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just about to switch....
I pressed the 'submit' button on my pc last week to change to npower,who,apparently can save me £101 per annum.However, on the news the next day they announced they were putting their prices up by 14%. Hence I now think I'll wait 6 months ad do another comparison then. Martin......you told us all to switch last week…
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Cancel transfer - too late?
I registered on firsthelpline.com to transfer from Seeboard to British Gas on 29th October. I have now read bad things about British Gas and prices generally in the industry on this website, and would now like to hold out until the New Year. If I just don't respond to the contract etc that British Gas has just sent me, is…
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economy 7 time clock
hi, can any one help? just noticed the time clock which switches the tariffs over in the meter box is 3 hours behind !! it is set for 12 30 to 7 30 but now its 3 30 to 10 30. no problem for the storage heaters ( if anything its better ) as these are on there own circuit. however the immersion heater is on the ring main and…
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Price rise page
A lot of people seem to be wishing they had a list of when suppliers had put up their prices so that they could "guess" when the next increase might be. I found this page that might be hepful. http://www.ukpower.co.uk/price%2Bupdates.asp
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Gas & Elect without commitment
I have just bought my husband out of the marital home and will be renovating the house over the next 2 months before letting it out. Can anyone guide me as to how I can get gas and electric supplied without committing myself to a years contract. I need both whilst renovations are ongoing and then I will change to…
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npower price rises
For the second time, I've followed Martin on the when to switch and when not to switch supplier. Only the other day I went to the energyhelpline site and applied to join npower, currently being with Powergen. Once again, a few days later, the company I move to announces a price increase, leaving me unsure who is cheapest…
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Can you switch if you owe them money?
Hi, I'm with Scottish Hydro for electricity and gas. I pay a fixed direct debit each month (they recommended the amount). Thing is, a balance has built up on each account - about £200 on each. The hydro have never queried it, presumably because they're getting their eighty-odd quid a month anyway. I think they're expensive…
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pre-pay meters
Hi Does anyone know how easy it is to change our meters from prepay to a normall meter?? I am fed up of having to keep toping it up, i would rather pay by dd. many thanks June
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switching from Southern E to NPower
Hiya, I got collered by NPower outside supermarket last week. The lady nearly fell over when I told her what we pay for leccy. Am going through the process of switching from Southern Electric to NPower. However we owe Southern Electric about £200. NPower said when you request last statement you usually end up owing a lot…
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Word of Warning - British Gas Online + 1 month free electricity
A couple of weeks ago, I started the supplier transfer process using energy helpline (utilising cashback). :D I went for seperate gas and electric on this occassion. British Gas came top in the electric stakes with the Online tariff with one month free electricity. When the confirmation came from British Gas, they were…
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Breaking of contract???
Hi, Sorry this is going to be a long one. I'm very :mad: about it all. Please persevere? I changed servers for both gas and electricity supplies (I have been advised by Seaboard reps that it was actually only the billing company which changed: all beyond me). When I changed, I went over and over and over, as only I can do,…
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gas and electric tie ins
i changed my gas+electric to scottish power around 6 months ago,however the bills are starting to rise again and im thinking of swithching-i pay dual fuel monthly DD,am i tied in to a contract or am i free to change whenever i want?
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Equipment failures after power cut
My video went dead after two power cuts in my street. somebody advised me that I could claim from my electricity provider. I wrote to Scottishpower and was informed that they do not accept liability for any losses or expenses related to power cuts. No UK electricity company pays for such failures. Does anybody know whether…
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scottish power comfortplus comparison
Hi i looking into changing my lecy supplier now that word has been spread, im currently with scottish power on comfortplus white meter, which i believe is the equivalent to economy 10, you get 7 hours night time and a 3 hour boost during the day for the watre and storage heaters. the problem is on energyhelpline i cant see…
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Advice please :O)
Hi there, I got a letter through from Scottish Power today telling me that my direct debit amount is going up from £36.50 to £49.50. We are £58.27 in credit at the moment but they are still putting it up. Last year until our payments were revised in May 2005 we were paying £24/month DD. At the end of the winter we owed…
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A daft question from me
Please dont laugh but im really getting the hang of this money saving and want to watch our gas meter so I can guess roughly how much our bills should be. Our meter has a showing of 4 numbers plus a number on the end in red. If for example our current reading is 1234 and the number in read being 1 does this end number one…
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Settling up after a supplier change...
I moved from London Energy to Scottish Power on 31/10/05. I can't remember what happened the only other time I've changed, but will I automatically get a final bill, and payment if I'm in credit, or will I have to chase them? Thanks.
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Help - Dispute with Powergen over incorrect meter readings
We have been with Powergen after moving into the house in July 2004 as this was previous supplier so we just carried on. Upon moving in we phoned them with a current meter reading, etc they suggested the direct debit payments and the rest was history.......... until now :( Basically we started to rack up around £300…
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should i pay for the price freeze on british gas?
i am with british gas for both gas and electricity - should i pay for the price freeze - i cannot understand the previous thread as to whether i should or not - and if i should - how much is it? thanks
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Who Are The Cheapest Dual Fuel Supplier ??????
hi everyone, I am looking to you all to provide me with the answer to one question who are the cheapest provider for dual fuel via a quaterly bill that i can pay at my local bank? I dont want to pay direct debit even though i know it's cheaper. I have my reasons. My overall consumption per year combined is around £1,500. I…
