spiral
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Post by spiral on Jan 13, 2024 13:35:28 GMT
No, and that is an issue with all IHDs very very few have the right tariffs and standing charge values. This got me wondering as I always assumed this would be accurate but could see how a variable tariff may be problematic so I just checked mine and the display does match the tariff stated on their website (Octopus) .
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Post by adrianc on Jan 13, 2024 13:49:54 GMT
For those on variable tariffs, I'm presuming they'll be more likely to be actively engaging via app rather than passively relying on the IHD?
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Post by keitha on Jan 13, 2024 13:55:08 GMT
you'll be in the 1% where it is right then
one of the issues is that despite the government tying down all sorts of stuff in smart meters they didn't specify a data file format
so send a value of 27485 to a stack of meters some will interpret as 27.485p some as 2.7485p and some as 27,485p what's worse is the data format isn't even consistent for the same manufacturer and may change depending on the firmware version !
as I've posted before this is where you get people saying that the bill is £1,000 a day the meter is wrong and the IHD is picking up that wrong figure.
I can distinctly remember a man on Jeremy Vine last winter saying it was costing him over £3 to make 2 slices of toast and a cup of tea for him and his wife
now assuming he was on an expensive tariff and last winter that could've been 50pkWh, average kettle takes 3kWh as does a toaster and 5 minutes for each would be 6/12 * 0.5 ie 25P max, certainly nowhere near £3.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Jan 17, 2024 14:50:15 GMT
use one or several comparison sites: I know you know this, but I managed to slash my car insurance renewal quote to less than I was paying the previous year. I can't remember the exact numbers, but it was significant. If you want a shortcut, you could try Tesco Insurance: when I was getting my quotes they were coming out very well in terms of price: both for car and house insurance. Which makes me think they are keen to expand, and this was mid to late December for an early Jan renewal. I went with both and ditched our multi-cover policy (two cars, one house) with Admiral. Tesco looking good, now where's my Clubcard... Tesco House Insurance also looking good, and Clubcard valid so AOK.
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Post by bernythedolt on Jan 17, 2024 18:42:25 GMT
Be thankful you don't own a Range Rover. They are swiftly becoming uninsurable now, with annual renewal quotes as high as £26,000 and £30,000 being reported! From outside your door, thief A can excite the key fob inside your house and listen to its code, relaying that instantly to thief B standing beside the vehicle, who can then open up and drive away. They each wear a backpack containing an aerial and all the electronic listening gear.
Another method is to cut a hole into the plastic bootlid and insert an electronic gizmo directly into the wiring CAN bus, which replicates the electronic key. 10 minutes and away...
Despite its relative scarcity, the Range Rover is now the second most stolen car in the UK, only beaten by the way more ubiquitous Ford Fiesta.
Next time your car insurance goes up, blame the ease with which electronic keyfobs can be defeated.
New tech doesn't always mean better tech. Bring back good old proper keys with coded immobiliser transponders! And preferably a very short range, like a couple of feet will suffice.
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Post by overthehill on Jan 17, 2024 19:38:36 GMT
Be thankful you don't own a Range Rover. They are swiftly becoming uninsurable now, with annual renewal quotes as high as £26,000 and £30,000 being reported! From outside your door, thief A can excite the key fob inside your house and listen to its code, relaying that instantly to thief B standing beside the vehicle, who can then open up and drive away. They each wear a backpack containing an aerial and all the electronic listening gear. Another method is to cut a hole into the plastic bootlid and insert an electronic gizmo directly into the wiring CAN bus, which replicates the electronic key. 10 minutes and away... Despite its relative scarcity, the Range Rover is now the second most stolen car in the UK, only beaten by the way more ubiquitous Ford Fiesta. Next time your car insurance goes up, blame the ease with which electronic keyfobs can be defeated. New tech doesn't always mean better tech. Bring back good old proper keys with coded immobiliser transponders! And preferably a very short range, like a couple of feet will suffice.
I think this applies to most cars. Range Rovers just being the most hideously expensive and perfect for black market trade.
Public are oblivious to most car manufacturer's agenda, the necessity to cram into the car any useless who cares technology to justify soaring prices. Replacement, repairs and maintenance are even more price loaded because of the new technology and advances. All the while they are stealthily making it harder and harder for independent garages to service new cars, all part of the plan to reduce customer choice. Exactly the opposite should be happening.
