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Margaret

Margaret Report 5 Aug 2014 14:18

have you noticed the standing charge on your gas and electric
readings/bill , its gone up double since november. nearly £200. more a year on top of your bill.

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 5 Aug 2014 15:17

Basically, standing charges are fixed costs associated with providing your energy supply such as meter reading, maintenance, etc.

If they can't their profits by raising the price of the actual gas or electricity you use, they will increase them by raising the standing charge ;-)

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 5 Aug 2014 15:30

How can they charge for Meter Reading?

I pay online and read my own!!!!

What maintenance?

A complete rip off, and all are as bad as each other.
:-|

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 5 Aug 2014 17:53

It isn't actually on top of your bill - it is part of it.

If you look at the different tariffs that are available you will find that some have a lower, or even zero, standing charge but a higher unit charge. This can work out cheaper overall if your consumption is low.

Conversely, if your consumption is high it might be better to opt for a higher standing charge and a lower unit charge.

Some info on price comparisons here

http://www.ukpower.co.uk/no-standing-charge-tariffs