Another Gas Moan....

[boxtops]

I've just had an email from British Gas. I signed up to the Online Variable price promise to May 2014, so I thought I'd be protected from the current rises - oh no, it's that dreaded small print again. They say

"This means that, for a typical British Gas customer, Online Variable May 2014 gas prices will rise by 8.0% from 23rd November 2013.

"However, the good news is we'll be capping your variable prices at your new rates from 23rd November 2013 until the end of your contract. This means that if our prices go up, yours won't, but if our Standard prices go down yours will fall too."

Go up again between November and May???

It's all a big swizz - I should have taken more notice of that little word "Variable".....

[rockyracoon]

I've just got this email, I need to sit down and have a good read of it all I think.

[boxtops]

I can't see any point in switching to anyone else, rocky, they're all as bad as each other at the moment.

[ummmm]

Come home from holidays to 6 BG letters.

gas....DD payment is staying the same. Gas .... DD payment is going up.

Electric .... payment staying the same....payment going down...

Gobshites!!!

[divegirl]

I too have had that email. Robbing *****

That said, did I not hear that Scottish Power is being done for not explaining the price of their deals and hiding the get out clause in the small print?

When I opted for the online variable I was assured over the phone that prices could go down [lol] but not up!

Lisa x

[rockyracoon]

True Boxy, they're all going up, I just wish someone would tell the stoopid politicians that, then they might leave us alone. I'm seriously thinking about a wood burner for the living room, just have to convince the OH.

[boxtops]

Rocky, that's crossed my mind too, for the rather cold room we have downstairs, especially if we knock it through into the kitchen. Trouble is, I'd then have to pay to get our sealed chimneys opened up again (scaffold, sweep, blah, blah...)

[tonyav]

That said, did I not hear that Scottish Power is being done for not explaining the price of their deals and hiding the get out clause in the small print?

Is that right, Lisa. I'm with Scottish Power, wonder if I will get a rebate.

[divegirl]

Here's the article I was referring to...

http://www.lbc.co.uk/energy-regulator-moves-to-protect-fixed-rates-80064

[divegirl]

Looks like I need more than my heat reflectors behind the radiators this year Tony :0/

Lisa x

[tonyav]

Thanks for the link, Lisa.

Yeah, Don't think you will be the only one, Lisa.

[boxtops]

Exactly what I understood, lisa and tony - do we email sky on that link to tell 'em?

[divegirl]

I finally had a new front door fitted too this year so that will hopefully be of benefit. No more gale force breeze coming through the cracks yayyyy

[boxtops]

Yes, we did too, lisa - my feet are warm despite the howling gale this morning!

[divegirl]

Not sure Boxy, could be worth a try, but if it's there in print who knows, the guy I spoke to when I signed up definitely said prices could go down but not up. I may give British gas a ring at some point today... but I can just imagine the time to be spent on hold!

Lisa x

[tonyav]

Yes, good idea, boxy.

[divegirl]

My house is warmer for it as far as I can tell, but what it will be like when it drops below 10 degrees outside remains to be seen.

Do you have radiators? And if so the reflectors?

Lisa x

[boxtops]

I have radiators but we've never had reflectors.

[tonyav]

Radiators, yes Lisa, reflectors no. I think I will look into that though, Lisa.

[divegirl]

These are the ones I used...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=radflek+-+radiator+reflector+panel&tag=googhydr-21&index=diy&hvadid=38882191314&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&;hvrand=16191084672094298571&hvpone=&hvptwo=&;hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_323sh20dz_b

Have a look round though you may be able to find them cheaper :0)

[jno]

you signed up to a variable price promise and got a variable price? Errr... that's awful, I suppose.