Scary gas bill - can it be right?
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I've just nipped home at dinner and opened my gas bill.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
I'm in shock - the place only costs me £450 a month to rent.
So does this seem to be right? Could the meter have a fault?
Have I just had the heating on too much??? I rented a large 3 bed detached with my ex before this and the gas bill was never anywhere neat this high and she liked to cook herself.
Help.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
I'm in shock - the place only costs me £450 a month to rent.
So does this seem to be right? Could the meter have a fault?
Have I just had the heating on too much??? I rented a large 3 bed detached with my ex before this and the gas bill was never anywhere neat this high and she liked to cook herself.
Help.
Edited by Emeye on Monday 23 February 16:35
Edited by Emeye on Monday 23 February 16:36
what Emeye should have said:
I've just nipped home at dinner and opened my gas bill.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
i'm going to call the provider and query it
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
i'm going to call the provider and query it
Edited by SpydieNut on Monday 23 February 16:35
Emeye said:
I've just nipped home at dinner and opened my gas bill.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
I'm in shock - the place only costs me £450 a month to rent.
So does this be seem right? Could the meter have a fault?
Have I just had the heating on too much??? I rented a large 3 bed detached with my ex before this and the gas bill was never anywhere neat this high and see liked to cook herself.
Help.
Perhaps you did a lot of cooking this quarter?It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
I'm in shock - the place only costs me £450 a month to rent.
So does this be seem right? Could the meter have a fault?
Have I just had the heating on too much??? I rented a large 3 bed detached with my ex before this and the gas bill was never anywhere neat this high and see liked to cook herself.
Help.
SpydieNut said:
what Emeye should have said:
I've just nipped home at dinner and opened my gas bill.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
i'm going to call the provider and query it
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
i'm going to call the provider and query it
Edited by SpydieNut on Monday 23 February 16:35
Check the reading on the meter and compare this one, and the one you checked last month (you did keep a record, right?) with that shown on the bill, then carry on from there.
Also make sure that they have read your personal meter, not some meter which supplies the whole building, I've seen that done before!
Also make sure that they have read your personal meter, not some meter which supplies the whole building, I've seen that done before!
Edited by Poledriver on Monday 23 February 16:39
Emeye said:
I've just nipped home at dinner and opened my gas bill.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
I'm in shock - the place only costs me £450 a month to rent.
So does this seem to be right? Could the meter have a fault?
Have I just had the heating on too much??? I rented a large 3 bed detached with my ex before this and the gas bill was never anywhere neat this high and she liked to cook herself.
Help.
Is it estimated? Are they estimating based on the entire house as opposed to just your flat?It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
I'm in shock - the place only costs me £450 a month to rent.
So does this seem to be right? Could the meter have a fault?
Have I just had the heating on too much??? I rented a large 3 bed detached with my ex before this and the gas bill was never anywhere neat this high and she liked to cook herself.
Help.
Edited by Emeye on Monday 23 February 16:35
Edited by Emeye on Monday 23 February 16:36
Emeye said:
what SpydieNut should have said:
what Emeye should have said:
I've just nipped home at dinner and opened my gas bill.
It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
i'm going to call the provider and query it
>>>>>>>>>>> It's OVER £1400 for just over 4 month!!! This is 1160 units from 22nd August to 6th January.
I live in a largish 2 bed flat in the top of an old (1880s) house but I'm a single guy and I only use the gas for central heating and water. I do most of my cooking in the microwave and have an electric shower.
From the 6th Jan until today, 23rd Feb I have used 540 units according to the meter.
i'm going to call the provider and query it
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>
<<<<<<<<<<<<<[/Edited by SpydieNut on Monday 23 February 16:46
Somethings not right, have you previously been on estimated and they have just read your meter ?
I am a single bloke in a two bedroom semi and have used 117 units between readings, taken on 15th November 08 - 17th February 09, total bill £151.67. Because of the cold weather I have had mine on a lot and use gas for heating and water heating, I actually thought it was going to be a higher bill.
I am a single bloke in a two bedroom semi and have used 117 units between readings, taken on 15th November 08 - 17th February 09, total bill £151.67. Because of the cold weather I have had mine on a lot and use gas for heating and water heating, I actually thought it was going to be a higher bill.
oobster said:
I seen something on Watchdog recently about meters being metric and the bill was imperial or something.
Sir, I think you may have the answer!The meter looks pretty new, but the bill shows an Imperial to metric conversion of x2.83.
This could explain things
I found this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/consumer_advice/late...
Doing a quick calculation based on this link, I've used 12986 kWh, NOT the 36758 they claim!!!
And to think the British gas guy was getting arsey with me!
Cheers!
My GF's bill was very , very high a couple of months ago, she checked into it, cross checked it against all her old bilss and found out that they were charging her in foot rather than metres or something like that.
I think it made the bill about 3 times what it should have been.
Check what units your meter is measuring in, and then what units they are charging on your bill, I think they convert one to the other somewhere in the billing process, so make sure they are factoring that change in when they do their calcs.
I think it made the bill about 3 times what it should have been.
Check what units your meter is measuring in, and then what units they are charging on your bill, I think they convert one to the other somewhere in the billing process, so make sure they are factoring that change in when they do their calcs.
Emeye said:
oobster said:
I seen something on Watchdog recently about meters being metric and the bill was imperial or something.
Sir, I think you may have the answer!The meter looks pretty new, but the bill shows an Imperial to metric conversion of x2.83.
This could explain things
I found this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/consumer_advice/late...
Doing a quick calculation based on this link, I've used 12986 kWh, NOT the 36758 they claim!!!
And to think the British gas guy was getting arsey with me!
Cheers!
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