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    Energy Prices

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    2 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said:

    You spoke about saving £100. If you want to save £100 then, based on an increase of 8p per unit, that's 1,250 units.

    Starting to think you haven't really put much thought into your money saving tip tbh

    I know folk who will have electric prices increasing by this much (or more) every month.

    Sit down. Clown.

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    Energy Prices

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    7 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said:

    Variable electric unit rates are going up by about 8p per unit. You'd therefore need to bang over a thousand units through to save £100

    Given the "average" annual usage is around 3,750 kwh, if you think customers en mass banging through monthly readings over 1,000 units higher than expected won't go unnoticed then I think you are slightly naïve.

    Average use. Some will use a lot less, some a lot more.

    Can't find the bit where I mentioned people giving readings over 1000 units higher.

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    Energy Prices

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    5 minutes ago, Day of the Lords said:

    I'm not that sure fuel companies give much of a shite about rigging meters etc either. Every single case I've had they've simply worked out how much should have been paid and treated it as a bog standard debt which can then be fired into a bankruptcy. One was about £23,000 emoji15.png

    It was taken very seriously when I worked in the industry. Both from a safety and revenue protection angle. It's one of the reasons they've switched to smart meters. Energy abstraction wasn't uncommon in domestic dwellings in years gone by, but they'd lose a lot of money if any commercial customers were doing it. A smart meter will flag it instantly now. I don't know if it's still the case, but a smart meter could cut off supply remotely if it was obvious someone was at the fiddle so to speak.

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    Energy Prices

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    2 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said:

    "A few hundred units" is about a month's usage for electric.

    The problem with this is that it's fraud, and a suspiciously high reading will stand out like a sore thumb.

    They won't catch everyone, obviously, but they will get some.

    You won't avoid the standing charge increase either. Is it really worth it?

    Sorry Rishi.

    A months worth of electric at the 'cheap' rate could amount to a saving of £100 or more for some.

    Not really sure they'd have any moral high ground to take with this.

    I'm talking about a couple of hundred units, which will not 'stand out' like anything. I also have henley blocks which I could use to just by-pass the meter safely, but that WOULD be fraud/theft.

     

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