Cash Cheque Guide

A guide to understanding your energy bill
This is your rota load block code. This is allocated by

1 postcode and is used by National Grid to communicate if
power is being cut off in your area.
2 Here’s how much you need to pay and by when.
Here’s where we’ll show you the period your bill covers and
Mr Sample 3 your customer number – you’ll need this when you pay. If
10 Sample Road
we’ve based your bill on an estimate, we’ll tell you here.
Sample Town
1 Sample County
This is a snapshot of your account. It includes:
ABC 123 4
C
 your previous balance (where your last bill left off)
 your total energy costs, including VAT and any
adjustments, such as discounts and refunds
Here’s your energy 2  any payments you’ve made during this period
 your new balance (your current balance as it
Please pay £400.92 stands at the end of this period)
bill by 29 Mar 2023
If you need a detailed breakdown of your account,
3 Covering: 30 Dec 2022 to 13 Mar 2023
you’ll find it on the back of your bill.
Bill date: 15 Mar 2023 thank you 5 Important information or handy hints.
Customer number: 000000000000
Here’s where you’ll find a summary of your tariff and

Your previous balance on £1968.22 6 how you’ve chosen to pay.
30 Dec 2022
Total energy costs £266.92
Your estimated annual cost is a calculation of what
(including VAT and adjustments) you’ll pay for 12 months using the tariff unit rate for
You’ve paid us £1834.22 CR
the area where you live, the daily standing charge, the
average annual consumption and also includes VAT.
Your new balance on £400.92
13 Mar 2023
To help make your bills more manageable, if you are
7 How you can find out more about our tariffs.
unable to pay your bill within 28 days and owe us money,
we may move you onto a monthly billing plan. Find out more about the 8 Need help with your bill? Here’s how you can get it.
Energy Price Guarantee 5
4 visit
britishgas.co.uk/govhelp
6
Your gas tariff: Your electricity tariff: You could save £s by switching tariffs
Standard Standard You can compare our tariffs and find the
best one for you at
Paid by: Cash/Cheque Paid by: Cash/Cheque
7
britishgas.co.uk/tariffs
Tariff ends: No end date Tariff ends: No end date
Exit fee: Not applicable Exit fee: Not applicable
Estimated annual usage: 12757.42 kWh Estimated annual usage: 6536.12 kWh
Estimated annual cost: £1556.16 Estimated annual cost: £2590.57
Have you got a question about your bill?

8 Search at britishgas.co.uk/billFAQs. You can also call us on 0333 202 9802, C
Mr Sample
10 Sample Road
Sample Town
Sample County
ABC 123
Your account in detail
Your previous balance on 30 Dec 2022
Total energy costs
Gas
Gas meter number: 0000000000000
30 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 11.39kWh at 10.583p per kWh
1 Jan 2023 - 11 Mar 2023
12 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023

14102 - smart meter reading
14103 - estimated meter reading
1 gas units at 40.1 calorific value
Standing charge
2 days at 31.939p per day
797.36kWh at 10.701p per kWh
14103 - estimated meter reading at price change
Standing charge
£1968.22
£1.21
£0.63
£85.33
£22.99
You’re using less gas compared to this
period last year:
808.75 kWh
30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023
7011.16 kWh
30 Dec 2021 - 13 Mar 2022
Helpful contacts
Please let us know if you're

unhappy with our service. You can:
l contact us at
britishgas.co.uk/energycomplaints
l call us on 0333 202 9532 or

l write to us at:
PO Box 226, Rotherham S98 1PB
If you have a complaint that we

haven't been able to resolve in 8
weeks, you can contact the
ombudsman:
Smell gas?
T: 0800 111 999
Electrical
emergency or
power cut?
T: 105
Independent advice through

Citizens Advice:
citizensadvice.org.uk/energy
T: 0808 223 1133
Your gas pipeline delivery network
visit: energynetworks.org
Your gas meter point

reference number
00 00 00 00 00
Your electricity supply delivery

network Electricity North West
T: 0800 195 4141
Your electricity supply number
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30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023 Total Gas costs £110.16
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Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm or live chat on the website or through the British Gas
Here’s your energy Total gas costs (including VAT)
Electricity
£115.66
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price comparison
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your tariff with
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by 29 Mar 2023 44128 - smart meter reading

