Gas & Electricity

BELFAST_BLUE_BOY said:
Lets hope for mild winter and feel really sorry for those who will struggle - especially children and elderly and disabled.

I hope the utility companies help out.I recall 15 years ago they chased me for £3000 just for electricticy ....- the bill should have been about £300 based on previous years use, I pointed this out to them many times..... It took months to sort and they made multiple legal threats and even asked if I was heating a swimming pool (I lived in a 2 bed terrace house FFS!) - they finally admitted it was the meter that was faulty and replaced it. I recall at time took ages to speak to anyone and did not really seem to listen or care...just wanted the money. I hope this has changed.
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One of the reasons I’m happy with my PAYG meter (I made sure that was checked before I kept them that I wasn’t paying off somebody else’s debt on a higher rate as often happened to some).

BG actually passed my details on to a debt collection company once (without even speaking to me) because the lad who took the rented property after me failed to pay his bills and disappeared, so, they decided to go after me as I was the previous tenant, that was a real pain in the arse, BG just didn’t want to know and even though I stayed with them and they could see when I’d changed properties they actually tried to claim I could have still had access to the property.
Luckily, the rental company were spot on and actually roasted BG on the phone for suggesting they were some tin pot company.
 
blueinsa said:
This is the scandal. You both work, 80 hours a week like us between us and we are sat here worrying we can’t even afford to put the central heating on or switch the oven on.

Fucking scandalous.
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My missus has to use her holidays up by the end of the year. I have told she will have to lose them as we arent heating the home just for her to watch tv lol.

I do certain jobs that give us time in lieu and have to be used within that month. I will be have a chat about carrying then over till the spring. If not I wont be doing those jobs. Time in lieu to sit in a cold house I dont think so !!

I use to use the lieu days for attending matches but cant afford that now:(
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I saw a video recently of hundreds of people queuing down a Dublin street for a chance to rent a two-up-two-down terrace for over €1,800/month. There’s such a housing shortage there that people are being massively ripped off but they’re all still trying to get them.

What’s going on in the Western World?
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I'd say the rich are becoming mega rich
blueinsa said:
One huge money grab by the rich is what is going on.
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It's a big club!!
 
My estate is normally lit up like blackpool illuminations , will see what happens this year suspect it will be a tad dimmer
 
bluemoon32 said:
"wheres the Christmas tree lights Grandad", " in the bin kiddo, look at the shiny plastic milk bottle tops on the tree instead"
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I work for the council and we are discussing the xmas lights and new years eve fireworks. Should they or shouldn't they go ahead.

I think we are in a no win situation. My gut feeling as I know how much it's all gone up is to scrape them. But on the other hand it might bring some cheer !. Plus no xmas light might impacted on the foot flow for local shops. It's not going to be easy
 
I’m £280 in credit since they put it up in April.
I’m going to use the energy as I would normally. Pretty chilly today so heating on when we get home.

Fixed until April, at which point I’ll worry about it then. Fuck them.
 
MEN article this morning…

From October 1 energy prices will increase yet again. The energy price cap will increase to a whopping £2,500 per unit of energy, so Brits are looking for any way possible to keep bills low.
 
bobmcfc said:
Anyone woke up to the new charges and wondered wtf is going on

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If they are supposed to be capping it then why the feck is it not reflected on my account
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You forgot this bit..
Important: Prices on your dashboard don't display the Energy Price Guarantee discount yet. We'll update this really soon.

You can find your discounted rates and charges in our email about prices from October – or, here's a full breakdown of discounted Flexible Octopus prices from October 2022 for every region.
 
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