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Archives for December 2004

RU SURE YOU ARE NOT PAYING YOUR NEIGHBOURS BILL??
I live in a six year old apartment block built by Fairview Homes. I recently discovered that my neighbour pays my electricity bills and vice versa. The wiring in my apartment is appalling (like stretched spaghetti up in the loft) so I was not surprised to learn the meters were transposed in the network's database (London…
Rounding-up of final readings
???Hi, I took your advice and switched both my suppliers. Scottish Hydro/Scottish Gas to Power Gen. The Hydro change went as smooth as it could but Scottish gas seem to be trying it on. My last gas reading (given to both parties) was 02939 and sent on the 03/12/04. On the 30/12/04 I received Scottish Gases final bill with…
Northern Ireland Options
Hi I live in NI and have found that my electricity bill is soaring but Northern Ireland Electricity seem to have the monopoly on the electricity situation here. Is there anyone else in NI who can prove me wrong and suggest someone else who could save me money? Cheers!
Good Energy - looking for referrer
Hi My husband and I decided to go on a 100% green energy tariff with electricity. I went to the MSE referral thingy that gives £10 cashback but it does not have the facility to refer us to Good Energy, which is our chosen future provider. While reading the info I discovered that if a current customer refers a new one, they…
Cheapest @ Fitting Gas Meters?
Which gas company are cheapest at fitting meters? I'm reconnecting my gas supply and require a new meter. Are there any companies out there that'll do it for nowt?
Power Failure Damage - How to claim?
Hi All New poster here and I have attempted many searches, but I cant find the answer. A few days ago there was a power failure in my area which resulted in one of my computer components from stop working (wireless router). I rang the electricity helpline who have given me the number for customer relations; BUT the guy on…
£774 ELEC BILL FOR 6 MONTHS?!!
Help, My partner and I lived in a 2 bedroomed apartment for 6 months during which time npower couldnt make their minds up if we had a prepayment meter or a normal meter. I kept ringing them to sort out a budget plan so I could pay monthly but they never sorted anything out. They did send me a prepayment card (for which…
HomeCall+
Has anybody had any dealings with a company called HomeCall+? You can get more details about them @ https://www.homecallplus.co.uk. I am interested in taking out this kind of cover ;D
Help! No hot water
I moved into a new flat a couple of months ago and didn't bother fiddling with the hot water system - it looked far too complicated! However, I came home on Tuesday to find that I had no hot water. So, I thought that it would be a really good idea to turn the booster on.............bad move! Not only did I fail to get the…
Who's responibility is the Meter?
I recently changed to Powergen for my Gas (and Electric) Supply. Now my meter has started making funny noises, as if the dials are rubbing when the heating or hot water is on. I know it's not linked to the supply change, but who do I contact about it? Is it British Gas because they have responsibility for the hardware, or…
I want to find new surpplier - not Scot Power
Hi, I'm with Scottish Power for about 8 months. I'v got the hump because they have told me I'm surpplied by Independent Gas surpplier, so added about £40 a year to gas bill. I use the duel fuel online discount package. I have a 4 bed house, how can I find a cheaper surplier, if I use the price comparison sites will they…
Powergen price rises.
Can anyone tell me if the recent rises Powergen introduced have come into effect on comparison tables yet? I checked a few months back and found that Powergen were cheaper for me for Gas but the prices have changed since so does this still apply? I obviously don't want to switch and then find it is no cheaper.
ELECTRIC, GAS AND PHONE SERVICES
Hi all, just wondering if anyones got any advice. I get my electricity, gas and telephone calls through powergen. I have a direct denit of about £60.00 a month and I am fairly happy. Just had the usual rep visit from another supplier quoting cheaper this and that. Anyone got any opinions or thoughts on cheaper suppliers.…
rip off transco prices
is their anyone who would supply gas to a house that is run by electric only other than Transco that have quoted £548 for about 5 meters worth of pipework from door to mains supply.Are transco ripping me off
N Power Grrr - Can they do this????
I moved into a new house 2 years ago and immediatley started the process of changing energy suppliers. I finally changed from N Power in October 2002 (yes, 2002) I have received a bill this morning :o from N Power, which they say is the final bill. It isn't for a huge amount but I foolishly don't keep records for company's…
double price hike??
just had a letter from British Gas. They say to protect myself from further price hikes,, just pay a "small" price protection premium of 3.5% on my current gas price, and if gas prices go up, I wont pay the increase (only till April 2007) So, they put the price up, and only THEN they offer this deal. Yea right B.G. Thanks…
Recent Price Rises - R We Done?
I'm currently with Powergen and like all the others they have recently raised their prices. I'm looking to do some price comparisons but its all a bit mute unless they've all finished their rounds of price rises. Most of them take (took) their lead from BG so hopefully most, if not all, of them will have raised their…
Gas Boiler Illegal - Advise me please
Hi ppl I've been having problems with my gas boiler in that the pilot keeps going out. This boiler is only used to heat the water in the bathroom and kitchen btw. We have a back boiler which does the heating. We had an engineer around today and he said techically it's illegal as it's in our because the flue goes into the…
Off peak electricity versus oil
I have just changed from storage and emersion heaters to oil central heating but still have my economy 7 electricity meter. Can someone say which is cheapest to heat domestic hot water, either off peak electricity at 3.1 pence per unit, or oil at 25.73 pence per litre. My oil boiler is a Grants, Multi Pass 50/70 sealed…
Direct debit and Adlantic
I was with Alantic until November the 8th, now changed to Powergen. Snag is now Adlantic as taken a direct debit payment this month, they were not entitled to take (I forgot to cancel the direct debit payment, I have now) I was in credit with Adlantic before this payment. I have phoned them for the final bill and a rebate.…

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
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