44156 - estimated meter reading 897 kWh
Covering: 30 Dec 2022 to 13 Mar 2023
Standing charge £0.93 30 Dec 2022 - 11 Feb 2023
Ways to Pay
Bill date: 15 Mar 2023 thank you 2 days at 46.797p per day
869kWh at 35.127p per kWh £305.25
British Gas bank details
Customer number: 000000000000 1 Jan 2023 - 10 Jan 2023 44156 - estimated meter reading at price change 1134.68 kWh
Account Number: 71584685
44295 - smart meter reading 30 Dec 2021 - 11 Feb 2022 Visit payzone.co.uk/consumers to
11 Jan 2023 - 11 Feb 2023 44295 - smart meter reading
Pay online Sort code: 40-05-30
find your nearest Payzone outlet.
Reference: Please use your customer
Your previous balance on £1968.22 Standing charge
£19.65 britishgas.co.uk number (000000000000) Post Office or bank: Take the
30 Dec 2022 payment slip and pay by card,
30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023 Total Electricity costs
Electricity VAT at 5.00%
£335.49
£16.77
/makeapayment AMEX not accepted cash or cheque at the Post Office
(including VAT and adjustments) Total Electricity costs (including VAT) £352.26
or use the If you are having trouble paying or bank. By cheque, make payable
app 7 days a week.

your bill, visit: to Post Office Ltd or at the bank
You’ve paid us £1834.22 CR British Gas app britishgas.co.uk/payhelp it's British Gas Trading Ltd.
Adjustments after VAT
2 Jan 2023 Government discount Energy Bills Support £67.00 CR
Automated phone payment: Post: Send the enclosed payment
Scheme
T: 0333 202 9524 slip and a cheque made payable
13 Mar 2023 2 Feb 2023 Government discount Energy Bills Support £67.00 CR
Scheme to British Gas Trading Ltd, to
To help make your bills more manageable, if you are 3 Mar 2023 Government discount Energy Bills Support £67.00 CR British Gas Trading, PO Box 344,
unable to pay your bill within 28 days and owe us money, Scheme Sheffield, S98 1EH
Total adjustments after VAT £201.00 CR
we may move you onto a monthly billing plan. Find out more about the Please allow 5 working days for
your cheque to clear on time.
Energy Price Guarantee Total energy costs (including VAT and adjustments) £266.92
visit Your payments

10 Jan 2023 Giro Payment £1045.27 CR
britishgas.co.uk/govhelp 17 Jan 2023 Online Card Payment £400.00 CR
1 Feb 2023 Giro Payment £150.00 CR
15 Feb 2023 Online Card Payment £238.95 CR
British Gas is a trading name of British Gas Trading Limited. Registered in England and Wales (No. 03078711). Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor,
Total payments - Thank you £1834.22 CR Berkshire SL4 5GD. British Gas is a mandatory FiT Licensee. VAT Registered Number 6849667 62. Bill date and tax point 15th March 2023. britishgas.co.uk
Your new balance on 13 Mar 2023 £400.92 To see where your energy is from and
for helpful energy saving tips visit:
britishgas.co.uk/fuelmix Energy Payment Slip British Gas
Amount due
Standard Standard You can compare our tariffs and find the Reference (customer account number) Credit account number no fee payable at P.O.counter
You can also take a look at our energy
best one for you at
Paid by: Cash/Cheque Paid by: Cash/Cheque efficiency tips and see what works
britishgas.co.uk/tariffs 155 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 £ 400.92
best for you and your home visit:
britishgas.co.uk/energyefficiencyguide 24
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Cheques
Smart meters make bills more Signature
Have you got a question about your bill? accurate. Yours sends us a reading
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and initials Date
every half hour.You can change the
Search at britishgas.co.uk/billFAQs. You can also call us on 0333 202 9802, 00-00-00 £
frequency at / / NatWest Collection Account
Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm or live chat on the website or through the British Gas britishgas.co.uk/mydetails Please do not write in the area below or fold this voucher
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9 Your account in detail This section shows your bill in a bit more detail.
Your previous balance on 30 Dec 2022 £1968.22 9 You’ll see which meter readings we’ve used (smart,
Total energy costs actual or estimated). And you’ll see the rate at which
10 each unit is charged, plus any discounts or refunds
Gas
period last year:
Gas meter number: 0000000000000
you’ve received.
12
30 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 11.39kWh at 10.583p per kWh £1.21
808.75 kWh
30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023 If you’ve been with us for over a year, we’ll show your
Standing charge £0.63
10 gas and electricity usage for the same period last year.
2 days at 31.939p per day 7011.16 kWh
797.36kWh at 10.701p per kWh £85.33 30 Dec 2021 - 13 Mar 2022 That way, you can see how your usage has changed.
1 Jan 2023 - 11 Mar 2023 14103 - estimated meter reading at price change
Standing charge is the fixed daily amount you have
11
12 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023 14167 - smart meter reading
to pay for energy, no matter how much you use.
11
How do we calculate your gas cost?

