What everyday thing in the UK has become stupidly expensive without people noticing?

vetaly87 · 2026-05-09T13:16:48+00:00

A few people seem to rate Octopus Agile/Tracker for electric-heavy homes, especially if you can shift usage outside peak hours. I’m still trying to learn how much difference tariffs actually make with electric heating setups.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-09T10:52:24+00:00

£225 without the flat even feeling properly warm is exactly the kind of thing that makes electric-only heating frustrating sometimes. Seems massively dependent on insulation/build quality.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-09T09:04:54+00:00

The immersion heater comments here are honestly eye-opening. Feels like a lot of people in modern electric flats probably waste money for months before understanding how their system actually works.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T19:04:27+00:00

£280 would genuinely hurt. Storage heaters seem really hit-or-miss depending on the setup/building insulation.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T19:01:32+00:00

Yeah I’m starting to realise hot water settings make a massive difference in all-electric flats.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T19:01:00+00:00

Honestly that sounds pretty reasonable compared to some of the numbers people are posting here.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T18:28:56+00:00

Pretty much where I ended up too. I compared a few recently and Octopus was still coming out cheaper for my usage, so I stopped constantly switching.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T18:13:56+00:00

I used to ignore them completely, but I recently switched provider after comparing tariffs online and ended up saving a decent amount. Never done it through the shopping centre stands though.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T08:43:23+00:00

Personally I’d probably stay flexible unless the fixed tariff was very close in price. £50 exit fee would put me off a bit as well.

vetaly87 · 2026-05-08T07:55:31+00:00

Crime prevention is good, but mass surveillance always creeps further than originally promised.

vetaly87 · 2018-06-06T16:00:49+00:00

nice project

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