Exact date and time clocks will change in 2023 as expert explains how to prepare
26.10.2023 - 19:52
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
With days shortening, the time of the clocks changing is getting closer and this can often spark confusion.
Also known as Daylight Saving Time (DST), the practice happens twice a year and these will drop back an hour and the end of the month as dark evenings loom in. In contrast, the clocks go forward in the spring time, which gives us that long stretch in the summer days.
With both changes, households need to adjust their time-telling devices accordingly which is seen by some as a nuisance. More modern gadgets can update themselves automatically but it's tough to know which ones exactly.
Energy experts at Utility Bidder have taken a look at which one will and won’t update without assistance and James Longley, managing director of the firm has come up with his advice on what you need to do.
This year the clocks will go back on the last Sunday of this month. So why do they change, how do we remember which way they go and what will need our attention to set right?
Here's what you should know, as reported by Wales Online.
The clocks change twice a year - at 1am on the last Sunday in March and 2am on the last Sunday in October.
They go forward in March with the following months known as British Summer Time (BST) until they drop back in October when it returns to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
This year, the clocks will go back on Sunday, October 29, at 2am.
The easiest way to remember is in the spring they spring forward and in the autumn - or fall as its known in the USA - they fall back.
In spring we can be left feeling grumpy at losing an hour of precious sleep, but this weekend it is the other way around. Instead, there will be an extra hour to snuggle under the blankets and avoid facing the colder weather.
James said: "Whether