A frustrated Nottingham woman forced has been to sleep in multiple layers to keep warm without heating after her gas bills skyrocketed. Julie Dexter, of Sherwood, explained her gas prices had always been "pretty average" at around £60 per month but for the combined months of November and December her gas bill was £652 in addition to an electricity bill of around £200.
The 59 year old said following the unexpected increase, which saw a month of gas cost her five times more than usual at over £300, she contacted her supplier Octopus Energy. Julie said she was told to do a creep test on her meter and it was also recommended she have her gas appliances tested.
It appeared that there was nothing wrong with her appliances and she was told that she must just be using the gas. Julie said: "I have not done anything differently, I live by myself and I'm very frugal."