12
The amount of energy produced by gas can fluctuate.

Gas VAT at 5.00% £5.50
Total gas costs (including VAT) £115.66

So to work out a consistent cost, we convert the units
You’re using less electricity compared
you’ve used into kilowatt hours of energy, or kWh.
Electricity
Electricity meter number: 0000000000 to this period last year: To do this, we use the standard formula below –
30 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 28kWh at 34.484p per kWh £9.66 all energy companies measure energy this way:
44156 - estimated meter reading 897 kWh Calculate gas units used by subtracting the new meter
30 Dec 2022 - 11 Feb 2023
reading from the previous reading
869kWh at 35.127p per kWh £305.25
1 Jan 2023 - 10 Jan 2023 44156 - estimated meter reading at price change 1134.68 kWh Convert from imperial to metric by multiplying the units
11 Jan 2023 - 11 Feb 2023
30 Dec 2021 - 11 Feb 2022
by 2.83 (if meter is metric this step is not required)
11 x volume correction factor (1.02264)
30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023 Total Electricity costs £335.49
x calorific value (this is displayed on your bill and refers to
Electricity VAT at 5.00% £16.77 the amount of heat or energy in a given volume of gas)
Total Electricity costs (including VAT) £352.26 ÷ kWh conversion factor (3.6)
2 Jan 2023 Government discount Energy Bills Support
Scheme
£67.00 CR 13 Adjustments are things like discounts and refunds.
2 Feb 2023 Government discount Energy Bills Support £67.00 CR
Scheme
14 What you’ve paid during this period.
13
3 Mar 2023 Government discount Energy Bills Support £67.00 CR
Scheme
Total adjustments after VAT £201.00 CR We’ll put “CR” here when we add credit (money) to
15
Total energy costs (including VAT and adjustments) £266.92 your account.
Your payments Here’s where you need to go if you’d like to read our
14 10 Jan 2023
17 Jan 2023
1 Feb 2023
Giro Payment
Online Card Payment
Giro Payment
£1045.27
£400.00
£150.00
CR
CR
CR 15
16
helpful energy savings tips.
If you have a smart meter, we’ll show your current meter
Total payments - Thank you £1834.22 CR 17 settings here. We recommend you set your smart meters
Your new balance on 13 Mar 2023 £400.92 To see where your energy is from and to take readings half-hourly to get the most out of your
britishgas.co.uk/fuelmix
online account. You can change your settings at britishgas.
co.uk/mydetails
To find out more about smart meters visit britishgas.co.uk/
efficiency tips and see what works
best for you and your home visit: 16 smart
britishgas.co.uk/energyefficiencyguide
Did you know?

Smart meters make bills more
17
Your account in detail Helpful contacts
accurate. Yours sends us a reading

Your previous balance on 30 Dec 2022 £1968.22
Total energy costs Please let us know if you're visit: energynetworks.org
Smell gas?
Gas Your gas meter point
Gas meter number: 0000000000000 period last year: T: 0800 111 999 reference number
l contact us at
808.75 kWh
britishgas.co.uk/energycomplaints Electrical 00 00 00 00 00
30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023
l call us on 0333 202 9532 or emergency or Your electricity supply delivery
Mr Sample Standing charge £0.63 power cut? network Electricity North West
10 Sample Road l write to us at:

T: 0800 195 4141
797.36kWh at 10.701p per kWh £85.33 30 Dec 2021 - 13 Mar 2022
PO Box 226, Rotherham S98 1PB T: 105
Sample Town 1 Jan 2023 - 11 Mar 2023 14103 - estimated meter reading at price change
Sample County 64 gas units at 40.1 calorific value If you have a complaint that we 00 000 000
ABC 123 12 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023 14167 - smart meter reading
haven't been able to resolve in 8 Independent advice through S
C 14173 - smart meter reading 00 0000 0000 000
6 gas units at 40.1 calorific value weeks, you can contact the Citizens Advice:
Standing charge £22.99 ombudsman: citizensadvice.org.uk/energy
72 days at 31.939p per day T: 0808 223 1133
Here’s your energy

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bill

Ways to Pay
869kWh at 35.127p per kWh £305.25
Your previous balance on £1968.22 britishgas.co.uk
britishgas.co.uk/mydetails
Standing charge £19.65 Post Office or bank: Take the
42 days at 46.797p per day number (000000000000)
£335.49
£16.77
Scheme
visit Your payments

Your gas tariff: Your electricity tariff: You could save £s by switching tariffs britishgas.co.uk/fuelmix Energy Payment Slip British Gas
Amount due
best one for you at
cash
Cheques
Cashiers stamp 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 000
and initials Date
app 7 days a week.

