Bolton man shares his shock at 'British Gas energy bill'

The man, known as @FplAndSte on Twitter, was shocked when he checked his British Gas account and found he would be paying a large chunk of money out each month amounting to £21,494.02 over 11 months.

He took to social media and shared a screenshot of the message he received in his mobile account.

It stated he would have to pay £1,954 in April then a further ten regular monthly payments of £1,954.

In the tweet, he wrote: "Hi @BritishGasHelp are my new energy increase prices covering the whole of f***ing Bolton?"

TWEET: Ste's tweet went viral

The post went viral with thousands of retweets and likes and people rushed to comment, with some stating they have also seen an increase in the amount they will have to pay monthly for their energy bills.

One commenter said they had similar when they checked their energy account but theirs was more than £7k a month instead.

Working out at £70,242.76 for the year.

Another commenter made a similar joke about paying for the area she lives in, commenting it looks like she is covering the South Yorkshire area paying £5,361.76 per month.

Although some people have laughed at the tweet with one commenter saying: "This has made me laugh way much more than it should have."

Plenty of people shared their views about the price rise in energy, with some concerned theirs would rise too.

Since sharing his story, the Ladbible reported the bill had gone down to a more acceptable amount.

Energy prices for millions of households could rise by another £1,000 by October, the boss of the industry body has warned as gas prices continue to soar.

Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of Energy UK, said the average household might be forced to pay between £2,500 and £3,000 per year for their supplies.

It would mean energy prices more than doubling from the current cap, which is set at £1,277 per year for the average household.

The cap is already scheduled to rise to £1,971 from the beginning of April.