On 9 Dec 2005 09:13:58 -0800, "mike" wrote:

Hi everyone
I got my gas bill today and it makes for some instresting
reading, If I am right. This this a way to bill all customers a pound
or two more on their bill.
My bill reads

Start date 05/09/05 meter reading 4594(actual read)
end date 16/10/05 meter reading 4703( estimted)
units used 109 @1.554 makes £18.91 for 42 days

Then the price goes up

start date 17/10/05 meter reading4703 (estimated)
end date 04/12/05 meter reading 4927 (actual read)
units used 224 @1.764 makes £44.12 for 49 days


My point is I know that I used 333 units over the total 91 days but not
that my gas
use almost doubled after the price rise. Seeing that at the date of
the change over point for the price rise ,Scottish Power Manweb had no
ideal how much gas I have
really used until my meter was read on the 04/12/05. In other words I
think I used more gas at the lower price and less gas at the higher
price.


Mike Cole

Tell them you have been plotting the daily use of your gas and just
happen to have the exact meter reading for that day as a result.
)