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Faulty meter and estimated bills
Hi all, We left BG in January and switched to London Energy/EDF, which involved a saga of BG switching us back and so on. Anyway, we recently had an estimated bill from EDF for the electricity; it seemed high so we took our own reading and called them. Unfortunately, our reading was apparently lower than the initial…
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electricity usage for appliances
Not sure if this has been asked be4!! Is there a way to tell how much actual electricity an appliance actually uses? on some things it will tell you how many watts it is but is there a way to measure exactly how much electricity it uses? With the rises in electricity prices of late just trying to find ways around the house…
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Help - just had bill through...
I am with BG for both gas and electricity. Just checked my account now and the combined bill comes to £100 for both per month by direct debit. Do I look at switching now or stay put for a while? If this is the summer bill what on earth am I going to be paying in the winter? Time to go shopping for jumpers I think!
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Final Bill From Bg
At last this morning I received my final bill from BG - it took five weeks and several telephone calls, but now I have it and it is correct! I was expecting at least one phone call trying to persuade me to stay with them, but absolutely nothing. So from now on it is quarterly billing from Ebico and even though I know the…
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Increasing my DD
We moved house in January and stayed with Scottish Power ManWeb as they were the cheapest (for gas and electric), our DD increased from £55 per month for a 3 bed to £59.50 per month for a 4 bed, which they worked out for us. At the beginning of this week we had a letter through saying they were increasing our direct Debit…
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EDF dual fuel - they messed up!
now resolved
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Buying a house - utilities?
Hi, We are hoping to move into our new (new to us, 14yrs old) house in a couple of weeks. How can I find the cheapest suppliers - all the comparison sites need details entered of bills etc. We obviously have no idea what our bills will be to enter in these sites. We are moving from a very old flat with no gas and just…
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Installation of New Gas Supply
My friend is moving house. There is no gas supply in the property. Are there choices of companies that can install a new gas supply? Or, can only a National Grid company perform the installation?
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High electric bill
We have finally moved out of our rented place. I new build property with economy 7 heating. We have had 3 bills and all have what i class as very expensive. We occsionally used the dryer about 2 twice a week, never had the heating on once as it was alway roasting in the flat. Basically do these figures look right for a 2…
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My dispute with Npower goes on
Some of you may remember I've been having a dispute with Npower since April this year, which still hasnt been resolved :confused: Basically, Npower havent been recieving our readings for one of meters, as the meter readers didnt hold the correct serial number for the meter, so Meterplus couldnt enter the reading into the…
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Householders face an electric shock
ELECTRICITY users across the Midlands could owe several hundred pounds each because their meters are out of date. A special team of advisers has been set up by Powergen to contact householders to tell them they have fallen into debt because of outdated equipment and recent price changes. Shocked users are being told they…
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National v Local rates for Gas/Electric
This one has me baffled:confused: half an hour ago a young(ish) man visited us from behind his clip board and said that our gas/electric has probably been charged at THE national rate?? and if we wanted we could ACTUALLY reduce our bills by ABOUT 20%...Yeah...Yeah...Gimme some of that...How? says I. Well says he If you…
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central heating installation cost
I am trying to find out the average cost of a new gas central heating installation - 7 radiators and a condensing boiler. I've been quoted £5000 by British Gas....
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Signing up to paperless bills - House.co.uk
Hi all Thought it would be a good idea to go paperless billing for our Gas and Electric...save paper, save the world, and save 5 pound ! Signed up in March via house.co.uk - all ok... Had a bolt of lightning strike me yesterday as I couldnt remember paying a gas bill for what seemed like ages. No e mails or paper bills…
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Computers and Electricity Usage
Hi there. We switched to London Energy in May/June, and have already received a £22 credit on our bills. This is strange, as the bills with the previous supplier Powergen used to be a lot higher. the only thing that has changed though since mid-June is that my desktop computer has not been running at all (compared to 24…
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50" Plasma Screen TV Electricity Costs - Help!
Hi guys, I'm having a long-running debate with my Dad about saving money on our electricity bills, and I was wondering if anyone out there could help me? My Dad, like most Dads, has gone on at me for years about leaving lights on in the house, particularly at night, and bemoans the added cost to his bills that i cause him…
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BG Capping Direct Debit Discounts!!
Just noticed that BG are now capping the amount of discount they give for paying by direct debit. 'Gas customers paying by Monthly Direct Debit will receive a discount off their quarterly consumption charges of 10.3%, up to a maximum of £18.25 (includingVAT) per quarter. Discount received varies with seasonal consumption.…
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Economy 7
I've just moved into a rental place and found out it has economoy 7. I'm home all day and will shortly have a newborn at home as well. I've never had Economy 7 before, so I really don't understand it or what rates we are with (it's with British Gas for both). As I'm going to be using as much electricity (maybe even more)…
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British Gas "Fix then Fall"
Having seen this on TV now had Brit Gas salesman at door trying to promote this. As existing customer who already takes Gas and Electricity from Brit Gas was told the price for Gas would initially go UP by 1.6% then would be fixed then would FALL after 18 months !! But i though i'd read that British Gas cant put up their…
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Backdated Price Rise? EDF
I received a letter yesterday 7/8 from EDF telling me they were increasing their prices from 31 July. So for 1 week I have unknowingly been using electricity at a higher rate. This is in effect a back-dated price hike. Are they allowed to do this?
