I pay x amount DD that does not cover it in winter, then pay the remainder once they calculate my monthly submitted meter reads, am with Octopus energy ... I like it this way, works for me, sure I know variable DD exists, but prefer this way.
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I pay x amount DD that does not cover it in winter, then pay the remainder once they calculate my monthly submitted meter reads, am with Octopus energy ... I like it this way, works for me, sure I know variable DD exists, but prefer this way.
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Just seen a TV advert for JML Instant Heater, sort of a strip wall mounted heater, has motion sensor and a remote, can be set to come on only when you go into room, also the quoted energy usage figures seem very reasonable indeed.
Cost £199 and would take a while to pay for itself, bought JML stuff before with hit and miss results. Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this heater/reliability ETC ... TV advert says its only available online.
Looks like an infra red heater allied with a movement sensor to turn it on, and a timer to turn it off after movement ceases. Infra red tends to heat animate objects rather than the air in the room, so is pretty efficient if that's what you desire. I could knock something like that up for a fraction of the cited price, if I had a mind to though.
£2b is in the region of £150 and £180 per direct debit customer. That’s nothing when the average direct debit is £210.
The real cost is over £300 a month without government support.
Please don’t let facts get in the way of a good story.
I’d agree if it was 2019 and the average bill was £1200. Newsflash it isn’t and it’s entirely expected they would have more than doubled the amount of customer credit they have.
No they wouldn’t. I expect millions of people would have had a £600 bill for this months usage, particularly if you live in Scotland where there were lows of -12 for a week.
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Why? How did that conclusion even enter your mind?
Speak for yourself
middle management at my tech employer entitles you to 15% bonus and annual RSU allocations (versus 8% bonus and no RSU for lower grades). Middle management usually comes with car allowances too.For the record, I did 10 years at my current employer before taking on my management role in the same team - I'm absolutely a positive gain for the company as I have indepth working knowledge of all our customers and their systems and stop the flow of excrement down onto my team to allow them to be effective in their roles
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Where do you work? OcUK?
Jokes…. Some places it feels like they not needed. I used to love the words plausible deniability cos that’s what it usually is.
Most staff underneath need an umbrella ready.
At my place, I am that umbrella. If anything falls on them then you can be damn sure I did everything I could to avoid it.
I don't doubt there are some useless managers out there (I've worked for some of them) but there are useless people at all levels, not just management
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That’s good to know. So they are required at your place. I’ve worked at places where management would do their upmost to help but I’ve also worked at places where management did not care one single bit.
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This is just a beginning m8.
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And they are all sitting on 2bn.
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I bet it's more than that.
What?
Whole amount is where you pay your EXACT bill every month by DD, they can't put it up, its just a automated way of paying for your exact bill every month manually.
Over £300 for 22/11 to 22/12
Ahh so you agree with me now fixed DD perhaps should have a little premium for the credit given?
A week or so before christmas one of the cabinet members commented he wasnt happy that the suppliers dont review usage every month, people reducing their usage but fixed DD not noticing until the review period comes up, as an example Octopus only review once a year in April.
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Its not just energy price but everything else will go up next year.
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Everyone’s been squished. Savings, wages, inheritance. The lot.
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Going to be an expensive month. Cold days, WFH days due to cold/rail strikes, guests staying over. Probably £200-250 before the government saving and that’s with a pretty cold house for the most part too. Should use less into early next year if we don’t get any cold spells.
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