The meter reader here has to be the laziest ever - he will drop a card through the door saying he called and I wasnt in (might help if he knocked) and for me to take a reading and leave the card dangling out of my letterbox by 10am the following day.

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I got a bill a few weeks back for Gas and Electric, which was miles out. I used the automated online and phone facilities to try and change it and it would not work

When I rang them and spoke to someone they said I cannot change the readings because the meters had been read by their meter readers, which is a complete fabrication as I work days and have never let a meter reader into the house.

Sounds like EDF energy.

What they probably said was It hasn't been been read by a meter reader for x years and has to be

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isn't it idealy 2 times a year if its once ok but definatley every 2 years

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Ok folks. Get your hankys out and prepare to cry (on my behalf)

3 bed end of terrace 1950's block built with 60mm cavity. Inhabited by 4 people.

Multi-fuel stove in living room (heats room only). Reasonably modern Vaillant gas combi which does the central heating and hot water (on demand - no immersion) - fuelled by..... dum dum duuuuuuuum - two 47kg LPG bottles (no mains out here) which cost £50 each. During the cold season (say 5 months of the year!) I get through two a month. Don't have heating on timed as it can't handle our shift patterns!

Electric with Scottish Power - £36/month - just for appliances.

Haven't got cavity wall insulation (sore point atm). Loft insulation 150mm - yes I need to address this too. Do have double glazing though!

All in all its pretty grim I'm sure you'll agree

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you leave the LPG heating on ALL THE TIME?

Still, that's not bad considering...... £500 for 6 months worth of 100% heating. We have ONLY electric at our place and the annual bill is approaching £2000

Insulation is the way to go (obviously) as it is for us - I've just pulled one of the walls down (plasterboard) and found NOTHING between it and the outer (wood) wall Got my work cut out for me.

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No I don't have it on all the time! I mean I can't program it suitably so we switch it on for a couple of hours in the morning and same again at night - as and when we need it.

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