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£143 worth? So about a gallon then
How does that work though? I thought almost every petrol station has pumps which have to be activated by an attendant before they dispense - to stop exactly this kind of thing happening?
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£143 worth? So about a gallon then
How does that work though? I thought almost every petrol station has pumps which have to be activated by an attendant before they dispense - to stop exactly this kind of thing happening?
Conservative party are a joke, increasing NI and continuing to charge VAT on energy. Offering a £200 loan is pointless because energy prices will still be sky high next year, and a £150 grant doesn't do anything for a long term problem, what are they going to do next year? It's all short term thinking.
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That increase is so much better than I would be moving from £95 to £250 a month now. Meaning jumping from £1140 to £3009!!
Working out mortgage increase, council tax, internet, mobile, fuel, heating, increased NI contribution then I am looking to be about £450 a month worse off that I need to magically find.
Like the rebate from council tax, what point. That is gone by the fact the council tax has just been put up by that much already.
Soldato
£143 worth? So about a gallon then
How does that work though? I thought almost every petrol station has pumps which have to be activated by an attendant before they dispense - to stop exactly this kind of thing happening?
Well Sainsbury have completely attendant free forecourts and they are always a few pennies cheaper as there no overhead to pay someone then.
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But those are usually pay-at-pump where you have to preauthorise with your card before they will work
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You must have already been on a bad tariff as jump from ok fixed rate to the capped Variable is a lot more then that....mine went up about 120%...
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True, I assume they were just super busy and so the person hit the on with the pump without looking. I can imagine they will get a bit of a warning for doing such.
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They do? I've never seen one without an attendent during opening hours
Unfortunately we we're with green when they went bust. From listening to Martin Lewis we could see another jump of 24% come October we are talking £3000 cap for each household. But i suspect with the Ukraine crisis I reckon this will be more than that as the unit charge will be based from April - October. Therefore we will be hitting a point that unless the Government absorb some of the cost people wont be able to afford it.
There's money but only when it's worth kudos points on a world stage.
Now everyone's feeling it maybe people will be more humane towards the poor for a generation or two at-least.
Doubt it, typical tory will probably blame the poor for existing and increasing their tax bill.
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Just checked my latest bill and it says I use 19,000kw of gas a year. That seems quite abit for a 3 bedroom detached. Whats everyone else using?
Holy Jesus. Me and partner used about 11500kWh of gas in a 1900s Victorian terrace with no insulation. I used 6000kWh of gas in a "modern" 2 bed terrace (2000 build) when I was living on my own and I wasn't shy about using the heating!
I'm in a 3 bedroom detatched, and my estimated annual usage is 13456 kWh. Year previous, it was 15680 kWh.
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4 bedroom semi-detached wood frame new build townhouse, 5 people living here (4 adults one toddler). Working from home so heating on during the day if it gets cold enough. Usage over winter is +-900kwh per month. Haven't seen summer numbers yet. Been here for 6 months, used 3400kwh as of 14 February.
Gas hob and combi boiler.
Looking at solutions to automate heating including TRVs at the moment, as 3 of the occupants will be moving out soon and it would be nice to control rooms individually (and smartly).
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Sounds like I need to get something sorted then before I go bankrupt!
What else is gas? Gas hob? I assume combi boiler?
What kind of temp do you set on the thermostat? Do you use the TRVs on your radiator properly (i.e. do you realise they set a temperature of the room, not how hot a radiator gets)?