British Gas Profits

BOB · 21-02-2008, 12:46

British gas profits up 600% what a rip off

Stanleymad · 21-02-2008, 12:55

Thats the most annoying thing, people struggle to pay the highly inflated prices for their basic fuel bills & fat cats make a mint even easier

BOB · 21-02-2008, 13:07

ITS ALL HERE ON THIS LINK FROM THE FAT CATS LAIRhttp://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=39&newsid=1195

Wynonie Harris · 21-02-2008, 13:57

There may have been faults with the old nationalised gas and electric industries, but they were certainly better than this - a cosy little cartel of six companies, all profiteering at the expense of the British public. Hardly the freedom of choice we were promised when these industries were sold off, is it?

cmonstanley · 21-02-2008, 14:00

another reason to nationalise the utility industries .

Bonnyboy · 21-02-2008, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

There may have been faults with the old nationalised gas and electric industries, but they were certainly better than this - a cosy little cartel of six companies, all profiteering at the expense of the British public. Hardly the freedom of choice we were promised when these industries were sold off, is it?

And they’re all as bad as each other, they raise and lower prices en masse. Smacks of price fixing to me.

Bonnyboy · 21-02-2008, 14:13

I feel sorry for those getting “winter fuel payments” apparently in 2003 the payment equated to 50% of the fuel bill now it equates to 27% ( according to the Mirror, they quote Energywatch as their source )

cmonstanley · 21-02-2008, 14:13

yea thatchers cronies still profiteering after all these years they really hooked lined and sunk the british public...

cmonstanley · 21-02-2008, 14:15

is there not supposed to be a watchdog or something in place or are they getting bribed...

cmonstanley · 21-02-2008, 14:22

would,nt it be good if some lawyer came out and found out it was illegal to sell off the utilities sector and the goverment had to take them back...i think there should be a referendum....nationalse the oil rigs as well....weve tried privatisation they got too greedy can we have our oil back please...

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pipinfort · 21-02-2008, 14:52

It`s a bloody disgrace.

emamum · 21-02-2008, 14:54

i am amazed my how much gas costs!! My new house has a prepayment meter and i am putting £20 a week in and i only use it at night and switch it off when i go to bed...

Bonnyboy · 21-02-2008, 15:01

Looks like Ofgem are getting involved - Ofgem starts energy market probe

keetah992000 · 21-02-2008, 16:05

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Originally Posted by emamum23

i am amazed my how much gas costs!! My new house has a prepayment meter and i am putting £20 a week in and i only use it at night and switch it off when i go to bed...

i would ring them up to check an see if there is a debt on the meter - it really shouldnt cost that much!!

sometimes if a previous occupier had a debt it is paid through the meter - eg an extra 10 pounds a week on top of what you use

ill take a chance and say that that debt doesnt get automatically removed.

andrewb · 21-02-2008, 17:54

It should be the regulators you're getting mad at, it should be the regulators you're reporting the utilities to, not Thatcher. A market is no use if its unregulated leading to private monopolies, because private monopolies are no better than state ones. If the energy companies are collaborating to fix the price of their product then this is illegal!

Oh and, the government do own the oil so I've no idea what you're going on about there.