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Conversion factor in gas bills
Can anyone explain to me why there is a gas conversion volume value in the BG gas bills - my simple knowledge of gases equate to - gases have a volume which is measured in either litres of m3 - which is what my gas meter measures. No one from Bg can explain why and as a scientist -I can't see any reason except to boost the…
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Why do they do this?
"We're sorry you're planning to leave ScottishPower in the next week or two. For your protection, access to your online account will only be available for a limited time from the date of this email, usually one to three weeks. This is in line with when your supply is expected to transfer to your new supplier." Thats damn…
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Advice Re switching & cashback
Good Morning Energy [SIZE=-1]efficianadoes, I'm after a little advice here.. Currently with EON for Dual Fuel both PP meters, which I cannot change due to my Recent Bankruptcy and I have not got the funds available to pay a hefty deposit that would probably be needed to change to Credit meters- so Im stuck with PP. Ive ran…
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Night Storage or Oil Central Heating
Hi there , we are currently converting / extending our attached garage into living accommodation for my father who is 86 years young . The area will be 24ft x 14ft - open plan with an enclosed wet room. We currently have Oil Central heating and the plan was for 4 radiators on a separate zone. With the price of oil :mad:…
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switching when you owe!
i have my gas and electric with separate companies. i did some investigating several months ago and i know i can get a better deal by switching. but i am quite behind on payment with npower. can they refuse to switch until i have settled up or will they allow the switch to go through and then chase with a closing bill?…
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£360 Gas Bill for winter quarter - Normal???? (Southern Elec)
Hi, We have just got our gas bill through the post from the end of november to the end of feb for just over £360 !! This seems absoloutely enormous? We have a large, old semi-detached house with 4 bedroms, 2 baths, living room, dining room and a large glass-fronted entrance room that used to be an old off license... no…
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Moving home when you owe the supplier
Hey all I am going to be moving soon, and because of a billing balls-up I owe EDF about £200 for my combined account. When I move can I take my account with me without having to pay back the money? Also, can I change supplier and pay the money I owe them back on a repayment plan (i.e. £20 a month). With moving I'd rather…
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Switching Suppliers
Can I make a few suggestions to anyone thinking of changing suppliers. Please check that everything is correct with your current suppliers first! Make sure you are being billed on the correct meter. Make sure you have been billed correctly- check your meter readings-do not accept estimates. If you have had any meter…
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EON (Powergen) & £25 voucher
Hi I switched to EON recently and I'm sure that they said they would send me a £25 (M&S?) voucher within 35 days. I cannot find any reference to the offer in the paperwork and they deny all knowledge. Am I going mad or has anybody else heard of this offer? I remember making notes but I cannot find them and it is just a bit…
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Could this be right?
Ive just done the switch on my gas and electric.. and put my actual readings on the NPower website then a few days later i got a bill of £424 :eek: Which was a bit of a shock.. Now ive gone through my bills and ive worked out that i used about 300 cf between Jul 06 and Jul 07.. But between Jul 07 and now ive used just over…
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advice needed ref e-on electric pre pay meter charges
I recieved a letter today stating that i have an outstanding balance of £487.00!! this taking into account that i am on a pre paid meter. I phoned e-on and was told this relates back to 2005!! i was also told that nobody had been to my adress and reset my meter the reason for this was that i had not called and arranged an…
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NPOWER SCAMS featured on WATCHDOG 10/03/08, Email watchdog with complaints
With thanks, to a poster of an NPOWER thread, I learned that they are being featured on watchdog. I have a large number of complaints with them over the years, and identified the mal -practices that they have, as have others on this forum. I have personally identified / experienced below:1. During 2006 I believe they…
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British gas payment plan too high :(
hi i have messed up on previous payment plans with BG and they have now done me another one through me writing a letter to beg as didnt matter how many times i asked they wouldnt help, well they have decided i can have one now, but the payment plan offered to me is huge and once pay that i dont have no money for usual…
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electricity help / british gas
im with british gas and my electric is costing me a fortune, im sure they are over charging me as im getting charged over £35 per week which i feel is ridiculous as im only in a 2bed flat and its only me and my son (2yrs old) living here. my neighbours who are in the same type of property has said thiers cost between £5 &…
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Electricty from home Wind Power/ Kit suppliers?
Anyone using wind power yet at home or work? Have seen the kits at B&Q, seem a tad expensive, any other sources do please let us know! I hope we can compile a list here. Also were they easy to install/setup? I am keen to try it if it is feasible. :j
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Gas pre-pay Query Help Please
Can someone please check this for me- This was the reading I got today. I had a gas balance of 0.49p I put £6.00 on from my card The meter took £4.20 for debt Leaving me with £1.80 for Gas And a final total of £2.29 I was not on Emergency Gas and had nothing to pay back. I am only supposed to be having £2.90 a week taken…
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British Gas - Direct Debit Increases
Hi All, I'm new to the forum, so be gentle. We currently have both our gas and electricity supplied by British Gas, which we pay for by direct debit. In january our payments were as follows: Gas: £100 pcm (before xmas this was £70) Elec: £70 pcm (before xmas this was £40) We do not get bills as we opted for the paperless…
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can anyone help?
Could someone please read through my ''scottish power online'' thread any advice on what to do would be appreciated, CAB have been unable to make any sense of scottish powers calculations either so I don't know where else to turn.
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can sone please explain electricity prices p/kwh to me?
I have just gone onto UK power to try and save money by switching my electricity and gas. Gas isnt coming up that different, but electricity is; i am currently with Eon and pay £51 a month (£600 odd a year) their charges are primary unit rate 16.18p/kwh secondary unit rate 9.01p/kwh according to UK POwer British Gas would…
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Can they force me to have prepaidmeters?
Ok, I owe E.on, £338, for gas and electric, have missed some payments, but rang them today, offered £19 a week, the woman on phone said they want £27 a week, this would be a big struggle! And if i don't pay that, i would have to have prepaid meters installed! Now i am worried abt this, 2 years ago, when i moved in here,…
