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Archives for June 2005

Who the HELL are Transco?
I woke yesterday morning to a slight smell of gas coming from under the stairs, but it was coming from nowhere else. I rang Transco when I got to work, and told them of the potential leak, and they sent someone round within the hour. I arranged for my wife to nip home and let them in. When I got home I had quite a shock.…
is this true
Hi I've been sent this and was wondering if its true or not as, if it is then lots of money could be saved/wasted. Original MessageFrom: Energyhelpline.com To: Energyhelpline Member Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:42 PM Subject: Avoid Gas and Electricity Price Rises Customer Alert: Gas and Electricity Prices set to rise -…
Which Provider??
Im a first time buyer and am moving in to my new house in 9 days, how do i find out who my gas , electric and water providers are? The vendor doesnt live in the house and its empty so i cant ask them??? Help need to get it organised soon!
ScottishPower - monthly payments
I have just had my annual bill from SP and I am a bit confused and was wondering if anyone else has had the same experience. I am on a capped rate dual fuel paying £65 pcm. I am currently in credit to the tune of £66. They estimate that my energy charges for the next six months will be £352 (circa £59 pcm) - and on that…
Gas training required
Hi fellow MSE's, My Partner is looking for some help of the people in the know!! He has recently been accepted onto a NVQ gas service and install course, the only snag he is faced with he has to find his own placement. He has tried quite a few places and keeps getting knocked back. The log and short of it is, as part of…
Electricity supplier comparison service for businesses
Broker / comparison website for those of us on a business tariff? Does anybody know of one? Thanks, J
British Gas mulls 15% price rise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4618409.stm
Error's in Electrycity estimations
Morning all, I was wondering if anyone has any advice, I've recently got a bill through for £1220 (previous bills come in at around £20 - £100). After talking it over with London Energy and them deciding its not the meters fault they've pointed to the following process as the issue. Apparently when a meter reading is done,…
lightbulbs breaking danger
brought 8 bulbs for the kitchen from a well known supermarket... in the last two weeks two have poped and then tripped on the fuse box.. they are the screw in type only 60w each thing is if someone was say having there dinner in the kitchen they could of easily been covered in glass... what do i do now , dont want someone…
Efficiency?
I just got a 3K+ bill from Scottish Gas for electricity I allegedly used between 1999 and 2002 (when I changed supplier)! During this period I paid the bills they sent and I supplied correct meter readings to them (the meter was regularily read by a meter reader). How am I supposed to verify that what I am actually due…
Who do i complain to?
I have got as far as i am going to get with Scottish Power, its one disaster to another. What is the governing body that deals with complaints when you get nowhere with your supplier?
Gas price hike !
Domestic gas bills are expected to soar this winter as the future cost of gas hits record highs. The price of gas for delivery in October is currently 66p a therm, a 75% premium on this point last year. However, to give consumers more piece of mind, fixing the cost of your gas for a set period could also prove beneficial.…
gas cover with British Gas
Hi, do you guys bother with gas / drain cover? I pay £21.00 a month for this and must have forked out over £600.00 over the last few years - I'm beginning to wonder whether I'd be better just paying this amount into a savings account each month and then using it if I need to sort any gas problems out and saving it if I…
Be Careful if you live in a modern house !
:cool: You may or may not be aware of this - I wasn't. I swapped both my gas and electricity accounts to npower over the last few weeks. My electricity transfer went through OK, my GAS transfer hit a problem however. I live in a house which is only 6 years old. I didn't know this but newer housing developments do not use…
Receiving electric from no supplier!
Hi All, First post so please be gentle with me :D Have previously received electricity from powergen, but following a lost payment (their mistake) almost two years ago, i have not received a bill from the company since, but am still being supplied electricity. I have rung them up to query this and according to them my…
Scottish Hydro -gas bill help?
Could someone please help me, i'm having difficulties understanding my Scottish Hydro - gas bill. It has: Standard energy=2197.06 kWh at 1.680p = 36.91 Monthly direct debit discount = 2.21 Service charge at 9.160p for 91 days = 8.33 VAT at 5.00% on charges of £43.03 = 2.15 TOTAL this invoice = 45.18 Balance from previous…
Scottish Power Prepayment
Hi Folks, Looking for a bit of advice here. I moved into my property in Aug 04 and contacted Scottish Power to advise of my details and to take ownership of the PowerCard Meter which was in the property. The agent asked me to give him meter readings which was fine. After a few days I noticed that my Off Peak Rate didn't…
My new flat has got two S numbers
I've just discovered that the flat I'm about to move into has got two S numbers. After seeing this thread - now I'm worried that I won't be able to get a decent price on electricity. So I guess I'll have to make a decision, on whether or not it's worth paying to switch to a single meter. That will depend on how long I…
Victory declared
I've mentioned this before but here is an update. Jan 31 - sign up to switch from SWEB to London energy so I can get the EDF online tarif. Feb 1 - Realise they don't do E7 online so phone and cancel. Feb 2 - Get paperwork from LE so phone and cancel again as precaution (no record of first call so good move by me). Feb 14 -…
Atlantic Loyalty annual Refund
Last year I received a loyalty rebate equal to a month's direct debit from Atlantic. Can anyone confirm that this is still the case in 2005 subsequent to the SSE takeover... tried to ask Atlantic but they were useless -"we;re trying to phase that out in the form of lower costs" -total rot- their prices have been shooting…

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