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NPower want to double my direct debit!!
Hi I have recieved a letter from NPower saying my d/d is to surge from £65 to £110 a month!! To be honest I am struggling to pay the current arranglent. I have an outstanding balance of £320 as they failed to bill me for a year, so I am paying that back in arrears. They now say because of rising fuel costs they have to…
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Champagne from uswitch.com?
On recommendation from here, I did a price comparison for our Scottishpower fuel prices on uswitch.com. As a result, I moved from them to NPower. I also used Martin's link, entitling me to a free bottle of champagne. This arrive about a month ago, and then, about an hour ago, another one was delivered!! :j but :confused:…
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British Gas Blip!
Just wanted to let you all know what happened to me today. Was checking my current account against my Microsoft money today (like any good money saver should) when i realsied that BG had taken £48 DD out of my account when my normal monthly payment is £28. Gave them a ring and waited god knows how long to speak to a…
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Fixed Price offer by EDF
Hi, I've had a fixed price offer from EDF, fixing my prepayment electricity meter rates (no gas) untill 2010. What they don't tell you in the letter, but they do on the web site, is that there is an additional charge of something like £1.10 a month. Would this be a good deal? cheers, nick
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storage heater/economy 7 queries
This may sound like a stupid question but how do storage heaters know to come on at night time? Do they have an internal timer? Does the change in electric supply for normal to ecomomy 7 trigger them? I have storage heaters and i find them to be quite expensive (electricity bill is £50-60/m in winter in a one bed flat with…
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Is electricity cheaper at night?...
...Or is that an urban myth?! I try to run my dishwasher etc at night time because our electricity bills are horrendous, but I don't know if it really makes a difference?
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How do i find existing gas/elec supplier
Hi Just moved to my new place and i'm trying to work out who the existing suppliers are. Been asking the EA but he is not getting back to me. Is there a way i can find out myself. Cheers
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outage
can you get compensation for an elec outage? if so how thanks
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First home - advice please
BF and I are just about to move into our first home. Do we have to set up gas & electric with whoever the previous owners had first before switching to the cheapest supplier, or can we get connected straight away with the cheapest? Similarly with the phone (although I know that's a different board), do we have to be…
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Economy 7 (electric) - how much could we save?
Hi, My partner and I have recently brought our first house together and both the Leccy and Gas are unfortunately with British Gas at the moment. We'll be looking to change supplier once the market evens out a bit but in the meantime I'd like to know how much we could save if we got economy 7 into our house. Also, would…
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Npower to British Gas, are they as bad as each other?
I recently bought my first place and decided to swith electricity supplier. The outgoing supplier, NPower sent me an estimated bill for £24 which, after reading the meter, should have been more like £6. I've made numerous phone calls to both suppliers and instigated a handover "dispute", a common practice. British Gas lost…
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Uswitch / Countrywide weirdness
Hi, this is my first post; thought it was time to add something instead of just leeching information! I dig this forum; it caused me to spend all day yesterday in a major offensive against utility companies. So thanks to all for your wisdom. Anyway, not sure whether this should go here or the mortgage forum, you'll see…
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Duel Fuel
Some while back I remmember reading a post advising against having both gas and electricity from the same supplier. Does anyone remember or know anything about it ? Best regards Mike
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Claiming back credit from British Gas?
I’ve recently switch from British Gas to Powergen. Took almost 4 weeks for everything to be sorted and am happy things went. :j I notice from my bill that I have credit from BG, and was wondering the best way getting this back. I’m I suppose wait or chase this up? Anybody had any experience of this with BG? :confused: Any…
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BG have overcharged me and don't seem bothered - HELP!
This is complicated and going to be long-winded but please bear with me and see if you can help. We have bg for gas and electricity. we have pre-payment card/key for both. In May the electricity key was refused by two terminals and we were advised to contact bg for help. We phoned them and explained and they promised a new…
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any body knows or who has the new fix fall from bristish gas
Would you like some peace of mind in a volatile energy market? The good news is that with Fix and Fall from British Gas, if you fix both your gas and electricity prices at our new September rates, there'll be no more price rises for over two years. And even better, we guarantee at the end of next year your energy prices…
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HELP! The electric board has blown up my house!
Earlier in the week a lorry brought down power lines near my home. This resulted in a power surge that has destroyed every piece of electronic equipment in my home that was switched on or on standby, ie tv, dvd, freezers, fridges etc etc. I have contacted my electrical distribution company YEDL and they have told me I have…
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new electricity customer
hi there, can anyone tel me how to find the cheapest electricity provider. I have not had an account before, so the switching companys cant do a comparison. this is all confusing, because i dont want to get ripped off. many thanks to anyone who can help me tonk:confused:
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Why is it so much?
Just been reading the dfw board and seen people who pay £30 a month each to gas and elec being told thats too much. We pay £76 a month for electricity and £60 for gas!!! I don't get it? Its summer, the heatings not even on.. We are on Npower btw
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Help - is there an easy formula for calculating my gas bill ?
Hi Sorry if this is already on the board somewhere - I'm new here :) After having very high bills this last quarter, I am trying to keep an eye on how much my bills on a weekly basis so I don't get such a shock again. I'm fairly ok with the electric reading, although I seem to be charged at two different rates and not sure…
