BillMOT
For Alex · 31 August 2026 · Example

One bill crept up

£168 a year

One of your seven bills went up without telling you. Nothing changed at your end.

A person read every number by hand.

Broadband · Vodafone+£168 a year
what you used to paywhat crept on

Your Vodafone deal ended in March. The price went up in April, and again in July.

A provider does not put you back on a deal when the old one ends. The price only changes when someone asks them.

Every month it stays as it is: £14remind me on 7 September

Dates worth a look

Nothing to do today. These are the days prices can move.

Energy · Octopus12 October 2026
Car insurance · Admiral2 June 2027
Mortgage · Nationwide1 May 2028

Every bill we looked at

Seven of yours. Tap one to see why.

Broadband · VodafoneFail+£168
What happened: Your deal ended in March. The price went up in April, and again in July.
Your bill: £38.99 a month. It was £24.99.The speed you get has not changed. Only the price has.
Energy · OctopusAdvisory12 Oct
What happened: Nothing wrong. You fixed your price and it holds until 12 October.
Your bill: 24.1p a unit.When a fixed price ends, the price moves on its own.
Car insurance · AdmiralAdvisory2 Jun
What happened: It renewed in June at £608, close to last year's £599. Nothing on the policy changed.
Your bill: £608 this year. £599 last year.Car insurance renews itself every year unless someone stops it.
Mobile · EE, 2 linesPassnothing to do
What happened: Both phones are paid off and the bill came down in February, as it should have.
Your bill: £15 each a month. It was £26.
Mortgage · NationwidePassnothing to do
What happened: Fixed until May 2028. Nothing moves before then.
Your bill: £1,042 a month.
Water · ThamesPassnothing to do
What happened: You are on the standard metered rate for your area. There is no deal to be on.
Your bill: £34 a month.
TV licencePassnothing to do
What happened: You are paying the standard price for the year.
Your bill: £174.50 a year.
What the words mean
FailIt went up, and it can come back down.AdvisoryFine today. Worth a look on the date we gave you.PassFine. Leave it.
How we checked
You sentSeven bills, 28 August.We comparedWhat you pay now against what you paid before, and against today's prices.Checked byA person. We read every number by hand.

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