On Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:19:03 -0000, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 13:47:01 on Fri, 1 Nov 2013,
Gefreiter Krueger remarked:
So they removed the whole point of direct debit, that you pay the same during colder months.

I think you mean "the whole point of a budget account" (which you happen
to pay by DD.

I pay by DD, but quarterly in arrears based on meter readings.

Even energy companies seem confused by the difference.

There is no difference as the only DD energy companies do is monthly, the same amount every month.

Incorrect. I have an energy DD that pays quarterly in arrears.

The different one is like your phone bill, where your DD is different
every month depending on how many calls you make.

And my energy company, repeat ENERGY COMPANY, does that (as well as my
phone company; I pay the water company six monthly in arrears by
cheque).

Surely that gives you uneven payments, as most people get their salary every month.

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