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How much is your monthly gas/elec direct debit?

82 replies

DTisMYdoctor · 02/06/2013 09:03

We've just had a letter from EON confirming our direct debit is going up to £107 per month. It's been a good five years since I compared providers, so I will have a look, but I just wondered what other people were paying these days?

We're in a good sized 3 bed mid terrace with gas central heating.

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ilovepowerhoop · 02/06/2013 09:06

sounds cheap! Mine has gone up to £145 combined gas /electric. 4 bed detached house in scotland.

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YonicTheHedgehog · 02/06/2013 09:07

Think its £103 with Scottish Power, 1930s 3 bed semi. We don't watch our useage closely at the moment.

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EllaWilk · 02/06/2013 09:10

One bedroom flat £14 a month (electric only, no gas here).

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noisytoys · 02/06/2013 09:16

2 bed flat. £92 per month gas and electric duel fuel

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CalmingLava · 02/06/2013 09:21

2 bed mid terrace, £50, and everything is electric. It was £80 and they lowered it, although I still haven't given them exact meter readings.

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Lavendersbluedillydilly1969 · 02/06/2013 09:26

We've been with our provider for 10 yrs but I do comparisons every year and they've always been good. Our fixed rate is about to finish and been looking again, to refix for 2 years is going to increase my monthly payments to about £155 up from £122 but can't find anything significantly cheaper. I'm not thrilled to say the least but hoping £155 gas and elec for a 4 bed detached in Cambridgeshire is about normal. I dont think we're massively wasteful but heating was on lots till recently and we have a tumble drier and dishwasher that are used a lot.

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happynappies · 02/06/2013 14:50

We've just had a letter from edf saying ours is going up from £100 per month to £500 per month. Am in total shock. For the Winter period, 6 months elec. was £613, and 6 months' gas was £1218.57. We moved into this house in October, and although bigger, draughtier etc, cannot understand why the huge change in energy consumption. At a loss. We're investigating basic things like fitting energy saving lightbulbs, but it all feels a bit futile atm.

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Tiredemma · 02/06/2013 14:53

4 bed house.

169 pcm

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ChimeForChange · 02/06/2013 15:24

2 bed flat
£51 electric and £47 gas so £98 a month
With British Gas

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ChimeForChange · 02/06/2013 15:25

And I'm usually always in credit

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PinkMangoSays · 02/06/2013 15:51

happy maybe you should double check your latest bills and query with them why such thebig change if your bills don'treflect you needing your DD to be putup so much

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DoingItForMyself · 02/06/2013 16:00

Mine went from about £100 to £140 last year, they're now saying I will owe them at that rate and should increase monthly payments to £190 Shock

I'm in a 4 bed detached with 3 DCs using TVs/chargers etc a lot, but heating is only on in winter and I don't cook as much as I should so don't know why its so ridiculously high.

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MrsBungle · 02/06/2013 16:08

4 bed house - £150 a month. Made up of £50 electric and £100 gas but we have a shitty old boiler which we are going to replace so I'm hoping that brings the gas cost down a wee bit.

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amothersplaceisinthewrong · 02/06/2013 16:10

£234 per month - dual fuel. Four bedroom house, It went up from £176 per month last month, but is reviewed every three months, so will probably drop again.

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amothersplaceisinthewrong · 02/06/2013 16:13

Happy nappies, even if your summer consumption was the same as your winter consumption, you bill would be £3k a year, therefore £250 amonth, not £500. I think your supplier might be having a laugh

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blueshoes · 02/06/2013 16:19

5 bed house. Just moved at the start of the year so not entirely sure how this will pan out over a year but £350-400 a month. First Utility. Ouch.

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HalfSpamHalfBrisket · 02/06/2013 16:21

3 bed end of terrace, £110 a month, dual fuel with Scottish Power.

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MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 02/06/2013 16:24

3 Bed purpose built flat - around £110 combined with British Gas (can't remember the breakdown atm - comes out of DHs account not mine)

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frissonpink · 02/06/2013 16:24

£14 a month Shock HOW?!

2 bed flat here - £91 a month (electric only) and we're in debit to the tune of about £300 :(

God knows how. I spend my life on the phone complaining and saying I'm sure we're paying for the entire apartment block.

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kaytola · 02/06/2013 16:29

4 bed end terrace and we pay £167 a month, which to me is too much and we've tried all sorts to bring it down. The very cold winter/spring has not helped one bit.

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summerglory · 02/06/2013 16:30

Ours was £118 a month 3 bed semi & they wanted to put it up to £224, I've been on ML since Nov so hv had the heating on constant for the last 4/5 months during the coldest ever winter. We r with Npower but are changing suppliers to edf I think - dh is sorting - cant bring myself to pay over £200 for gas & elec.

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sillymillyb · 02/06/2013 16:41

2 bed victorian flat £67 a month dual fuel - tho only been here a few months so not sure how realistic this is long term.

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nextphase · 02/06/2013 16:49

Happy,
Ring them and try to bottom that out. I get your total usage higher than the poster above, but still "only" £3600 a year - ie £300/mth if your summer usage is the same as your winter (unlikely!). Have you got a big debit with them from paying less than required over the winter - ie is that amount to be quits come autumn, and then it could come down again????

Ours is £75/mth, 4 bed detached.

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ladyMaryQuiteContrary · 02/06/2013 16:54

£27 a month electricity (surprising as I work from home and the laptop/tv are on a lot, £60 gas (surprising as I have a log burner so try not to have the central heating on a lot). Confused I think some of them get their amounts out of thin air!

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ladyMaryQuiteContrary · 02/06/2013 16:54

Oh, sorry. 2 bed terraced with SSE.

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