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Archives for August 2006

Ebico Economy 7
DAK the hours for their off peak night units please.
Cancelling a switch
ARRRRRRRRGGGGGG. My own fault - read the small print. I decided to switch and used a website to price up the options. I saw the rate I wanted and went for it. It was only after I had gone through the switch request that I realised that the price I had been quoted was based on my expected fuel consumption. I'm good with…
Atlantic fuel-premium rate number
after putting my gas/elec consumption into various web sites they all come up with Atlantic as the cheapest but I have just found out that if ever i needed to phone them its a premium rate telephone charge and its put me off a bit. Must admit its not very often i have to phone npower who i am with now but dont relish the…
Installing gas meter
Hi everyone, I hope to be completing on a property which has a gas supply but no gas meter. My question is, will I incur a cost to have a meter installed, and if so, how much would it cost. Can anyone install it or does it have to be British Gas? Thanks to anyone who can help.
EDF Energy GAS BILL Please suggest
Hi All, Its a long story,please help suggest me on this. I had struggled a lot intially to find out my supplier as I have not given any info from my landlord. Atlast I felt into the hands of EDF Energy. On one fine morning they send across a bill which shows a figure of 650 Pounds. I spoke to them and written a covering…
Beware £500 electricity bill, dont end up like me act now.
On Saturday morning I recived a correctly read electricity bill for £490.14, Checked the readings everything was correct. Once I calmed down I became logical and reasonable. Both hubby and I had worked for East Midlands Electricity albeit 10years ago. Hubby is an electrician so we do have a lot of lights. He is always…
EBICo Gas prices
Hi, I am currently deciding as to whether or not I should switch my gas and electric to EBICo. I would definately save on electricity, but when I used their calculator for Gas, my bill would have actually been a few pence higher than EDF (who I am with now), despite EBICo charging 2.55/kwh (inc VAT) and EDF charging…
2 years free electricity from Powergen
Hi, I have been having an ongoing nightmare with Powergen ever since I switched to them just over 2 years ago. They never gave me an account/customer number and never set up my direct debit. I didn't receive any bill after the first quarter either so I started phoning them every month to try and get it sorted. After a few…
saving energy is now becoming obsessive!!
I have now found out from my supplier my average yearly useage and I am determined now to save energy (and also costs!) My gas bills are ridiculous and I admit I am a very cold person but I have now fin tuned my boiler for the hot water and am determined not to put the heating on until we cant stand it any more! I am also…
My current plan not listed with uswitch etc
We are currently with Scottish Power, who have recently upped our monthly payment from £66 a month to £98. I want to switch to a cheaper supplier, or at least look and see if there is one around. However, when I look on the uswitch or energyhelpline sites, the plan we are currently with isn't listed, so I can't make a…
Ecotricity Latest Prices
Just to confirm that the latest Ecotrcity electricity prices for both the "old" and "new" tariffs are live on https://www.energylinx.co.uk/fifteen. These new prices were launched today and effect the Eastern Electricity, East Midlands Electricity and the Norweb DNO areas. The take effect for new customers from today and…
Scottish Hydro Don't Listen
I moved into my new house 14 April and despite contacting Scottish Hydro 4 times now they have still not sent me account details nor a bill. Each time i give them my meter readings (gas + elec). Each time they will send me a bill within 10 days. Same again today - any suggestions on what to do to actually pay my bloody…
Help please for previous Money saving tip
Hello Would sombody be kind enough to send me the url of a previous money tip The tip was infromation regading unread Gas - Electric meters for a considerable amount of time - possibly breaking a contract -- refund this infomation was fairly recent Thank you for any help:j :j
Capped Gas Watch your Direct Debit Renewal
I had a letter the other day from British Gas congratulating me on being a customer and having capped my tariff this year there would be no increase in my gas prices. This morning I had a settlement letter for my direct debit and on their review they would be putting my monthly subscription up a massive 63%. I rang British…
Gas Calorific Value
I have recently switched to Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) from British Gas. When I received my first bill, I was surprised to see that SHE are using a calorific value of 39.5897 when converting my meter units to BTHU. British gas have always used 39.1 in all the years we been with them. When I called SHE yesterday to…
BG Green Fuel Click Energy vs. BG Click Energy
Hello Folks, I have browsed energyhelpline comparison website and came up BG as the cheapest alternative if I switch energy suppliers. I tried to read BG Green Fuel Energy vs. BG Energy. All I understand is that it is both an online and paperless account but don't really understand the difference between the two. Hope…
Are there competitors for Calor Gas?
My mum pays a huge bill of £120 per month for Calor Gas at her house (she lives in fairly remote countryside where there is no mains gas available so she has a Calor Gas tank in the garden), are there any competitors who can provide the same product at a reduced rate or can you suggest any other ways in which she could…
Switching from BG prepayment to credit meter
According to a comparison service I think I will save a little cash switching from BG key prepayment meter to credit, but it's hard to tell as my tariff may not be listed. 'May not' because BG tell me it is called the Economy 7 tariff but I do not trust this information. I have never seen a tariff with this name listed in…
Conflicting Quotes + Any Uk Call Centres?
Hi All, It's a minefield out there in utility switching land, but I'm plodding on regardless. However, I've used 3 comparison sites, as suggested on here: USwitch, UKPower, and Energyhelpline, and they're throwing up some differences by the same provider. I've tried to check the discounts offered, and they seem to be the…
energyhelpline.com not had cashback
I switched in April using energyhelpline.com to British Gas who appeared to be cheaper, together with a £42.50 cashback offer. I've not received anything and haven't got a response from energyhelpline.com Has anyone else had the same problem? David

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