jagfox Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Suspect Device said: Just got my email to say that my DD is down from £246 to £179. The calm before the storm. Looks like your 67 discount has been applied unless I've got my sums wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_dog Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 19 hours ago, RH33 said: That was yesterday's update from them. If you're not on a fix the electric rate was supposed to be rising to around 52p, but the new price cap guarantee means no one will pay over 34p. If you're on a fix that is charging you more, it should get reduced (but might not be as low as the price guarantee rates), but if you're still paying a lot more you should be able to ask to cancel it and go on the standard variable which is covered by this two year price guarantee. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/energy-price-guarantee/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 32 minutes ago, Detournement said: Insane. Mad how Brexit has impacted the Netherlands so much 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdu98196 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Just had an email from my provider OVO/SSE informing me I will be put on some compulsory monthly direct debit scheme at their designated contributions rate. I've always refused to pay by DD and just pay on a quarterly basis based on actual meter readings rather than having big corporations sitting on my money, between this and sending unrequested letters telling me they have assigned a date to install a smart meter is a joke and bullying tactics. This government discount is just being used as another scheme to enforce customers to be at the mercy of big business and let them take and hold further wealth from its customer base without control or repercussions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: Mad how Brexit has impacted the Netherlands so much Somehow they also have household debt to GDP of 105%. There's big potential for social strife there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 55 minutes ago, s_dog said: If you're not on a fix the electric rate was supposed to be rising to around 52p, but the new price cap guarantee means no one will pay over 34p. If you're on a fix that is charging you more, it should get reduced (but might not be as low as the price guarantee rates), but if you're still paying a lot more you should be able to ask to cancel it and go on the standard variable which is covered by this two year price guarantee. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/energy-price-guarantee/ Not on fixed. I'll have a look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Submitted readings to EON seeing as October is tomorrow, and discovered my account is nearly £600 in credit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Play Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Suspect Device said: Not that I would recommend that. It's fraud. Would it be ok to keep the heating on full blast 24/7 and hope that by the time you submit an annual reading the numbers on the meter have gone back to the start again? I’m asking for a friend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Graft Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Just logged on, after some considerable wait, to Shell Energy to submit by readings. My monthly payments have been up and down like a whore's drawers for months. I currently pay £135 a month and I am currently £202 in credit. Shell energy are of the opinion I should now adjust my DD to £338 a month. Aye nae bother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Bulb have reduced my recommended payment by a further £15... it's now £75 less than they said when the April price cap kicked in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I did my readings and submitted to EDF at 23:55 last night, no website issues for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, Forest_Fifer said: I did my readings and submitted to EDF at 23:55 last night, no website issues for me. 7 hours ago, oaksoft said: You're lucky you got on the website. Just tried to login at 2am to see if I have any updates and there's a queue system in place. It's a 20-minute wait just to login. At 2am on a Sunday morning. Get a life FFS. Why would you feel the need to login at near midnight or 2am to submit a meter reading when doing it any anytime in the next 10 days will suffice. Even if they overestimated your usage by a days worth the difference would be a couple of quid and you'd get it back once you submitted the correct reading. -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, strichener said: Get a life FFS. Why would you feel the need to login at near midnight or 2am to submit a meter reading when doing it any anytime in the next 10 days will suffice. Even if they overestimated your usage by a days worth the difference would be a couple of quid and you'd get it back once you submitted the correct reading. Is this not more to do with submitting readings before the rate rise, rather than being bothered about when the bill gets charged? Will a submission in the next 10 days still get it on the lower pre-hike rate? Eta: I forgot all about this, but thankfully my last meter reading submission was just a couple of weeks ago. Was tempting to add an extra number onto the end, but would probably get shot through the head by the E.On man. Edited October 2, 2022 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, strichener said: Get a life FFS. Why would you feel the need to login at near midnight or 2am to submit a meter reading when doing it any anytime in the next 10 days will suffice. Even if they overestimated your usage by a days worth the difference would be a couple of quid and you'd get it back once you submitted the correct reading. Because I had watched Match of the Day and remembered just before I went to bed. Took literally 2 minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Is this not more to do with submitting readings before the rate rise, rather than being bothered about when the bill gets charged? Will a submission in the next 10 days still get it on the lower pre-hike rate? Eta: I forgot all about this, but thankfully my last meter reading submission was just a couple of weeks ago. Was tempting to add an extra number onto the end, but would probably get shot through the head by the E.On man. You can submit a historical meter reading there is absolutely no reason to be logging a meter reading a 2am. 1 hour ago, oaksoft said: Wind your neck in and mind your own business. Says the guy that posted his wierd behaviour on an open forum. You are utterly obsessed about energy prices which is completely at odds with your usual "life is too short". Given that you have posted about how you have retired then it makes your behaviour even more strange. What happened to your sense of perspective? -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 My smart metre isn't speaking to thr display. Was installed couple weeks ago but I didn't realise I'd loose my cheaper night rate. Explains why no matter who I went with was insisting on installing one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 2 hours ago, RH33 said: My smart metre isn't speaking to thr display. Was installed couple weeks ago but I didn't realise I'd loose my cheaper night rate. Explains why no matter who I went with was insisting on installing one. I'm with Octopus Energy. When they installed a smartmeter in March, it didn't show, or record the Day and Night rates, just the day, Took about a month of emails going back and forth with their support people before they finally downloaded the right software to the home display. and got it working right. On the overall KwH's and costs, that is. It's not set up to display the separate details for the 2 rates. I never bother with having the home display switched on now. I get all the info I need when, at the end of each month, I read the meter, and enter the the readings into their website. That automatically generates a new bill, and deducts from my credit balance. Keeps everything simple, and I can closely track my useage month to month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 14 hours ago, strichener said: Get a life FFS. Why would you feel the need to login at near midnight or 2am to submit a meter reading when doing it any anytime in the next 10 days will suffice. Even if they overestimated your usage by a days worth the difference would be a couple of quid and you'd get it back once you submitted the correct reading. What were you doing at 2pm? Ching off hookers' tits? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: What were you doing at 2pm? Ching off hookers' tits? Hope he had the heating on full blast...................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 We took the plunge in July and got a smart meter installed (we're with EDF). Whilst it's nice to see at a glance what we're spending I get the fear when I see it going over £4.50 . The app has been handy to see the breakdown and we've been averaging about £110 to £120 a month since it got installed. Thankfully we're in credit by about £360 but we've no idea what our bills are going to go up by, the app saying our next bill won't be generated until 2nd November so it's a waiting game at our end just now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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