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Post by mostlywrong on Jan 17, 2024 20:13:58 GMT
Be thankful you don't own a Range Rover. They are swiftly becoming uninsurable now, with annual renewal quotes as high as £26,000 and £30,000 being reported! From outside your door, thief A can excite the key fob inside your house and listen to its code, relaying that instantly to thief B standing beside the vehicle, who can then open up and drive away. They each wear a backpack containing an aerial and all the electronic listening gear. Another method is to cut a hole into the plastic bootlid and insert an electronic gizmo directly into the wiring CAN bus, which replicates the electronic key. 10 minutes and away... Despite its relative scarcity, the Range Rover is now the second most stolen car in the UK, only beaten by the way more ubiquitous Ford Fiesta. Next time your car insurance goes up, blame the ease with which electronic keyfobs can be defeated. New tech doesn't always mean better tech. Bring back good old proper keys with coded immobiliser transponders! And preferably a very short range, like a couple of feet will suffice. Berny,
You appear to be worryingly familiar with the modus operandi of our, cough, friends.
Is there something you would like to share with the group...? 
MW
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Post by bernythedolt on Jan 17, 2024 21:04:15 GMT
Just rehashing an interesting article I read this week, in the Telegraph so behind a paywall for most. Never thought I'd see a rarity like a Rangie in the top five stolen cars though. Fiesta, Corsa, Focus, Astra, Golf, yes, but that was a real surprise.... at no.2 no less. Ex-police spokesman said they run a tracking blocker inside the vehicle, then drive it straight to a warehouse to be stripped - in his vernacular, the 'slaughterhouse'. The slaughterhouse houses several aerials designed to block phone sim trackers and every other tracker known to man. They strip it down for parts and everything is crated up and shipped to Africa - Nigeria seems the main market - before you even know it's missing. It's a slick operation, seemingly of mostly Eastern European origin. One commenter reports that rogue staff at the car washes that have sprung up everywhere have been known to affix a cheap tracker onto 'cars of interest', then steal them later from the home address. No idea how true that is though, or why they can't just do the same in any car park, so taking that one with a pinch of salt. I do know that a neighbour just a couple of miles up the road had his Rangie stolen last week. 
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Post by benaj on Jan 18, 2024 6:07:41 GMT
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Post by Penny Pincher on Jan 26, 2024 22:18:33 GMT
As an existing Octopus customer, at lunchtime yesterday I requested a switch from Flexible to Tracker and received an email later that afternoon confirming that I was switched with immediate effect! Today I received my first bill for the Tracker tariff. My average unit rates for electricity and gas were 32% and 40% respectively, lower than those of the Flexible tariff. It has only been 14 days but 14 days of discount in January are worth many more than 14 days of premium in a summer month, so I'm optimistic that the switch will be worthwhile.
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Post by keitha on Jan 27, 2024 11:23:25 GMT
As an existing Octopus customer, at lunchtime yesterday I requested a switch from Flexible to Tracker and received an email later that afternoon confirming that I was switched with immediate effect! Today I received my first bill for the Tracker tariff. My average unit rates for electricity and gas were 32% and 40% respectively, lower than those of the Flexible tariff. It has only been 14 days but 14 days of discount in January are worth many more than 14 days of premium in a summer month, so I'm optimistic that the switch will be worthwhile. tracker for gas since 1st November and I'm running at around a 42% discount, given this is about 55% of my annual usage in this period It has to go way up for tracker to cost me over a year
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Jan 27, 2024 11:32:50 GMT
Be thankful you don't own a Range Rover. They are swiftly becoming uninsurable now, with annual renewal quotes as high as £26,000 and £30,000 being reported! From outside your door, thief A can excite the key fob inside your house and listen to its code, relaying that instantly to thief B standing beside the vehicle, who can then open up and drive away. They each wear a backpack containing an aerial and all the electronic listening gear. Another method is to cut a hole into the plastic bootlid and insert an electronic gizmo directly into the wiring CAN bus, which replicates the electronic key. 10 minutes and away... Despite its relative scarcity, the Range Rover is now the second most stolen car in the UK, only beaten by the way more ubiquitous Ford Fiesta. Next time your car insurance goes up, blame the ease with which electronic keyfobs can be defeated. New tech doesn't always mean better tech. Bring back good old proper keys with coded immobiliser transponders! And preferably a very short range, like a couple of feet will suffice.
I think this applies to most cars. Range Rovers just being the most hideously expensive and perfect for black market trade.
Public are oblivious to most car manufacturer's agenda, the necessity to cram into the car any useless who cares technology to justify soaring prices. Replacement, repairs and maintenance are even more price loaded because of the new technology and advances. All the while they are stealthily making it harder and harder for independent garages to service new cars, all part of the plan to reduce customer choice. Exactly the opposite should be happening.
The screen on my car sat nav / radio etc has failed. the car is under warranty so I rang in, take it to XYZ garage they will look at it. Guy looks at it and says "OOh big job", "what" I say "well to get the screen out we have to remove all that trim across the dashboard and then the surround around the air vents then we can get at the screen to remove it" anyways he's given an estimate £1,100 so I've rung the warranty people, and the warranty only covers the first £250 so I could be left with a bill for £850 ! I look on Ebay there are people offering drop in after market systems for about £200 or a replacement screen for a similar price. wondering what the local scrappy will charge for one
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