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Energy
Archives for September 2004
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Gas and Electric supplier-I am confussed are you
??? I am wanting to change from Powergen on electric and gas with British Gas. I should explain.. I have two electricity supplies in the house with a meter in the garage and a meter in the hall, of the house. Why I dont know but that is the way I bought the house. Powergen say that they are not able to give me one bill for…
Any grants for replacement boilers?
My dad is 82 and was told by the man who services the gas central heating boiler that there are grants available to OAPs to enable them to get a replacement. Does anyone have any information on this please? Dad is not on any means-tested benefits, he gets his state pension and attendance allowance. He owns house. Thank you…
Moving/getting rid of prepayment meter ?
My brother has just brought his 1st property and is planning to move in ASAP. However, it has a prepayment/coin/key meter installed and he wants to replace it with a "proper" meter. However, when he rang up London Energy they told him that as the property had been empty for more than 3 months before he brought it - they…
Re: LPGas or Oil? which is cheaper to use?
Hello Futumsch, I've been using oil for about 15 years. My neighbour was an oil/gas merchant and he is in no doubt that oil is cheaper, in fact when the price was low about 2-3 years ago ( 10p a litre) it was probably cheaper than gas. I have friends who live in a small house with LPG and they spend more than I do and they…
"Switch now - far less likely to have price hike"
This is what I've been told by a Southern Electric rep, regarding electricity prices. Basically I'm a business user currently with SWEB. Unfortunately, as a business user it's not as easy as simply checking the online comparison sites, but Southern Electric have given me a quote which is 30% cheaper than Sweb. When I…
Scottish Power... people are still confused
here's a little bit of info for all those people who have been living under a rock: Scottish Power supply gas and electricity. Sainsbury sell food, etc. and Lloyds/TSB deal with cash,etc. if you get stopped in Sainsburys, you will have your gas/elec supplied by Scottish Power, not Sainsburys Energy(this is just a name).…
Boiler servicing - cheapest means?
Does anybody have any suggestions for the cheapest means of financing the annual combi-boiler and living flame service? There seem to be a multitude of insurance products. I have tried looking for an article comparing the two but have had no luck. Any and all suggestions gratefully appreciated. Kind regards, Dr-Lez
Npower at it again!
Yes yes yes, some of you unsuspecting consumers are about to be hit with an onslaught of npower reps. As they are about to announce another price rise, they will be sending out reps selling on the basis that h=their prices are not going up. also, reps will be telling you that they can lower your current direct debit and…
Gas Central Heating Inspection
Hi, I wondered if anyone out there has any experience in the following: I am in the process of buying a house with my partner and we have had our survey done. It said that they know the gas central heating system needs repair or replacement and we should have it inspected. Do we just ring up British Gas to come and do it…
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