In case you don’t already know, everyone in Britain should submit an electricity reading to their energy supplier on or before the first of October.
Prices go up next week, and if you do not submit a current reading, they will ‘estimate’your usage and your new bill may be much higher than it needs to be.
This can be done online with most suppliers, or on the telephone by calling customer services. It might save you a lot of money!
(We don’t have mains gas in Beetley, but I am sure this also applies to customers of gas companies.)
I hope this information helps someone. I have submitted my reading, and received an online confirmation that it is on their records.
beetleypete 
Yep, sent mine before the deadline
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Glad to hear that.
Best wishes, Pete.
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😊
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Note to energy company:
♬ I got chills, they’re multiplying
♬ And I’m losing control
♬ ‘Cause the power you’re supplying
♬ It’s electrifying
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Funnily enough, John Travolta emailed the confirmation of my meter reading. He must be doing two jobs! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Volt. It’s in his name!
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A timely reminder, Thank you!
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Happy to help, Nick.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Our electric company have just informed us that the next 2 months direct debit will be halved – the govt handout kicking in. Stupid really, other people need it more than we do.
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We are getting a £66 a month rebate for 6 months. That is on the increased rate after October of course. But with Julie working part-time, and me living on fixed pensions, I am happy to take it. It does seem silly giving it to everyone though, even millionaires.
(One of my former job pensions just increased by £3 a week. Considering inflation is running at 10%, and my Tesco bill was up by around £14 this week, that makes me a minimum of £15 a week worse off, by my rough reckoning.)
Best wishes, Pete.
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A great service for your readers….well done chuq
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Thanks, chuq. I thought that many people working during the day may not have seen the BBC News report about this.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I am rather dreading the on-coming winter and its heating bills. Last year was bad but they say there will be an increase of 35%. We’ll be doing a lot of cat cuddling!
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We are already wearing more clothes in the house, and resisting turning on the central heating. Time will tell how long we hold out. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You don’t have to submit today or tomorrow, most of the energy companies are allowing extra time. Just take a reading today and keep a date stamped photo too.
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Okay, Jude. I thought it had to be in by October the first. Extra time is good.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Some websites will crash more than likely, which is why they are giving extra time.
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IN a world where energy prices are skyrocketing, a smart thing to do and nice of you to share
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Thanks, John. They have been advising this on the BBC News, but many people may not see the report until it is too late to send in the reading.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We have a Smart meter, and so it doesn’t apply to us.
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I have never had one of those, but at least you don’t have to worry about submitting a reading.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Whoops! I apologize. I just casually logged onto this post but I found it interesting anyway.
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No problem, John. It is just that the information is relevant to the UK situation only.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Fortunately I have a smart meter that does it for me…
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That’s you sorted then, Jack.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete
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One way of hopefully not being overcharged, Sarada.
Best wishes, Pete.
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