We also pay by direct debit here in Germany. They base it on previous months usuage. If you end up using less at the end of the year, you get money back, and if you use up more, then you pay the difference, and your monthly debit payments will be adjusted to the new usuage amounts. You get nothing for free... everything seems to have its price :-( Aldi
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Dorothy Fitzpatrick <d...@deetroy.org>wrote: > yes, but we pay by direct debit in advance, so if the bill is more, you > have to pay extra. This is just a way of spreading the cost. I try and > keep mine to a minimum but even so, it still costs a lot I feel. Maybe > other countries pay more than this, but I will be surprised if they do, > considering the cost of everything else here. dee > On 17 Jul 2009, at 09:51, Ode Coyote wrote: > > > > If you are paying a flat rate for power and gas, it could well be that the > energy cost of distilling your water will be free. [to you] > The rate isn't likely to be stacked in your favor, but even if you use more > than usual, it's still the same cost to you with who pays the difference the > only question. > > Don't people have power and gas meters on houses in the UK? > > Ode > > > >
