Examples of prorate in a sentence. 1  The player's annual salary was prorated because he only played for the last three months of the season. 2  shares in the company's profits were prorated according to the workers' length of service.
Can a utility company charge a late charge on a late charge that is carrying forward? They claim they apply the payment to the late charge first and then because the remaining balance doesn't match the total due, they continue to charge an additional late fee on the unpaid balance. Doesn't this amount to charging a late fee for an unpaid late fee no matter how they wash it through the billing?
Therefore the standing charge is the fee you pay to your energy supplier simply because it gives you access to energy. It's paid at a flat rate â typically 15p-40p/day for gas and 10p-30p/day for electricity.hy would I pay a standing charge if I don't have to? Like anything else that has variable charges, it's about the interaction. So if you have no standing charge you may pay more for each unit you use â if you have a high standing charge, you may pay less for usage.