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Archives for March 2006

Hidden costs that no site will tell you
Hidden costs that no site will tell you I have recently signed up with southern electric, and was most supprised to find hidden charges that no switch company seem to warn potential switchers about. on my confirmation sheet it has the following section INDEPENDENT GAS PIPELINE CHARGES if your property is not connected to…
Got £100 credit on my account for switching to npower at the Ideal Home Show.
Just thought I'd mention it (sorry if this has already been posted) as I'm quite pleased with this. I changed from Powergen and just checked on the comparison sites mentioned on here, guessing my amount used it works out about £300 cheaper per year, plus I'll get £100 credit. I went to the stall at the Ideal Home show just…
moving to npower?
what are your recent experiences? have they improved since last year?
Using comparison services to switch costs us all money
I hate to suggest this on this site but doesn't frequent switching of electricity or gas suppliers increase the cost of utilities for us all. According to Martin's webpage on switching every switch costs the utility company gaining the new customer between £20 and £50 ( paid to the comparison service). The utility company…
scottish power capped rate
hi all i was offered a capped rate by a doorstep seller on behalf of scottish power this afternoon . He claims it is a special capped rate for 18 months, not available on internet and will be only available for a short time (hmm) . The supporting leaflet is dated october 2005 and the unit prices are very competitive…
Suggestions on fixing gas & electricity prices please
Recently about two months ago, following the advice on Martin's site, I have switiched both my gas and electricity to British Gas, now they are offering to fixed the energy prices for three years. Does anyone know if this is a better deal??? Thanks for any suggestions.
Economy 7 Help
Hi everyone, Was wondering if any of you can help me out with this please..... I live on my own and have Powergen with my electricity supplier. I have Economy 7 and was wondering if there is a set period of the night that it comes into effect. Does anyone know the actual hours its on. :confused: I was told by one person…
gas & electricity switching
I am in the process of changing my suppliers (changeover 4/4/06) from Telecom Plus to Powergen Age Concern, which I now find on the Energy Comparison site are nowhere near the cheapest after all the price rises. How quickly can you change suppliers again? I have received my welcme pack of 2 energy saving bulbs but…
Gas and Electric switching.A conspiracy?
After receiving my last Gas and Electric bills of 2005 I received refunds from both for what I thought were relatively small amounts(£75 gas + £60 electric)I find now I have been billed for the winter months I am owing them money for both utilities. I always thought the point of paying a direct debit was so that the amount…
high gas consumtion - tariffs
Hi, We have been excluded from standard tariffs (ScottishPower) because of the amount of gas used per annum (approx 76000 kWh) which is just above the threshold. Are there any suppliers offering good deals for domestic customers with high/above avg consumtion ie 'small business' rates or similar? Thank you.
Electricity Help Please!!!
Hi i've recently moved into a 4 in a block upstair cottage flat i have 3 bedrooms and their is me, my 3 yrd old and my 7 month old that live in the house. I currently pay £30 a month dd to Scottish Gas for my electricity im not to sure about these kWh's etc but since 30th dec until 27th march i have used 1455 kWh's can…
Price increase notice period
How much notice should you get from your provider about a price increase?. I called Npower today to say I did not receive written notification about the 31/3 price increase. I was told that the letter were posted in 'early March'. However, the price increase letter came shortly after the phone call. This letter had the…
Switching to Atlantic
Does anyone know a way of getting cash back for switching to Atlantic?. Energyhelpline won't switch to Atlantic (not sure why). Thanks
energy saving light bulbs
hello all, not sure if this is the right place to post this topic but i couldnt find a better option! anyway, to the point, is it worth buying energy saving light bulbs for an entire house? (roughly 22 bulbs) how much is this likely to save per annum? and finally what is the best wattage bulb to buy? thank you for any help…
British Gas discounted electricity
Hello, I used the comparison sites and one said that if I switched to British Gas discounted electricity I would save over £100. I thought Britidsh gas were supposed to be very expensive? The British gas web site doesn't seem to give any info on their tarriffs. Does anyone know what this discounted electricity is? is it…
Electric Central Heating
Any advice please? My daughter has her eye on buying (first time) a flat, which looks to have been 'done up' for a profit. it looks very neat and is probably fine (subject to survey). the question is: It has installed new electric central heating... my instinict is that this is going to be expensive to run? does anybody…
2 boilers in one house?
Looking to move house. One house we like has recently had an extension built. Instead of fitting a larger boiler they have kept the original boiler (looks reasonably modern, quite small wall mounted) and added a second boiler to service the extension part of the house. I thought this was a bit strange but they assured me…
Help! Penalties if I move from BG
Hi everyone I'd put off tackling changing supplier due to (a) a bad experience of moving supplier 4 years ago and (b) I signed up to BG Dual Fuel price protection 2010 last autumn. According to the Ts&Cs with BG, I'll have to pay a £49 penalty if I want to move from them (not even sure if that covers both or per utility).…
Ditch the B1tch
Living in the Portsmouth area, I suggest using Npower for gas and electricity bills, if possible NTL for phone, internet, and TV + family channel £38.00 my optional feature is topup on you telephone using this service you are charged £1.50 and national calls then cost 1p unlimited in my case I call international. I have…
£40 in 13 days on electricity!!! HELP
Hi, Had a shock the other day, was sitting in my flat and my electricity went. Checked meter and it had 26p on it. the reason i was shocked was because 13 days earlier it had £40 on it. Can't believe i have used £40 in 2 weeks. I live alone in a one bedroom flat and have a keymeter. Although i live alone i do do alot of…

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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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Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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