At some point you're screwed as even if you're on a fixed tariff your bill will shoot up when that expires.On the news about the cap rising so to sum it up, is it just a case of lubing up?
Pre-pay meters are a fucking disgrace IMO. No one should be forced to use them, and even if people choose to have them it shouldn’t be at a premium like it is.Waiting for a text on a date for an engineer to come and swap my meters.
Nothing worse than having to top up and forgetting!
Pre-pay meters are a fucking disgrace IMO. No one should be forced to use them, and even if people choose to have them it shouldn’t be at a premium like it is.
Have you not got one of the smart meters that give you a running total? They're great for causing rows about 'turn that fucking light/tv/bunsen burner off' and watching your money disappear in real-timeJust catching up on the news now. But from real life experience, get the lube out.
Came to the end of our deal with Octopus in early October and they recommended we increase our payment from £130 a month to £230. I told them bollocks and assumed they’re just going in high so they can bank the extra and earn interest. Agreed to go to £180 a month.
Checked yesterday and we are nearly £300 in debt, albeit based on estimated readings. It’s bleak. We were a few quid in credit at the end of our last tariff.
What's the score with it? Currently on pre-pay with British Gas (cant ever actually get through to anybody to get them to come out and convert it to a Smart Credit Meter).
On the news about the cap rising so to sum it up, is it just a case of lubing up?
Yep, they were there when I moved in.
Pain in the arse with the gas meter fairly hard to get to outside so you get a cold morning shower when you run out!
Will be Smart Meters fitted in March now though.
What's the score with it? Currently on pre-pay with British Gas (cant ever actually get through to anybody to get them to come out and convert it to a Smart Credit Meter).
On the news about the cap rising so to sum it up, is it just a case of lubing up?
Yeah it's smart but with British gas so didn't have to pay. I assume they will make up for it with the costs.I’ve got the same situation (but inside thankfully), did you have to get a smart meter out of interest? Also did you have to pay?
Fucking has PAYG. Always dies at the worst moment and the Utilita app/website is fucking awful.
There was a guy on the radio earlier who drives and electric car and he said it was now cheaper to drive his petrol one instead.
Have you not got one of the smart meters that give you a running total? They're great for causing rows about 'turn that fucking light/tv/bunsen burner off' and watching your money disappear in real-time
There was a guy on the radio earlier who drives and electric car and he said it was now cheaper to drive his petrol one instead.
I simply don’t believe that.
Its not like petrol is cheap either, he can’t have been short of a few quid it was a Tesla.
Its not like petrol is cheap either, he can’t have been short of a few quid it was a Tesla.
the cost of running is obviously cheaper but the cost if ownership is much higher at the moment
This should be interesting.
Owning a full electric car is far more expensive. The retail price is far higher than a fuel driven equivalent- there is also a lot of insurance issues on certain models. It’s just a matter of supply and being a minority in the market. Hybrids are already desirable but pure electric bit so. Personally I wouldn’t touch them
With a barge pole as the support infrastructure isn’t there. I would not be planning a European drive holiday or even one round Scotland without a fuel option. Of course things will change but as it stands it’s the worst of the 3 options
But if he's bought the cars already then that cost is irrelevant if he runs it or not as he still has to pay it. Same with insurance, tax etc. Costs the same sitting on the driveway as it does going up and down the country. If you're just deciding which one to take out the only cost that will differ is the fuel.Owning a full electric car is far more expensive. The retail price is far higher than a fuel driven equivalent- there is also a lot of insurance issues on certain models. It’s just a matter of supply and being a minority in the market. Hybrids are already desirable but pure electric bit so. Personally I wouldn’t touch them
With a barge pole as the support infrastructure isn’t there. I would not be planning a European drive holiday or even one round Scotland without a fuel option. Of course things will change but as it stands it’s the worst of the 3 options
I know people that have toured Scotland in them. Virtually no maintenance costs and massively cheaper fuel. My current lease would’ve been maybe £20/Mo more for an electric equivalent. Insurance I’ll give you though.
You’re going to have to get over your aversion at some point. ICE is a dead technology.
But if he's bought the cars already then that cost is irrelevant if he runs it or not as he still has to pay it. Same with insurance, tax etc. Costs the same sitting on the driveway as it does going up and down the country. If you're just deciding which one to take out the only cost that will differ is the fuel.
But if he's bought the cars already then that cost is irrelevant if he runs it or not as he still has to pay it. Same with insurance, tax etc. Costs the same sitting on the driveway as it does going up and down the country. If you're just deciding which one to take out the only cost that will differ is the fuel.
I know people that have toured Scotland in them. Virtually no maintenance costs and massively cheaper fuel. My current lease would’ve been maybe £20/Mo more for an electric equivalent. Insurance I’ll give you though.
You’re going to have to get over your aversion at some point. ICE is a dead technology.
do you understand what cost of ownership means? He said he leased so he doesn’t own it!
You lack so much knowledge on so
Many matters - what do you actually do for a living
Isn't he saying it would have cost him £20/m if he'd got the electric equivalent, so he did in fact by the ICE model?I thought you didn’t get one in the end - what electric car did you buy in the end? Personally tbe range worries me so how do you find it?
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