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Help! npower Contract Issue!
Hi - this is on behalf of my parents, who are classed as a small business by npower. They have recently come to the end of a 5 yr contract with them, and have now been moved to a significantly more costly tariff. They claim they were unaware of the change, but in any case they dispute the contract start date.... here are…
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npower annual cashback due April 08, I'm moving house March 08....
Assuming as I won't have completed the full year I will not get the annual cashback applied? Or even 11/12ths of it? A little bit of me hopes they will do something, but then again being npower I guess they will just say tuff!! Anyone know for sure?
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From quarterly to DD
Not wanting to change suppliers because of the possible aggravation. I have decided to contact my current ones BG and powergen/eon and change to monthly DD from quarterly paper bills. Now I know that I could save 2 -300 pound going the whole hog but what would be the best option available to me doing it my way. Read my own…
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Massive first bill from nPower, am I right to query?
Hi, I recently received my first bill from nPower, £135 for a 40-day period. This is for a two-bedroom flat, no gas, boiler on all the time (might this be why its so high?), heating used for about 5 hrs a night I should think. The amount is based on an estimated reading for the move-in date but an actual reading for the…
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Where can I find out the latest gas and/or electricity unit price?
Is there any site that lists the unit price for gas/electricity per region/company? Instead of spending ages looking through all the different products on price comparison sites.
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SSE Estimated bill but they read the meter!
Good evening: Last week , the meter reader for SSE took readings for our gas and electric, today we received the gas bill (but no electric) and it had an estimated reading well under our actual reading. In light of recent stories about a rise in utility prices in the New Year is it possible that SSE is trying extract a bit…
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Relocation of gas and electric meter, HELP!!!
I am starting a loft conversion in my flat in 1 month and I need to relocate the gas and electric meter (around 3 metres) . My supplier is EDF and they said they need 6-8 weeks to change the gas meter (min. 275 pounds) and 16 weeks for changing the electric meter (min 700 pounds). This is mad!!!! They said that they are…
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Contacting British Gas - Is anybody out there?
Recently I had a red letter asking for payment of an invoice several months old. I guessed it was for the simple job of switching back on the gas supply following an annual gas inspection which noticed a missing knob from the cooker hob. After two months of asking for them to come back and return supply to hob they…
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edf energy
Hi guys Im a bit of a newbie here so please excuse if this is in the wrong place. My problem is with edf energy as follows Ive been with EDF for both gas and electricity for over a year or so but fell behind with the electricty and after many failed attempts to repay a set amount weekly eventually a rep came to the house…
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is there anyone currently with e-on??
Just reviewing the gas supply, (currently with southern gas) and e-on has quoted us a little bit cheaper, and was wondering f anyone has had any first hand experience with them, (sometimes if it the customer services are terrible its not worth switching if theres hassle in the future/jus look for another supplier) I…
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How many switches can I do?
I recently switched to Scottish Power cause they were cheap. Then within a month I switched to BG for the Quidco cashback. Now Scottish have put up £61 cashback on Quidco, so I'm going to switch back. My question is, how many times can I do this before I get blacklisted? Are they allowed to refuse to take me on, or do they…
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getting my elec meter checked?
Can anyone advise me if it is possible to get my electricity meter checked and if so how I go about it. I recently moved in to a 1 bedroom flat which has economy 7 heating and the bills seem extremely high especially when my flat isnt occupied during the day either Any suggestions?
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Npower "Super Tarriff meter" and my options to switch
hi, i`m on E7 with Npower on what they call a super tarriff, my meter has 3 readings one for day usage, one for night usage and another for heat usage. If i wanted to change suppliers are there many others that do this same 3 readings system as when ive been on sites such as uswitch they only bring up day and night…
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Comparison sites confusion
I only use Electricity & pay by a prepayment meter (which I prefer). I live in north London & am currently wit EDF. Ive been looking at a few price comparison sites for electricity, including on here, and they all give different figures with different companies being bettter for me! How do I know who to go with?! :confused:
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Npower messed up my bill - but keep sending threats!
I'm having major problem with Npower. I moved into my property in March this year, and it had a pre-payment electric meter. The first thing I did was to get this meter replaced (which took months). The top up card had Npower on the front so I assumed that the electric was with them. They said they would replace the meter,…
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8% back on bills you pay - couldn't be easier
Atlantic Electric has been running a kind of promotion. This is what they say on their website: "We are pleased to confirm that once you've been with us for a year, we'll give you an annual rebate and pay it automatically into your bank account. You needn’t make a claim or remember to do anything – simply leave it to us!*…
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Should we be able to get interest back ?
Hi all, After being told by BGas that we needed to increase our payments at the start of the year as our direct debit wasn't enough, we find ourselves quite nicely in credit with the gas and slightly in credit with the electric having switched it to a standing order and TELLING them what we will pay them instead of them…
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Red Flashing Lights on Electric Meter?
hi, just a quick question, i have two lights on my electric meter that blink at me, i understand that the quicker they blink the more electric you are using. one light seams to be for heat the other for electric. im on economy 7 My question is, are the blinks quantifiable? i.e how many blinks are there in a unit? does…
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Dehumidifier vs Tumble dryer
hello all, i have a ds who is incontinent (double) so i'm always washing around 2-3 loads a day, i have always relied on the tumble dryer in bad weather as its urgent to get this lot dried, this week i have bought an airer and a dehumidifier ( a good one) i have a small utility room, so i have set up my airer and keep the…
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Try to make a change?
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make gas and electricity free for the millions of people in the UK who are classified as living in 'fuel poverty' In Britain today more than 2 million homes are living in what is called Fuel Poverty. That is to say, the inhabitants spend more than 10% of their incomes on…
