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So, was paying £170 per month with Eon for both gas and electricity, which I thought was extortionate.

 

Then, signed up with them guys from Look After My Bills, who automatically switch you onto a different energy supplier every year if they can find you a better deal. So, they moved me to iSupply Energy, switched over on April 8th.

 

Next thing, Eon whack me with a final bill of £383. This after increasing my direct debit from £153 to £170 in November. They gave me itemised accounts for the last 6 months, which you'd need a degree in understanding energy bills to comprehend. Fucked if I'm paying it, then can send round their heavies if they want, they'll get telt.

 

Anybody else had grief when leaving energy suppliers? Question I am asking Eon is, why did you only increase my DD by £17 in Nov if I was clearly underpaying?

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You'll have a daily charge + a charge per unit consumed. Both for you electric and gas.

 

You should be able to work out pretty easily what you should've paid.

Is it maybe the case that, as they average out your monthly payment over the course of a year, so you're probably underpaying for the winter months and overpaying for the summer months, but it all equals out over the course of a year, but, as the last 6 months have been winter months, that's why I'm in hock by £383? And if I'd left Eon in approx 6 months time, my account would have balanced out?

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So, was paying £170 per month with Eon for both gas and electricity, which I thought was extortionate.

 

Then, signed up with them guys from Look After My Bills, who automatically switch you onto a different energy supplier every year if they can find you a better deal. So, they moved me to iSupply Energy, switched over on April 8th.

 

Next thing, Eon whack me with a final bill of £383. This after increasing my direct debit from £153 to £170 in November. They gave me itemised accounts for the last 6 months, which you'd need a degree in understanding energy bills to comprehend. Fucked if I'm paying it, then can send round their heavies if they want, they'll get telt.

 

Anybody else had grief when leaving energy suppliers? Question I am asking Eon is, why did you only increase my DD by £17 in Nov if I was clearly underpaying?

 

They "predict" what you're going to use in winter so they increase your amount monthly. They say that they use the build up of cash to compensate the difference between your usage in summer and winter.

 

It never works. I'm always hundreds of quid in credit with edf. They will eventually give you that back, but reluctantly and usually not till the end of the year. 

 

£170 seems steep. We're only £80 for both. 

 

Edit - just checked and we're down to £71 a month.

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They "predict" what you're going to use in winter so they increase your amount monthly. They say that they use the build up of cash to compensate the difference between your usage in summer and winter.

 

It never works. I'm always hundreds of quid in credit with edf. They will eventually give you that back, but reluctantly and usually not till the end of the year.

 

£170 seems steep. We're only £80 for both.

 

Edit - just checked and we're down to £71 a month.

Yeah and I'm down to £100 per month for both gas and electricity with iSupply.

 

Got a smart meter installed in November. That seems to be when the trouble started. It did away with the need for both estimated readings, and customer readings, and yet, I've ended up in this stand off

 

Cnuts, the lot of them. Should fackin' nationalise it

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So, was paying £170 per month with Eon for both gas and electricity, which I thought was extortionate.

 

Then, signed up with them guys from Look After My Bills, who automatically switch you onto a different energy supplier every year if they can find you a better deal. So, they moved me to iSupply Energy, switched over on April 8th.

 

Next thing, Eon whack me with a final bill of £383. This after increasing my direct debit from £153 to £170 in November. They gave me itemised accounts for the last 6 months, which you'd need a degree in understanding energy bills to comprehend. Fucked if I'm paying it, then can send round their heavies if they want, they'll get telt.

 

Anybody else had grief when leaving energy suppliers? Question I am asking Eon is, why did you only increase my DD by £17 in Nov if I was clearly underpaying?

 

Get solar panels. I was sceptical, but they pay their way.

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Yeah and I'm down to £100 per month for both gas and electricity with iSupply.

 

Got a smart meter installed in November. That seems to be when the trouble started. It did away with the need for both estimated readings, and customer readings, and yet, I've ended up in this stand off

 

Cnuts, the lot of them. Should fackin' nationalise it

Was considering using that site but fucked if I want to risk being penalised with a lump sum by old suppliers. £170 a month is pretty fucking steep too!

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Serious question. Do you know much about this. Pros and cons? Been thinking about it.

Yep had a little sideline in Norway and we talked to Tesla about being their distributors. The technology is there and it's not so expensive, but you're putting lots of different components together rather than one supplier. Definite gap in the market which we looked at.

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£170 a month sounds mental. I'm about 90 i think(for gas and electricity) with SSE and I'm out of contract.

 

Cheers for the reminder I need to look to move or get a better deal!:laughing:

I have a referral link for Bulb to be used before the end of the week. £75 to each of us if you use it.

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