A standing charge is the fixed daily amount a supplier charges before usage. A high standing charge, the standing charge went up.
It is paid whether or not you use anything, which is why an empty flat still gets a bill. Comparing suppliers on the unit price alone misses the standing charge entirely.
1nounstanding chargeThe fixed daily amount a supplier charges before usage.
“The standing charge alone came to nearly two hundred pounds a year.”
standing charge is a charge.
Practised in Bank & Post Office