Just to stay with the thread - My meter has been getting read less and less and the supplier, initially, was sending out estimated bills.
To combat this,
I now read my meter EVERY DAY (at the same time of day) and record the results on an excel spreadsheet.
As a bonus to this
I know how much electricity we are consuming each day and can take measures to reduce our consumption.
As you may be aware, the quarterly bills are (or appear to be) made up of 91 days, 91 days, 91 days and 92 days thereby giving a total of 365 - obviously 2 of the quarters will have to cover 92 days each for leap years i.e. 366 days.
For the last 12 months I have been phoning my quarterly readings through and receiving accurate billing.
Now then, this means that
I decide when to cover the 91 or the 92 days - that way,
I decide which quarter to allocate the 92 days to. Obviously, I choose the warmer / lighter months when we're consuming less per 24hrs anyway.
I hope the above makes sense - let's face it, on some occasions the meter readers can be as much as 2 weeks late, which of course means you face a bill with an extra 2 weeks worth of electric to pay for in that particular quarter.
One more thing - I make sure that I update my spreadsheet with the new prices on the day they come into force.
...Almost forgot to add this - When I receive the notification of price changes, they usually say they will estimate the reading on the changeover day.
I don't allow this - I phone through my accurate reading.
Regards,
Ray.