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Archives for March 2008

Electrisave - Anyone got one?
I would like to try and reduce my electric bill. At the moment I am with EON. I do not understand the different tariffs and which one would be the cheapest and we always seem to be in debt with EON. I am looking for other ways of reducing our bills and have started to switch off most of the equipment before I go to bed…
Switch before the term and lose your discount?
Hi All, Is the discount that you see on the comparison sites based on staying with the supplier a year? So if you moved supplier you would lose the discounts being offered. Do I have this all wrong? I have compared the units and although there is a little saving its not very much! Cheers. Sparky
OH MY GOD £380 bill
We have just recieved a £380 elec bill for this quarter. We work full time and only really in during the evening and weekends. We dont have gas which is why i can appreciate it may be higher that usual but surely this must be a mistake? We have economy 7 which is crap because the water is never fully hot so we do use the…
Comparison sites: same data different results!
:cool: I currently have NPower as my electricity supplier and E-on as my gas supplier. On the comparison sites, Energyhelpline is showing "E-On Energy Online Extra Saver 6" as my cheapest supplier for duel fuel, saving me £255 annually and yet both Moneysupermarket and Uswitch show "NPower Sign Online 10" as being the…
Questions about standard E7 Meters
HI, ive just had this E7 meter fitted, ive switched from having E7 with an afternoon boost and have a couple questions that have arisen after having this new meter for a couple of nights. 1) my old E7 afternoon boost meter used to start charging the nite storage heaters at 1.30am until about 7.30, Then obviuosly another 2…
Economy seven
My house is a 3 bed semi and I only use electric as our village does not have gas. I have just put my payments up to £130 a month, but i am not sure they will cover the soaring prices. I do not heat water anymore in my emersion heater because of expense. So at night the electric usage is for the storage heater, dishwasher,…
Switching? BG or SP!
Hi with 'Atlantic' at present on comparison sites 'British Gas Click Energy' & Scottish power' come up as tops, not sure of any more increases or which is best also for customer satisfaction. Always thought BG were the worst? Also unsure about going for Capped/Price Freeze Tariffs ? Appreciate any help/comments before I…
Can i not change supplier till debt paid off...
We have not had an elec bill for 7 months (new build) after many rows and pestering a call from the MD of british gas said it was all sorted..bill in post etc..last week and still not got..anyway he has put our monthly payments up to £55 instead of £30 as we have to pay the old bill off and current..am i right in thinking…
Are BG that bad?!
My first post after lurking for quite a while :cheesy: I am finally looking forward to changing electricity supplier (No gas as on Oil). On all the searches British Gas are by far the cheapest but on looking at the dreadful reviews I am really concerned about changing to them!
High Gas Usage
Hi all My girlfriend and I are using a lot of gas at home, around 50kwh per day and would like advice on getting this down. Our house is heated by a combi boiler, but we don't have a room thermostat - we just have a timer and thermostat on the boiler itself. I've bought a room thermostat and intend to get it fitted in the…
Gas transfer
I was wondering if there are minimum ties with gas/elec companies? I signed up to scottishpower 6 months ago but now want to switch my gas to npower as it's cheaper but keep the electricity with scottishpower, is this possible/allowed? Do i just sign up to npowers tariff for gas and that will be transfered? Or will it not…
Scottish Power transfer
I applied on the 12 Feb via one of cashback sites to have my gas and energy transferrred to e.on. At the time of the application via the internet it said I would receive a welcome pack from my new supplier in 3 weeks and switch should be complete within 6 weeks. However to date I have never heard from e.on. Would you think…
Gas charges seem fairly high????
Hi there I wondered if anybody could tell me if they think I'm paying a reasonable amount for my gas. I moved into a two bedroom house with one other person last October, and up until now have been paying £51 per month to Scottish Power for both gas and electric. I input my meter readings online, and after having just…
Help please
Hi there all I have gas arrears of £306, I have lost my job in Jan 08, still waiting for benefits to be sorted so only getting child tax creditd of £90 per week. Rang N-Power and explained this and asked for a meter to be fitted so i can control the debt and pay for what i use in the future They said that i had asked in…
Clubcard Points...Worth the price difference ?
Hi all We are currently with E-on for our Electric and NPower for our gas In a 28 day period we used 285 units of leccy and 85 units of gas Now e-on are NOT the cheapest and nor are NPower , i dont think But what i was wondering , should we swop our Gas to E-On as then we will earn more clubcard points , i just wondered if…
Electric and Gas
I am with southern electric for my electric and gas. Is this the best company or should i go with different companys for electric and gas
Eon vs Swalec
I have been with Eon (Powergen) since last June on the Energyonline Extra Saver Tariff (Dual Fuel) and have been paying monthly by direct debit (£36) and I have been quite satisfied with the service that they have provided. Currently Eon's tariff is 19.41p for the 1st 104kWh use and 11.26p for secondary units used on…
Eon vs Swalec
I have been with Eon (Powergen) since last June on the Energyonline Extra Saver Tariff (Dual Fuel) and have been paying monthly by direct debit (£36) and I have been quite satisfied with the service that they have provided. Currently Eon's tariff is 19.41p for the 1st 104kWh use and 11.26p for secondary units used on…
Ebico
recently changed ny gas and electricity to ebico, due to change over on 4 april, recieved a letter this morning from southern electric saying i am changing to them! Are they the same company as ebico?? or has some dodgy salesman changed my supplier without my knowledge?
cancelling
hello, first timer here my stupid girlfriend has switched online without my permission and i've looked into what shes done - put in wrong info etc on what type of tariff. what do i do. i dont wanna change. she said there was a 7 day cancelling agreement. also the email address she gave them was her works which she wont hav…

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