some real idea of what is being paid currently?
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:44, archived)
# :S
www.whatareweyourgasbillcheckingbitches.com
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:46, archived)
# we pay
about £5-600 for a 2 bed. And thats in fucking London (I'm sure it makes no difference, but everything is suppossed to eb more expensive...)

If you think you're being over charged, take a meter reading, ring em up and say you think you've been overcharged, and they re-calculate your bill.

We did that last year when we had a gas bill for nearly £400 for a quarter.

They sent us a new bill for £75... theiving cunts
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:47, archived)
# heh, someone did an "estimate" eh?
the electric bill here has doubled somehow

they are all theiving scumming shit they know they can charge what they like and laugh all the way to the bank
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:49, archived)
# Hmm, no arguments there
I will ring them up but I want to know what I'm dealing with first, if it's really out by so much, and they think it's genuine, then I need to be able to ask what makes us so different rather than be told it's typical.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:51, archived)
# Have you got last years bill for the same period?
That's normally a good judge of whether something is amiss.

EDF rather foolishly print last years amount on the bill so you've got a quick comparison
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:58, archived)
# No, we've only been here just under a year

the key thing being that we set up a direct debit from a joint account we never really look at, just has bills going out, I had thought the payments were quarterly but they're actually monthly.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:01, archived)
# ouch
and you're definitely not in credit with them?

when we had ours installed they charged us an arbitrary £50 a month - then after a year they gave me £450 back and dropped the DD to £10 a month
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:03, archived)
# Nope.
We are with the electricity, same provider, because they just charge their same estimation every month, but the gas is only about £40 in credit over the whole year of paying!
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:07, archived)
# hmm
definitely sounds like something's up - do you know what the people in the other flats pay?
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:10, archived)
# No, but I'm going to ask now
Boo for rip-off merchant companies we're supposed to trust!
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:12, archived)
# heheh yeah
"Our primary concern is for our customers"

No it isn't. You're a business. Your primary concern is making money. Out of your customers.
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:15, archived)
# Thank you :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:58, archived)
# it's probably correct
I won't use the word "right"

expect it to be even more next year
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:48, archived)
# I really refuse to believe we could be spending £87 a MONTH on gas
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:49, archived)
# could well be borked
that's over double what the bill is here and I'm in a 3 bed semi

might be worth investigating
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:52, archived)
# Blimey, then it is, definitely
Thank you :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:53, archived)
# crikey
I pay £18 a month for ours (one-bed flat), but we've only got gas for central heating/hot water/shower - cooker is on the leccy

£87 a month is nuts
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 8:59, archived)
# We're on leccy too!
We do have the heating on most of the time when it's cold, but it's usually on a timer so it's off when we're out or in bed. I really don't think we're any more than average users.

I'm actually beginning to wonder if they're charging us for all three flats here
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:04, archived)
# Hmmmmmmm
*weighs in*

Now, I can't remember how much we pay in a one bedroomed high ceilinged flat because the wife deals with the utilities, BUT I've had a thought- could your timer be coming on when you don't realise?

Ningles lady ;-)
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:08, archived)
# 'ningles sexy lady!
No, it's been off for ages now. Don't get me wrong, we've had it switched permanently on before when it's been really cold but that's not the norm.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:09, archived)
# I think you could be right about them charging you for all the flats then.
But then, I can't remember what we pay for gas. I'll ask l'homme tonight and text you or the Prof. That is, if I remember. Actually, if I don't, could you text me and remind me?
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:12, archived)
# Yes, and that would be excellent of you
Thanks!
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:14, archived)
# De nada!
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:15, archived)
# I believe I own a gas rig with the £89 quid I pay
every chuffin month
(I helped save b3ta! The Tig and me, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:00, archived)
# Is that a house?
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 9:10, archived)
# yeah but 3 bed
i think there is calc on uni strathclyde that has details on working out costs. i think
(I helped save b3ta! The Tig and me, Wed 18 Jun 2008, 10:41, archived)