fatty Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 My 2 year fixed tariff ends in April so I thought I’d do a price comparison. Currently pay £220 a month and built up credit. Cheapest now is £560 !!!!!! That’s nearly £7k a year !!!!!! Fucking hell ! Fully insulated house, double glazing, all light bulbs are energy saving, smart radiator thermostats, modern boiler set to 22 degrees etc. Wife works from home but heating off and a fancy super efficient inverter heats the only room she’s in. This is on top of the NI increases, council tax hikes etc. which are coming. Jesus. Has anyone else done one recently ?? I hope I’ve done something wrong otherwise that’s no fancy holiday for us this year and we’ll be some of the lucky ones. Some people are going to be fucked. This countries going to have some serious trouble ahead and how will some cope ?? Is it true that 25% of the energy prices is “green tax” ?? Is it the Russians behind this ?? And this isn’t just a Tory thing - it wouldn’t be much different with any of them in charge. Does she have a sybian rider which she uses all day whilst I’m at work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Leave it to go to variable. Don’t fix. Been discussed in other threads but sadly it’s the tories fault on there so don’t bother 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted January 10, 2022 Members Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, fatty said: My 2 year fixed tariff ends in April so I thought I’d do a price comparison. Currently pay £220 a month and built up credit. Cheapest now is £560 !!!!!! That’s nearly £7k a year !!!!!! Fucking hell ! Fully insulated house, double glazing, all light bulbs are energy saving, smart radiator thermostats, modern boiler set to 22 degrees etc. Wife works from home but heating off and a fancy super efficient inverter heats the only room she’s in. This is on top of the NI increases, council tax hikes etc. which are coming. Jesus. Has anyone else done one recently ?? I hope I’ve done something wrong otherwise that’s no fancy holiday for us this year and we’ll be some of the lucky ones. Some people are going to be fucked. This countries going to have some serious trouble ahead and how will some cope ?? Is it true that 25% of the energy prices is “green tax” ?? Is it the Russians behind this ?? And this isn’t just a Tory thing - it wouldn’t be much different with any of them in charge. Does she have a sybian rider which she uses all day whilst I’m at work ? Connect up to a lamppost. That's what we do in little lever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 As I understand things without doing on line research: There is a massive demand from China and Asia for liquefied gas We no longer have a large storage ability and have been relying on just in time supplies Calm windless weather has further prevented us from building a stock to isolate us from day to day fluctuations I personally think we need to do a behind the scenes deal with Putin not to oppose him in Ukraine for guaranteed price stable gas supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dimron said: As I understand things without doing on line research: There is a massive demand from China and Asia for liquefied gas We no longer have a large storage ability and have been relying on just in time supplies Calm windless weather has further prevented us from building a stock to isolate us from day to day fluctuations I personally think we need to do a behind the scenes deal with Putin not to oppose him in Ukraine for guaranteed price stable gas supplies So does Putin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeyshorn Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 32 minutes ago, fatty said: My 2 year fixed tariff ends in April so I thought I’d do a price comparison. Currently pay £220 a month and built up credit. Cheapest now is £560 !!!!!! That’s nearly £7k a year !!!!!! Fucking hell ! Fully insulated house, double glazing, all light bulbs are energy saving, smart radiator thermostats, modern boiler set to 22 degrees etc. Wife works from home but heating off and a fancy super efficient inverter heats the only room she’s in. This is on top of the NI increases, council tax hikes etc. which are coming. Jesus. Has anyone else done one recently ?? I hope I’ve done something wrong otherwise that’s no fancy holiday for us this year and we’ll be some of the lucky ones. Some people are going to be fucked. This countries going to have some serious trouble ahead and how will some cope ?? Is it true that 25% of the energy prices is “green tax” ?? Is it the Russians behind this ?? And this isn’t just a Tory thing - it wouldn’t be much different with any of them in charge. Does she have a sybian rider which she uses all day whilst I’m at work ? 22 degrees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 10, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 Don't fix now for sure. Do that when prices have fallen. The green taxes of which you speak were applied to electricity companies a while back to get them to invest in non fossil fuel based electricity generation. It worked very well. Gas industry wasn't subject to the same regime, but this may change in time. Your gas situation is as a result of Putin's stand off with Europe over his Ukraine- avoiding new pipeline and the demand elsewhere. As a result, although Russia is supplying gas to contracted amounts, they're not pushing it through at higher rates during higher demand. Germany in particular seems to be trapped by this Russian activity. We are affected too, although we buy more liquefied natural gas from other nations via tankers. We are also getting gas direct from Norway. Still affected by overall price increases though. Your thermostat is set to 22⁰C- drop this by at least 2⁰, as it's not necessary, and will save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizio Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 and buy some jumpers and long johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondi Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Was listening to LBC on the way home from work earlier, some