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That's not entirely comparable. For utilities, you always pay much later after it was consumed. At least a whole month usually. It's a fundamental constraint w
by user5994461 8y ago
That's not entirely comparable.
For utilities, you always pay much later after it was consumed. At least a whole month usually. It's a fundamental constraint with distributing water and electricity. You're always in debt with the utility provider.
For a newspapers subscription, you always pay in advance. They can cut it anytime. There is no reason for them to give you access if you didn't pay.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoIn the UK the utilities take money to meet an estimated bill; meaning most people are usually creditors to the utility. If a customer doesn't rein it in then the utility will often take stupid amounts to meet an anticipated bill. I think they were threatened with regulation and so stopped being so blatant, but they make money off holding customer's cash.
- user5994461 8y agoThe projection is roughly the monthly consumption from last year if I am not not mistaking. You should change provider if you're being charged stupid amounts. The provider certainly allows debt when moving in, while the contracts and payments are setup. Afterwards, I am not sure if the last bill if for the next or past period, probably a bit of both.