sudden Huge esb bills??

Fnergg

oddone wrote: »

As far as I'm aware I didnt receive my last bill in the post, I forgot about the ESB and received a reminder stating I owed them 530e in total (2 bills worth),
this seemed very high even though its for four months

I am just wondering does everyone pay them on time, seeing as I hadn't paid for two months without a problem, is there any advantage in paying your bill when expected to? Or are you likely to be cut off if you are persistently late?

Why bring two bills on yourself when it's easier to pay each one as it comes? That's the main advantage.Yes, you are likely to be cut off if you are a persistent late payer.

Your electricity cost you about €4.40 per day. Not that bad for a winter period.

Regards,

Fnergg

Fnergg

mel123 wrote: »

i got a massive bill, nearly 500 quid. turned out that for the past year they never read the meter. i emailed them, admitting that i should of checked but i didnt because i trusted they were providing me with a service which included reading my meter 4 times per year (or whatever it is). anyway they couldnt have been nicer, ringing me back, then getting someone else to ring me back, and i got offered 20% discount, and told the bill woudl be split over the next 12 months so i wouldnt have to pay it in full.
maybe their customer service is getting better because of bord gais
in this instance it was defo worth complaining

Believe me, Bord Gais would never give you such generous treatment but then the ESB has a reputation for excellent customer service. Nothing to do with the entry of Bord Gais into the market.

Customers should always check their bills for estimated readings. If the actual reading on the meter is significantly different to the estimate used contact your supplier and ask for an amended bill.

Regards,

Fnergg

John Mason

mine was the usual €80. but i did get a huge gas bill

dudara

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ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I honestly don't know how some poeple run up such large bills. My last one was €218 up €14 on the prevoius one. 4 adults in a 5 bed house, electric cooking, washing machine and tumble dryer going every day. Heating is coal and oil but everything else is electic. People need to look at their usage. Yes the unit price went up but not by the percentages quoted here for bill increases. Metere are read 4 times a year max and mine are never far off. Customers should maybe look at their bills more carefully and see if estimates are correct. It's very easy over the phone the submit an amended reading.
But it all boils down to the fact that a €500+ bill is huge and people have burned the units and should look at their lifestyles.

Xcellor

We have 4 bed house just my wife and myself. Heating is oil burner. We were getting bills of 115 for two month cycle and I complained to my wife hehe. Last bill was 80 euro. Install energy saving bulbs and turn off all lights not in use. Don't have a plasma tv, have LCD preferably. We have old CRT which I am wishing would die so I'd have an excuse...

oddone

Fnergg wrote: »

Why bring two bills on yourself when it's easier to pay each one as it comes?
Your electricity cost you about €4.40 per day. Not that bad for a winter period.

Regards,

Fnergg

As I stated in my post I didnt receive the first bill in the post as normal
and had forgotten about it until i received a reminder saying I owed the last bill plus the latest one.

grafter12

If you are still mystified try switching off all appliances and look at the meter. The revolving dial should come to a stop after a couple of minutes. If it doesn't it means there is still something causing it to revolve and if you can't isolate it call in an electrician and have him check your installation. You might have a wiring fault.

If it does stop as expected then take a meter reading every day around the same time for a week or so. That will give you your daily usage and knowing which appliances are in use you should be able to pinpoint the heavy users and hopefully be able to make economies.

I purchased an energy monitor from E-bay a few months ago to see what my usage was like and to see what quantities devices use. I have found that my ESB bill has come down slightly as I am now more careful about what I use and how I use it. e.g. Only boil one cup worth of water when making a cuppa as the monitor showed me the hugh consumption of the kettle, etc.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wattson-electricity-monitor-diy-kyoto_W0QQitemZ330316951956QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Gadgets?hash=item330316951956&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Davy

Kettles are one of the worse things in a house for an electricity bill. You never realise ho many times you use it over a 2 month period. Try putting a counter beside it, see many times you click it in 2 months :pac:

Kettles are quite powerful as well sum just above 3kw. People how use the kettle a lot could try out something like Breville Hot Cup or Tefal Quick Cup.

She Devil

Since ESB put their rates down again by 10% Bord Gais had to lower their prices again also by a further 10% So now you can get your electricity for 24% cheaper from Bord Gais! why pay more!!!
Think its stupid not to make the big switch!



PS BG are also semi state, only company at the moment making a profit for the government !

Davy

She Devil wrote: »

PS BG are also semi state, only company at the moment making a profit for the government !

I'd say BG are making a loss on selling electricity at that price. They are new to the market and need a gimmick to get a customer base set up.