hotelier in Scarborough was paying 2K per month for her gas and electricity bills, her bills have now increased to 10K a month, which is about her annual takings, grim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted January 10, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 We were warned... The EU is weaker without us, and we're exponentially weaker than them as a Third Country. This is exactly what Putin wanted, and this is exactly what we voted for. Enjoy it lads. Enjoy the fruits of our Victory. Don't deny it. It makes it look like you didn't know what you were voting for. Pay the bill that's tripled in price and shut the fuck up. Enjoy it. Think of it as "putting your money where your mouth is" for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatty Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 20 degrees now set. 3 women in the house each having long showers etc. doesn’t help. But even so … £560 per month !!! But that poor hotelier. Bad times ahead of it doesn’t get resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatty Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cheese said: We were warned... The EU is weaker without us, and we're exponentially weaker than them as a Third Country. This is exactly what Putin wanted, and this is exactly what we voted for. Enjoy it lads. Enjoy the fruits of our Victory. Don't deny it. It makes it look like you didn't know what you were voting for. Pay the bill that's tripled in price and shut the fuck up. Enjoy it. Think of it as "putting your money where your mouth is" for once. Here we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 10, 2022 Members Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, fatty said: 20 degrees now set. 3 women in the house each having long showers etc. doesn’t help. But even so … £560 per month !!! But that poor hotelier. Bad times ahead of it doesn’t get resolved. Reuse bath water like the rest of us! posh bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted January 10, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 Just now, fatty said: Here we go And awaaaay.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breightmet Boy Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 My duel fuel has risen from £40 to £67 a month now I’ve been shoved into British Gas, most of it will be standing charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 https://fullfact.org/online/gas-prices-brexit/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted January 10, 2022 Moderators Share Posted January 10, 2022 I covered this in the monotonous politics thread. If I fix in March it triples. Not fixing only doubles. It’s annoying but some people are getting hit hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 It's cheaper to burn money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter only1swanny Posted January 10, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 We were 240 in credit going into December and ours increased our dd by 100 so its now 180.. heating is off in day and on 16 at night, all doors shut. We have a very small bath that we were going to swap out but that makes a large difference as does batch cooking as ovens not on every day. We had over 100 40w+ bulbs when we moved in, swapped them for energy saving and buying them when they're on offer, and they don't need that many to keep it light, so we have about 40 bulbs now. The downright were the worst .. 22 of them @ 50w each.. Laminate floors loose a lot of heat, pop a rug down, Costs us about 4 quid a day average. We've got 14 rooms and Mrs Swanny works from home and due to her illness can't sit in the cold too long. We're with united utilities who don't seem too bad, but their broadband was shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 This rotten island sat on 200 years of coal reserves and sterilised it for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted January 10, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: https://fullfact.org/online/gas-prices-brexit/ Bit silly of them to make these promises then wasn't it? https://www.thenational.scot/news/19813158.five-times-brexiteers-promised-uk-cheaper-energy-bills/ Maybe they should have been honest and said "In the grand scheme of things, we don't really have any control over energy costs. It's a silly thing to bring up really." They wouldn't even have had to mention that being in a Union of 28 countries would give us more leverage on a global scale. Edited January 10, 2022 by Cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 That would be telling the truth, Cheese. It could cause fatal anaphylaxis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 11, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, only1swanny said: We were 240 in credit going into December and ours increased our dd by 100 so its now 180.. heating is off in day and on 16 at night, all doors shut. We have a very small bath that we were going to swap out but that makes a large difference as does batch cooking as ovens not on every day. We had over 100 40w+ bulbs when we moved in, swapped them for energy saving and buying them when they're on offer, and they don't need that many to keep it light, so we have about 40 bulbs now. The downright were the worst .. 22 of them @ 50w each.. Laminate floors loose a lot of heat, pop a rug down, Costs us about 4 quid a day average. We've got 14 rooms and Mrs Swanny works from home and due to her illness can't sit in the cold too long. We're with united utilities who don't seem too bad, but their broadband was shite Over ONE HUNDRED BULBS ???? Do you rule an emirate? Fucking hell fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rudy said: Reuse bath water like the rest of us! posh bastard We do that, but it does make your cups of tea taste funny sometimes Edited January 11, 2022 by Sweep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 We’ve still got the old top up meters just haven’t changed them since we moved in easy to lose track on how much we spend but I reckon 180-220 pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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