Leekbrookgull
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35% price rise with imeadiate effect,on top of the 15% rise in January. 
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British Gas,record price rise !!
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Leekbrookgull
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Immediate.
Barry Izbak
U.T.A.
Right. Bollocks to them. What's my alternatives anyone?
and I don't mean wear an extra jumper like their wanker CEO suggested. Who the f*** do these people think they are
and I don't mean wear an extra jumper like their wanker CEO suggested. Who the f*** do these people think they are
What happens if you have a gas cooker?
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Buy an electric one ?
Gas hobs rock though with electric oven.Electric rings are shite
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I agree.
Its gas gas GAS for me.
Its gas gas GAS for me.
Leekbrookgull
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Can't see the point in switching,they just follow one another. 
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
try uswitch.com
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7533389.stm
British Gas owner Centrica says it is raising gas prices by a record 35% and electricity prices by 9%.
The UK's biggest domestic energy supplier said that the price hikes would take place with immediate effect.
It blamed "soaring wholesale energy prices", but added that standard tariff prices would not rise again in 2008.
The move comes just a few days after rival EDF Energy put up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17%, with other firms expected to follow suit.
Watchdog Energywatch said it believed the 35% gas bill rise was the biggest single increase in the price of a utility seen to date.
British Gas, which has 15.9 million customers, also announced that its profits for the first half of the year were down by 69% to £166m.
Dual fuel Centrica said the average dual fuel bill for a British Gas customer would go up by 25% - putting the average household bill at about £1,240. This is the second increase this year, after a 15% rise in bills in January.
"We very much regret that we have had to make this decision at a time when many household budgets are already under pressure," said British Gas managing director Phil Bentley.
"The simple fact though is that we have entered an era of unprecedented high world energy prices."
A report prepared for Centrica earlier this month warned that annual average gas bills could rise from £600 to more than £1,000 early in the next decade. Centrica said that wholesale gas prices in the coming winter would be up 89% on the previous winter
It added that the UK was suffering from diminishing gas reserves, and estimated that the UK would import 40% of its gas this year compared with 27% last year.
The price of gas has risen in recent months as it is linked to the cost of oil, although oil prices have started to fall again in recent weeks. Energywatch described the link as "absurd".
Fuel poverty
The move will heighten concern about rising levels of fuel poverty - defined as when a household spends more than 10% of its income on fuel bills. Adam Scorer, of Energywatch, said this had become the most pressing issue for the government.
People will be in fear of the winter," he said.
He said the 35% rise was "without precedent" and many customers would react with disbelief to the price increase.
But British Gas's Mr Bentley told the BBC that the firm would be working hard with its poorest customers to ensure their homes were energy efficient.
The 340,000 customers on the Essentials account, aimed at low-income groups, will have prices frozen until April 2009. Tim Wolfenden, head of home services at price comparison website Uswitch.com, said that for everyone else the major jolt would come in March when bills landed after winter gas use.
British Gas owner Centrica says it is raising gas prices by a record 35% and electricity prices by 9%.
The UK's biggest domestic energy supplier said that the price hikes would take place with immediate effect.
It blamed "soaring wholesale energy prices", but added that standard tariff prices would not rise again in 2008.
The move comes just a few days after rival EDF Energy put up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17%, with other firms expected to follow suit.
Watchdog Energywatch said it believed the 35% gas bill rise was the biggest single increase in the price of a utility seen to date.
British Gas, which has 15.9 million customers, also announced that its profits for the first half of the year were down by 69% to £166m.
Dual fuel Centrica said the average dual fuel bill for a British Gas customer would go up by 25% - putting the average household bill at about £1,240. This is the second increase this year, after a 15% rise in bills in January.
"We very much regret that we have had to make this decision at a time when many household budgets are already under pressure," said British Gas managing director Phil Bentley.
"The simple fact though is that we have entered an era of unprecedented high world energy prices."
A report prepared for Centrica earlier this month warned that annual average gas bills could rise from £600 to more than £1,000 early in the next decade. Centrica said that wholesale gas prices in the coming winter would be up 89% on the previous winter
It added that the UK was suffering from diminishing gas reserves, and estimated that the UK would import 40% of its gas this year compared with 27% last year.
The price of gas has risen in recent months as it is linked to the cost of oil, although oil prices have started to fall again in recent weeks. Energywatch described the link as "absurd".
Fuel poverty
The move will heighten concern about rising levels of fuel poverty - defined as when a household spends more than 10% of its income on fuel bills. Adam Scorer, of Energywatch, said this had become the most pressing issue for the government.
People will be in fear of the winter," he said.
He said the 35% rise was "without precedent" and many customers would react with disbelief to the price increase.
But British Gas's Mr Bentley told the BBC that the firm would be working hard with its poorest customers to ensure their homes were energy efficient.
The 340,000 customers on the Essentials account, aimed at low-income groups, will have prices frozen until April 2009. Tim Wolfenden, head of home services at price comparison website Uswitch.com, said that for everyone else the major jolt would come in March when bills landed after winter gas use.
seagull_special
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BBQ? Nearly didn't buy my house cos it didn't have gas seems like a blessing in disguise now! in truth we are being extorted by the utilities companies and Fat Boy Brown does bugger all for the people
they're introducing a deal to cap prices til 2011
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
didnt he help the israelies recently with £30m, what about us?? why give to chartiy when we are a skint country
ahh here is the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7515786.stm
Lush
Mods' Pet
I opted to have mine price capped with EDF in 2006 until 2010.
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Does anybody know if rises in household fual bills has an affect on the rate of RPI ?
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
dont beleive so. Apparantly they use a 'basket of goods' type thing to measure cost rises
sten_super
Brain Surgeon
They are included. They take an average of all companies prices. They use a basket of goods and services.
Leekbrookgull
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Bulldog. Think you will find things like fuel,heating,mortages and everyday foodstuffs are not included. Based on things like, Spam,light bulbs,paper clips that sort of stuff ! Otherwise inflation would be about 20% The way it is going we will be using these. 
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franks brother
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This is getting quite ridiculous. The UK currently produces about 70% of its own gas.
Other countries are not having any problems whatsoever
the companies are taking the piss and the UK public are letting them walk all over you
with gas and petrol, its time for the government to say enough is enough, and bring an end to this
Other countries are not having any problems whatsoever
the companies are taking the piss and the UK public are letting them walk all over you
with gas and petrol, its time for the government to say enough is enough, and bring an end to this