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That’s the thing. I won’t. During the winter I built a credit of over 300 quid (sept to feb). I kept telling them the dd was too high but they said it wasn’t.

I was very very lucky and my provider went bust last summer and I was put on a fix until September 2024 with EdF. The problem we have is that they decided our direct debit should be about double what we use so they have a grand of my money that they won’t give back. On their website it says “it...

Sorry. I meant different to the energy crisis point. That issue is wider. This is brexit.

Due to brexit and driver shortages but petrol supply chains are now broken too. I just drove past a petrol station and already a queue outside. I had not heard anything but it sounds like BP have said they can’t get fuel to stations. I assume panic buying will follow. Just off to fill up my...

It won’t. People understand that. What people don’t understand is why some people decide to refuse to admit other factors are relevant too. It is not one thing. It is a perfect storm of factors.

Useful thread here explaining much of this and the impact of brexit and how the government is trying to convince people this was not inevitable. https://twitter.com/mac_puck/status/1439913090728988673?s=21

This is fantastic. We have someone who won’t answer a simple question about whether brexit is related to the U.K. paying more than we otherwise would. Let’s say it slowly in capitals. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NUMEROUS FACTORS IN PLAY WHICH MAKE PRICES HIGHER FOR US. I HAVE OUTLINED SOME OF...

Oh for goodness sake. Stop avoiding my original question to you. You never once answered just provided a link that didn’t do what you said it did. People have provided links. If you click on those you will be able to work out the percentage increases. Then you can read all of the articles and...

Others have provided plenty of links in this chat to the wholsesale costs. Closed at a new record high here. Not ideal.

Almost there. and….

That is because they focus on larger picture increase across Europe rather than why it has hit us harder than others.

Here is the very simple explainer from an article listing all sorts of reasons in the new statesman. Is Brexit to blame? Boris Johnson and Michael Gove promised lower fuel bills for households once Britain left the EU. Gas prices in Europe are also at record highs, but countries in the EU’s...

Thanks. So these points back up what I said (if the first link is the same FT argument). The articles focus on Europe but then make the point about brexit meaning U.K. will face higher risk and therefore prices. We don’t have the storage coapacity because we have worked just in time for energy...

It is about looking at the various different prices available and factors in play. On the balance of all the evidence we have so far how do you see the probabilities 1. Being outside the EU is a contributory factor to our gas being more expensive than the rest of Europe 2. Being outside the...

Wasn’t this always likely to happen? When you are the weaker party you take what you are given and deal with it. The big truck was people thinking we held the strong hand. We are now hoping to get involved with planning rather than being in the room by default. It is genuinely bizarre that some...

This sums up numerous factors and yes brexit is high on the list. https://bylinetimes.com/2021/09/20/the-brexit-tax-how-boris-johnson-broke-his-promise-on-energy-prices/

This is just another thing that is not solely down to brexit but brexit has clearly made it worse. Just because other factors are involved (as they are with driver shortages and goods held up) it doesn’t mean that brexit is irrelevant. Brexit has made us like an over handicapped horse in a jump...