I'm more a fan of using Electricity or Gas at whatever pence per KWh and then be billed for the usage... no flat payment... no discount... just pay whats required.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

Not every houses do have smart meter as most energy supplier do charged to use smart meter as a monthly payment fee.

British Gas seem to be installing them wherever people want them at the moment... though as I';m sure your aware, this is based on them being BG customers or joining BG... also as you have said I do believe they inflate the standing charge for some many years to cover the costs of equipment and install but thats the same with any company offering something considered advanced!

In reply to a post by adslmax:

Not every houses do have smart meter as most energy supplier do charged to use smart meter as a monthly payment fee.

No this is true but every house can have a credit meter.. and BG don't charge for the SM either.

In reply to a post by mlmclaren:

I'm more a fan of using Electricity or Gas at whatever pence per KWh and then be billed for the usage... no flat payment... no discount... just pay whats required.

me too - I am on a standard tariff 4.3P for Gas and 14P for Electric. I pay as I use and pay every 3 months

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In reply to a post by adslmax:

Not every houses do have smart meter as most energy supplier do charged to use smart meter as a monthly payment fee.

British Gas seem to be installing them wherever people want them at the moment... though as I';m sure your aware, this is based on them being BG customers or joining BG... also as you have said I do believe they inflate the standing charge for some many years to cover the costs of equipment and install but thats the same with any company offering something considered advanced!

The My Energy Live is only being trialled in 3 parts of the country. It's not all that.. it's like the normal meter you get but on the phone..

Here's mine right now..

http://prntscr.com/84idj2

In reply to a post by ZenUserJP:

me too - I am on a standard tariff 4.3P for Gas and 14P for Electric. I pay as I use and pay every 3 months

Mine is 10.453p for Electric and 3.012p for Gas but hate standing charge on both £20.55p per day! I never a big fan of standing charge (biggest rip off)

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In reply to a post by ZenUserJP:

me too - I am on a standard tariff 4.3P for Gas and 14P for Electric. I pay as I use and pay every 3 months

Mine is 10.453p for Electric and 3.012p for Gas but hate standing charge on both £20.55p per day! I never a big fan of standing charge (biggest rip off)

The standing charge, is a rip off and so are their unit prices,
I used to be with BG never again, and i wouldn't have a smart meter installed either

well with my smart meters, my charges are as follows,

Electricity = 11.980pp kWh
Gas = 4.230pp kWh

Standing Charge = 24.770ppd x 2

The standing charge is line line rental on Broadband really... so yep, hated but meh, what we gonna do about it!

In reply to a post by ZenUserJP:

I am on British Gas dual fuel, I have a smart meter which sends in readings every 30 minutes and I can monitor my live usage on my phone. I STILL pay by quarterly billing. Because they want DOUBLE per month for my Direct Debit than I actually use. WHY should I let it sit in their bank account earning them interest when it can sit in mine?

I have BG Dual Fuel. A couple of years ago I somehow got conned into going monthly instead of quarterly, but it doesn't bother me.

Both accounts are on Direct Debit, but for the billed amount. I've never had the annually calculated fixed payment budget accounts for any utility.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

Mine is 10.453p for Electric and 3.012p for Gas but hate standing charge on both £20.55p per day! I never a big fan of standing charge (biggest rip off)

Sweet Mother of Jesus, 600 quid per month standard charge!! Just kidding, i know you meant 20.55p

You could always move to Ebico, who are the only energy provider in UK who have a zero daily standard charge. But they do have eye watering unit rates so fleece you even more...what a bunch of charlatans!

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