Energy bills.

[NoMercy]

Just had quarterly bill from E.on.....

£454.18. :-(

Does that sound like a lot?

[Hopkirk]

Dual fuel?

[ummmm]

Not really.

[factor-fiction]

It depends. How big is the property?
Do you have a competitive tariff and pay by DD?

[sherrardk]

That sounds like loads - our gas last quarter was about £90 (and I have the house warm all day and night as me and thing 1 and 2 are at home during the day) and our hideous electricity bill was about £220 (and we have TVs, computers, electric cooker, x boxes on all the bloody time).

[NoMercy]

Yes, hopkirk.

Ummmm.. It would be significantly less if a certain someone didn't leave every light in the house on overnight and didn't keep turning the heating up to 30 degrees...

[ChuckFickens]

Without knowing about the property..... no idea.

It's not far off mine at the moment, which is the main reason that I'm moving soon.

[factor-fiction]

That gas bill seems low, sherrardK- that works out at £1 a day.
I'm on a competitive tariffand we have been very strict with our gas but over winter I can't keep it below £2

[ChuckFickens]

Lights are nothing.... it's the heating at this time of year that's probably doing it.

[sherrardk]

Hi Factor - had a new combi boiler fitted in October and himself fitted our wood burner in December so I expect that these have both contributed to the low level of the bill (it also hasn't been that cold up until now round here).

[Hopkirk]

The tumble drier is a big suspect too.

[boxtops]

Hopkirk, I refute that - I use the tumble drier at least four times a week, and it makes very little difference to my leccy bills.

[ChuckFickens]

To be fair, anything that heats is something that you should cut down on if possible, regardless of the fuel used.

[Hopkirk]

Well when I turn ours on, the new read out device I was sent says it is using 1.6 K.watts - on low heat.

[ummmm]

We pay our bills by DD. Considering we haven't had any heating for 2 years we should be in for a rebate!

[Hopkirk]

Blimey Ummmm - are you still not catching colds despite no heating?

[boxtops]

Interesting hopkirk - of course it uses power, but I don't notice much difference in our bills if I stop using it (e.g. in summer).

[rockyracoon]

Is that gas and leccy together? I got my gas bill in this morning £508, I nearly fell through the floor, then the barstewards had the cheek to show me a graph telling me I have only used a third of the gas that I used in the same period last year!

[Hopkirk]

Are you on a level payment direct debit account, or do your bills rise and fall each quarter?

[owdhamer]

I'd s___t meself.

[old-wos-is-name]

Did they send you the bill for buckingham palace???