AndyKent
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Just got my first gas bill through since I moved in - last quarter 03/11 to 31/01 = £225  
1 bed flat in top floor of an old Victorian townhouse. Worse still is that they've used my meter readings confirming the gas used is that amount.
I might not have been as efficient as I could have been, but I've not been running the thing 24/7 at all. Probably 5/6 hours heating per day and then hot water on top. Obviously with Christmas and stuff its also been used more than but I'm actually horrified. £60 a month would've been ok given the cold weather, but jesus christ.
How expensive have yours been recently?
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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You'll find thats about right Andy, You'll pay about £40/£50 every month of the year to get your account well into credit, so that at christmas you don't get stung.
How oftenly do you have the water on ? I have mine on for an hour every other morning and its fine. Just looked at mine and it was about £180 for the quarter. Heating on minimum 4 hours a day, some days all day, so days 6 or 8 hours.
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Our 2.5 storey house, for the bill at the start of December was £137 
Not looking forward to the next one with all the winter stuff though! Had the heating on permanently for a few days as we had people staying over the christmas period
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
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Our heating bill hasn't landed yet been in since 3rd Dec
Not looking forward to that bill!
Hopefully not to bad, have ours on maybe 3hrs a day if that!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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i'm waiting on my bill, although i was £112 in credit so shouldn't be too bad. i don't have a gas hob/oven either.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Mum and Dad are going to be a little upset at their heating bill when it comes in I think 
When I was I'll I was hugging a radiator 
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Depends on how efficient the boiler is, bill more than halved when we got a new one.
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Perhaps I'm being shocked by the sheer cost but forgetting its the worst time of the year in terms of time off work and cold weather.
My direct debit is for £40 gas, £40 electric so as you say it'll be cleared in a few months. In fact my electric bill has come in at half that so even better on that side.
Cost of heating water should be minimal. I've got an electric shower and the washing machine heats from cold. Gas hob too which is maybe half an hour per day.
I'll make sure I keep taking readings - I've been slowly using the heating less and less over the weeks so it might just be that when I first got the place I was a bit careless....
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Can you get billed monthly for utlities?
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AndyKent
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Don't know tbh but I don't mind quarterly. I'll probably take my own readings once a month from now on and calculate the rough cost just so I know what I'm in for!
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
Don't know tbh but I don't mind quarterly. I'll probably take my own readings once a month from now on and calculate the rough cost just so I know what I'm in for!
How do water rates stack up these days to gas/electric about 60%?
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JayCarr
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Registered: 19th Dec 02
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Im in a 2 bed apartment and i pay £25 a month gas and i'm always in credit. Only pay £25 electricity too. Do my own meter readings and send them to the supplier.
I guess the heat loss in an old victorian place would be quite high.
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Seems so. Loft is insulated (albeit old stuff up there, but walls are solid stone and all single glazed
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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New build 3 storey terrace, 3 beds, 20 Dec - 29 Jan our dual fuel came in at £79 so I'm still in credit by over £30, only pay 45 a month combined direct debit.
Water rates are covered perfectly at £20 a month but this varies wildly throughout the country, we are on the solo tariff because we use less than 75m3 if water a year...
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AndyKent
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I've not had a water bill yet. They set up my direct debit at £21 a month. I don't use much water so doubt I'll have spent over that. Total £100 per month on services and after 3 months I'm still £80 in the red
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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just had water bill from June to December
£188
Gas and Elec due any minute
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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My last gas bill they actually owed us 12p.
Our quarterly gas bill is nothing, but we run economy seven so our electric bills are high.
It is the worst time for bills. In our old place the winter period was always more expensive.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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just got my gas bill through.
i was £114.99 in crdit and paid £117.00 via 3 direct debits of £39.00.
i used £152.48 worth of gas and am in £78.48 of credit.
thats 27th October - 28th January. I thought i'd be well over.
they have raised my direct debit to £42.00 a month now though
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