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We All Pay Now
In The Beginning It was almost impossible for a consumer to work out which utility company provided them with the best tariff. So most didn’t bother and utility companies took advantage of that fact. So along came a comparison site and made it easy for us to change. Then came another, and another and still more! Subtle…
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Combined Gas and Electric from Powergen
I recently had occasion to check my bill thoroughly and discovered that I was only being given 8% discount instead of the promised 9%. In my case it only made about 66p difference, but if Powergen's calculations are set at 1% inaccurately, think of the money they will be making from all their customers together. I wonder…
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Finally got money from energy helpline
I did an online comparison for my gas and electric to find my cheapest supplier and then switched through the energy helpline meaning I should get £12.50 cashback (now £15). This was all in January and I read that you should receive your money within 2 months of switching. Well it is now September and I had still not…
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Npower - Third Price rise in 2006 - HELP
Hi, My dad who is a pensioner is with Npower and he is unhappy with the news of another price rise by Npower in October. They have stated that you can freeze your gas price until 2008 at the BG rate as at 1 March 2006. Has anyone heard about this and/or taken up the offer? I am trying to find the best and cheapest deal for…
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True or myth?
Please forgive if this has been asked before but I was talking to the nice lady at Scottish Power about the more than double increase in my direct debit::mad: and we got on to the subject of reducing the amount of gas and electric that you use. ie: turning off tv's and computer screens and not leaving them in stanby. My…
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Money saving myths?? Or not?
2 things have bothered me that could potentially save money, but I'm not sure how to work out, or they are just myths. Any ideas? 1) If you have an empty freezer, fill it with cheap loaves of bread to save on electricity. 2) If you are boiling a pan of water, boil it first in the kettle to save fuel. Now they might be…
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Liability to pay for escaped gas?
My daughter recently moved house and had her gas boiler, but not gas fires, serviced by Powergen before the supply was turned on. She later discovered that the pipe to one gas fire had been leaking gas outside the house since she moved in and turned on the gas supply. (It seems to have been incorrectly disconnected by…
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Newbie to this, please bear with me.
Hi, I have been reading the site for some time but have just started to put some of the money saving tips into practice. Why the wait? - heaven knows!!! Anyhow am now determined to whip my finances into shape. Anyway I am looking into switching my gas and electricity, Gas is currently with Utillity warehouse which is paid…
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over estimated gas bill
My gas supplier has drastically overestimated my bill and charged me accordingly, is it worth complaining , or just accept it as I would have effectively bought future gas at todays price.
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Two tier charging system
I'm sorry if this has been asked boefore, I've checked through but didn't find anything. How is that the companies have all changed over to two tier systems ofr both electric and gas? I had no explanation from Pwoergen when this changed and I'm a bit cross as my usage is quite low I hardly use any Kwh at the lower rate?…
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Utilities - switch not simple!
I recently changed from Scottish Power to NPower via https://www.switchnsave.com in March this year in an attempt to reduce my direct debit charges which had increased by over £20.00 a month for a dual account. It has actually become a right nusiance because the electricity account has been messed up and it has not been a…
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Help on comparison sites and Powergen please..
I'm having so much trouble with comparison sites. Currently with Powergen online since 2005 but the comparison sites no longer appear to show two rates for powergen (except UKpower??). I calculated out my years KWh in gas and electric to make it most accuarate but..... UKPOWER ONLINE Claim I currently spend £908 (they show…
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BG Homecare HUGE price increase
I'm not sure where I should be posting this, please move it if it should be somewhere else. I have been a BG Homecare customer for a year now, I am on the Homecare 200 plan and was paying £16/month, I got a letter today from them saying that my monthly premium would jump to £18.50/month, that is a 15% increase compared to…
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Please advise - Gas & Electricity Amateur
Hi All, Don't post on this board very often, but I have just moved into a new flat with my partner and would like some clarification about our gas & electricity setup. It seems our supply (for both gas & elec) is controlled by Southern Electric. I spoke to them today and gave them both meter readings. The lady said that…
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Any heating engineers able to advise?
Hope I have posted this in the right section. I have just received a survey report for my new house purchase. It advises before exchange that I get a heating engineer to inspect the central heating system and boiler for its efficiency and capacity to heat the house. Are there any minimum requirements for the number of…
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can i keep switching?
Just thinking about switching to BG for gas and electric, I would be on the green click energy tariff which would save me approx £179.00 per year, but ive also ready that this green click energy tariff will revert to the standard charges at the end of 2006. So if I switch now, is there anything stopping me from switching…
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Switched to npower
Durinbg my switch to npower i asked the question " Is there any increases in the pipeline" No came the answer. 14 days had gone and so had my cooling off period and guess what, Yes they hike there prices. Martin is there anything i can do or complain too? But i know one thing i will be with them 28 days and i will then me…
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Unit prices for gas and electricity
Just out of interest what unit prices do people pay for their gas and leccy? Unfortunately I am unable to switch providers as there is only one provider for each over here, but I am interested to know how the prices compare to what other people are paying. Gas - 6.2030 Electricity - 11.04 Prices just seem to rise…
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Business Utilities - how to find cheapest
I help out at a charity that owns and operates a youth club in north manchester. We are currently supplied for gas and electric by the old local boards. How do I find the the cheapest options for us. Most of the websites seem to target domestic consumers. Thanks
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Changing gas calorific value on bills
I've been looking through my last few BG gas bills. In the conversion from gas units to kWh, can anyone explain to me what the calorific value is and why it changes. My current bill states When we work out your bill, we convert your gas units into kilowatt hours as follows: units used x [2.83] (for metric conversion - omit…