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Helpful contacts
19 18
Here’s how you can make a complaint if you are unhappy
18 Please let us know if you're
visit: energynetworks.org
with our service.
Smell gas?
20
Your gas meter point
T: 0800 111 999 reference number 19 Numbers to call in an emergency.
l contact us at
emergency or Your gas meter point number and your electricity
l call us on 0333 202 9532 or Your electricity supply delivery 20 supply number help us to identify the meters supplying
power cut? network Electricity North West
l write to us at:
T: 105 T: 0800 195 4141 your property and being charged to your account.
PO Box 226, Rotherham S98 1PB
If you have a complaint that we 00 000 000 If you’re looking at this bill on your phone, you’ll be able
Independent advice through S 21
haven't been able to resolve in 8
weeks, you can contact the Citizens Advice:
00 0000 0000 000 to scan this symbol to help you compare tariffs online.
ombudsman: citizensadvice.org.uk/energy
21
T: 0808 223 1133
22 The quickest and easiest way to pay is via our app or online.
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your tariff with
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days for the payment to clear, depending on which

method you choose.

Ways to Pay
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Visit payzone.co.uk/consumers to
23
britishgas.co.uk number (000000000000) Post Office or bank: Take the
payment slip and pay by card,
British Gas app britishgas.co.uk/payhelp it's British Gas Trading Ltd.
to British Gas Trading Ltd, to
British Gas Trading, PO Box 344,
Sheffield, S98 1EH
Please allow 5 working days for
Berkshire SL4 5GD. British Gas is a mandatory FiT Licensee. VAT Registered Number 6849667 62. Bill date and tax point 15th March 2023. britishgas.co.uk
Energy Payment Slip British Gas

Amount due
Reference (customer account number) Credit account number no fee payable at P.O.counter
155 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 £ 400.92

24
cash
Cheques
Signature
Cashiers stamp 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 000
and initials
Your account in detail Helpful contacts
Date
Your previous balance on 30 Dec 2022 £1968.22
Total energy costs Please let us know if you're visit: energynetworks.org
Smell gas?
Gas Your gas meter point
Gas meter number: 0000000000000 period last year: T: 0800 111 999 reference number
l contact us at
808.75 kWh
00-00-00
30 Dec 2022 - 13 Mar 2023 emergency or
£
1 gas units at 40.1 calorific value l call us on 0333 202 9532 or Your electricity supply delivery
Mr Sample Standing charge £0.63 power cut? network Electricity North West
10 Sample Road l write to us at: T: 0800 195 4141
797.36kWh at 10.701p per kWh £85.33 30 Dec 2021 - 13 Mar 2022
PO Box 226, Rotherham S98 1PB T: 105
Sample Town 1 Jan 2023 - 11 Mar 2023 14103 - estimated meter reading at price change
Sample County 64 gas units at 40.1 calorific value If you have a complaint that we 00 000 000
ABC 123 12 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023 14167 - smart meter reading
haven't been able to resolve in 8 Independent advice through S
C 14173 - smart meter reading 00 0000 0000 000
6 gas units at 40.1 calorific value weeks, you can contact the Citizens Advice:
/ /
Standing charge £22.99 ombudsman: citizensadvice.org.uk/energy
72 days at 31.939p per day T: 0808 223 1133
ombudsman-services.org/energy
NatWest Collection Account

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Ways to Pay
869kWh at 35.127p per kWh £305.25
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£19.65 britishgas.co.uk number (000000000000) Post Office or bank: Take the
£335.49
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A guide to understanding your energy bill

This is your rota load block code. This is allocated by

2 Here’s how much you need to pay and by when.

Here’s where you’ll find a summary of your tariff and

Have you got a question about your bill?

1 Jan 2023 - 11 Mar 2023

12 Mar 2023 - 13 Mar 2023

Please let us know if you're

l call us on 0333 202 9532 or

If you have a complaint that we

Independent advice through

Your gas meter point

Your electricity supply delivery

Your electricity supply number

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by 29 Mar 2023 44128 - smart meter reading

app 7 days a week.

visit Your payments

app 7 days a week.

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

How do we calculate your gas cost?

The amount of energy produced by gas can fluctuate.

Total gas costs (including VAT) £115.66

Did you know?

accurate. Yours sends us a reading

every half hour.You can change the

Here’s your energy

by 29 Mar 2023 44128 - smart meter reading

visit Your payments

app 7 days a week.

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

Don’t fancy paying on our app or website? We offer

days for the payment to clear, depending on which

method you choose.

Energy Payment Slip British Gas

155 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 £ 400.92

NatWest Collection Account

Here’s your energy

by 29 Mar 2023 44128 - smart meter reading

Please do not write in the area below or fold this voucher

visit Your payments

app 7 days a week.

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

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