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to ask how much you pay for fuel each month?

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Newmummytobe79 · 10/12/2011 11:25

I'm currently on maternity leave so stressing about our fuel bills. Before DC we were both out of the house from 7am - 7pm so heating wasnt an issue, but with a baby I obviously need to keep our house warm, use the washing machine more etc

We live in a small semi detatched and our monthly payments are £117 for gas and electricity. This is based on our usage prior to me being at home ... so I havnt a clue what we'll owe once winter is over!

I want to move company but keep reading about how they are all as bad as each other.

Is this amount excessive or reasonable in the current market?

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HecateGoddessOfTwelfthNight · 10/12/2011 11:29

sounds reasonable to me. we pay £129 a month for gas & electric for a 2 bed semi. We have the heating on whenever we are cold, the cooker is electric and we do about 8 loads of washing a week.

acumenin · 10/12/2011 11:35

£88 p/m 2 bed terrace, at home 24/7. This will probably uprate over winter to about £130.

troisgarcons · 10/12/2011 11:43

4 bed semi, with cavity and loft insulation.

Have one son randomly in and out at college. Entire family unable to turn lights/games consoles/TVs off

£65pcm for electric - just got the bill and I'm £120 in credit
£70pcm for gas - and I'm £50 in credit

Electric bill dropped significantly since I stopped tumble drying. It is cheaper, and you save far more time to take your weekly wash (between 8 and 10 full machine loads), in 2 Ikea bags to the launderette and recklessly spend £3.50-£4 pw and get it all dry in 24 mins! And you barely need to iron it.

quornsausages · 10/12/2011 11:44

Recently had our gas Direct Debit raise to £84 a month based on previous years usage (despite being about £100 in credit with them). Hoping it won't actually be that much as we have not used as much heating this year as it's been milder and my daughter is not a baby anymore, so not so worried about her being cold and not able to say anything. Last year it was on 24 hrs a day for a while as it was so cold. Plus we've had loft insulation done.

Think our electric Direct debit is about £35-40.

Average sized 3 bed terrace with baxi bermuda back boiler and hot water tank. Gas with Swalec and electric with British Gas.

Have been meaning to investigate changing fuel suppliers as we've been on the same tariff for 12 years. Hopefully can save some money there.

AFuckingFestiveKnackeredWoman · 10/12/2011 11:47

Two bed flat that you couldn't swing a flea in = £90

We only have heating on in the front room as the others don't work. But its a big ancient storage heater so it eats electricity

QueenOfFlamingEverything · 10/12/2011 11:52

Me and 2 DC - we pay £64 a month to cover electricity, gas, and wood (our heating is all wood fired)

penguinpenguin · 10/12/2011 11:52

40pcm gas, 39 pcm elec, small 2 bed semi.

penguinpenguin · 10/12/2011 11:53

That's 2 adults and 1 child. We just switched as previous supplier was putting us up to 115pcm for both - an increase of nearly £40 on what we were paying!

perceptionreality · 10/12/2011 11:56

Where I live it's £133 a month! My main costs seem to be electricity which is probably from having the washing machine on every day (3 children). The house is victorian (largish) semi.

TeWiharaMeriKirihimete · 10/12/2011 11:57

Our 2 bed terrace is £45 a month iirc.

We found life a lot cheaper to switch to pay for a standing charge (ours is £75 a year with EDF) and then have much lower unit charges for leccy and gas than we could get paying entirely as you use them. I am at home with 2 DC as well so there are limits to how much we can cut back on our use.

Maybe something worth looking into.

SummerRain · 10/12/2011 11:57

300+ every two months for electricity
50 a week for heating oil
30+ a week for solid fuel

And the room I'm sitting in is 13 degrees celcius

Stupid badly built house and stupid carbon tax and bloody thieving fuel companies.

(prices are in euros btw)

rootietootie · 10/12/2011 12:32

£156 for gas and electric, in a two bed flat. But our washing machine and tumble dryer are constantly on, and im bad for leaving telly/lights etc on when leaving house! And our whole house is always extra cosy!

youarekidding · 10/12/2011 12:37

£65 for total for both. 2 bed flat, well insulated I think as 5 years old, 1ad andch (7yo). Both out from 8-4 M-f. I think mine is fairly cheap compared to what my friends pay. Although my closest friend has just had a £400 rebate as in credit and she wanted the money back to spend for christmas!

FabbyChic · 10/12/2011 12:38

£50 electric and £20 gas Im on a prepayment meter as I rent privately.

FabbyChic · 10/12/2011 12:38

Oh 3 bed house with loft conversion.

Selks · 10/12/2011 12:42

£100 for gas and electric. It's a 3 bed house with just me here now, and DP at weekends. I don't heat the bedrooms (much) and am out during the day. It is a draughty and un-insulated (stone built, no cavity walls) old cottage and I'm often a bit chilly here. I'm dreading my bills going up any more. It's all a bit stressful to be honest.

SpottyTeacakes · 10/12/2011 12:44

£85 a month, we only have electric and I only work two days a week so at home the rest of the time.

Only been paying that for four months and am currently £150 in credit.

Small two bed end of terrace.

fivegomadindorset · 10/12/2011 12:46

£139 electricity, we do a DD to oil company for £200 a month, very in credit with them though, and wood is free.

LineRunnerCrouchingReindeer · 10/12/2011 12:47

Small-ish 3 bedroomed terrace, £150-£160 pcm for gas and electricity, both with British Gas, and expecting that to rise.

I only have partial double-glazing and don't have loft insulation.

I have a ten year old combi Worcester boiler so could bring the costs down with a new one (See Good Housekeeping thread!) but obviously that woud be an outlay cost.

I am fool fuel poverty, that's for sure.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 10/12/2011 12:48

£109 for a 4 bed detached. DH works from home but doesn't have heating on much in the day.

Seona1973 · 10/12/2011 12:50

£55 for electric and £57 for gas - 4 bed detached house (heating on a timer and thermostat set to 19/20 degrees - on between 6am and 10am and then 5pm till 10pm). I am in credit on gas and had to increase the dd on the electric as we were in debit. Have dual fuel tariff with Scottish Hydro Electric

Seona1973 · 10/12/2011 12:52

p.s. I price check whenever my tariff ends and switch to a cheaper supplier

PigletJohn · 10/12/2011 12:52

if your lights have energy-saving bulbs in them, then the cost of lighting will be insignificant. So will the telly.

cost is overwhelmingly from heating, including the heating elements in tumble driers (40p an hour) and washing machines

I hope you have a thermostat and timer for your heating, it is wasteful to heat a home when there is no-one to appreciate it.

PigletJohn · 10/12/2011 12:55

LineRunnerCrouchingReindeer
... £150-£160 pcm for gas and electricity, both with British Gas, and expecting that to rise.

I only have partial double-glazing and don't have loft insulation.

I'm shocked. It's time you fixed that.

www.britishgas.co.uk/energy-efficiency/free-insulation.html

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