Went for a short ride on me mobike this morning. This afternoon I pulled one of my track day bikes out of the corner of the garage, took the dust sheet off and started to clean it up. Its been neglected for about five years but is scrubbing up well. Plan to get it running (after a little maintenance) this week end and then put it up for sale. Then get two other bikes out of their slumbers (one laid up for 12 years, another for seventeen years :eek:). Might keep one, maybe two bikes. See how it goes -----
 
My Old Landy said:
We moved to a little bungalow and our costs have reduced by half :p if we did what you suggest, we could half them again!!
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My leccy useage (no gas) is so low, (highly insulated bungalow and only me now ) 'they' almost accused me of sending in false numbers. Twice in a week they have asked me, by letter, to send in meter readings. Needless to say I contacted them and after apologising to the minion on the end of the line that I was not refering to him or wished him any malace, I let fly with all barrels open!
AFTER paying the final amount before SSE changed to OVO, my account was still £268 IN CREDIT and I object to being classed as 'someone liable to get into debt!!!! They have already changed the DD from £63 to £104 - they obviously regard me as their Savings Bank. Their answer was that they would send an engineer and put a Smart meter in. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: You can image my reply to that. I have demanded an email from them to apologise for their dreadful customer service and they have a week before I close the account and change supplier. They are on borrowed time I think.
 
derwendolly said:
My leccy useage (no gas) is so low, (highly insulated bungalow and only me now ) 'they' almost accused me of sending in false numbers. Twice in a week they have asked me, by letter, to send in meter readings. Needless to say I contacted them and after apologising to the minion on the end of the line that I was not refering to him or wished him any malace, I let fly with all barrels open!
AFTER paying the final amount before SSE changed to OVO, my account was still £268 IN CREDIT and I object to being classed as 'someone liable to get into debt!!!! They have already changed the DD from £63 to £104 - they obviously regard me as their Savings Bank. Their answer was that they would send an engineer and put a Smart meter in. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: You can image my reply to that. I have demanded an email from them to apologise for their dreadful customer service and they have a week before I close the account and change supplier. They are on borrowed time I think.
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We have had a different experience with British Gas, our 'smart' meter did not update them. We sent them readings they chose to ignore and told us as we had used 0.0kwh in 6 months they were giving us a refund of all our money paid in!!
It has taken this long to get them to agree :rolleyes: then they said they want to reduce our DD to £10 per month :eek: it is sorted now but they just thought we didn't have anything electrical plugged in!!
 
My Old Landy said:
We have had a different experience with British Gas, our 'smart' meter did not update them. We sent them readings they chose to ignore and told us as we had used 0.0kwh in 6 months they were giving us a refund of all our money paid in!!
It has taken this long to get them to agree :rolleyes: then they said they want to reduce our DD to £10 per month :eek: it is sorted now but they just thought we didn't have anything electrical plugged in!!
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This OVO company seems to believe everyone operates on their low standards and are all guilty before being proved innocent. They have got a lot of learning to do.
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Turn stuff off, use less leccy n gas, put an extra jumper on. And take less baffs. Eat stuff that don't need cooking. Visit friends when it gets too cold :D:D:D
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Best thing we have done is go away for 6 months. Gas turned off, leccy keeping one freezer alive plus a lickle bit to run a light and a radio on a timer to rather pathetically convince burgulars that we are in.
Plus a coupla intruder lights.
Here in Froggy land where the leccy is much cheaper at night we put washing machine and dishwasher on at night. Saves a bit we hope!
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Went for a short ride on me mobike this morning. This afternoon I pulled one of my track day bikes out of the corner of the garage, took the dust sheet off and started to clean it up. Its been neglected for about five years but is scrubbing up well. Plan to get it running (after a little maintenance) this week end and then put it up for sale. Then get two other bikes out of their slumbers (one laid up for 12 years, another for seventeen years :eek:). Might keep one, maybe two bikes. See how it goes -----
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You are with bikes like I am with cars.
Though 17 years is stretching it a bit!!!:):):)
Actooly, got one kit car running and registered in 1995, not been on the road since, so not that different!!!
 
derwendolly said:
My leccy useage (no gas) is so low, (highly insulated bungalow and only me now ) 'they' almost accused me of sending in false numbers. Twice in a week they have asked me, by letter, to send in meter readings. Needless to say I contacted them and after apologising to the minion on the end of the line that I was not refering to him or wished him any malace, I let fly with all barrels open!
AFTER paying the final amount before SSE changed to OVO, my account was still £268 IN CREDIT and I object to being classed as 'someone liable to get into debt!!!! They have already changed the DD from £63 to £104 - they obviously regard me as their Savings Bank. Their answer was that they would send an engineer and put a Smart meter in. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: You can image my reply to that. I have demanded an email from them to apologise for their dreadful customer service and they have a week before I close the account and change supplier. They are on borrowed time I think.
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Sympathise greatly.
and altho I am bitching like a bitch.
Octopus is good and they do respond positively to peeps like you and us who use v little.
So if you are looking about you, you could do worse than go with them.
BUT they do require you to do everything online, which is how they save costs.
;);)
 
My Old Landy said:
We have had a different experience with British Gas, our 'smart' meter did not update them. We sent them readings they chose to ignore and told us as we had used 0.0kwh in 6 months they were giving us a refund of all our money paid in!!
It has taken this long to get them to agree :rolleyes: then they said they want to reduce our DD to £10 per month :eek: it is sorted now but they just thought we didn't have anything electrical plugged in!!
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"Computer says "no"! silly feckers!!
 
Wimblowdriver said:
Turn stuff off, use less leccy n gas, put an extra jumper on. And take less baffs. Eat stuff that don't need cooking. Visit friends when it gets too cold :D:D:D
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I have just paid for the oil fill at a mere £1120 but that will las for at least 6 months. Electricity is just for lighting etc. and that bill is quite low - or was until my newly imposed-upon-me OVO company decided I was a good savings bank for them. See my other post.
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Sympathise greatly.
and altho I am bitching like a bitch.
Octopus is good and they do respond positively to peeps like you and us who use v little.
So if you are looking about you, you could do worse than go with them.
BUT they do require you to do everything online, which is how they save costs.
;);)
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Everything for mine (under SSE) has been done on line for quite a number of years now. The new takeover of OVO is like a new broom sweeping clean and managing to throw the baby out with the bath water in their determination to appear in control of the customers.
 
derwendolly said:
Everything for mine (under SSE) has been done on line for quite a number of years now. The new takeover of OVO is like a new broom sweeping clean and managing to throw the baby out with the bath water in their determination to appear in control of the customers.
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As I said, I do sympathise.
Octopussy consistently win Which energy supplier of the year, for what it is worth.
 
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