He worries others could fall victim to a similar situation
Many Brits are currently worrying about their energy prices increasing as winter draws in, with several cutting back on using the heating, or opting for energy efficient devices like air fryers instead of ovens.
"British Gas wants everyone to not be in any debt to it at the end of each year so carries out a review after every six months and then raises the direct debit if it feels you’ll still be in debt by the end of the next six months. Bizarrely, the unbelievably high monthly direct debit British Gas wanted me to pay would have brought in three times what the company itself estimates I'd use a year in gas and electricity.
He added: "On October 28, British Gas emailed me what was described as my March to October Energy Statement so I clicked on it just to see how my energy-saving attempts were doing. I didn't think it was a bill or a warning of an increase to my direct debits … just a statement to show me how things were going.
"I eventually found the section which said you could amend your direct debit online in your own account, but British Gas had already popped the £1,320.04 figure in and you're not allowed to change it for less," he added. "We finally agreed to increase my direct debit to £420 a month – in effect they have now based it on my projected costs for 12 months from now on instead of just the next six months over winter. That’s £5,040 a year, way less than a third of what they were trying to charge me."
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