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Gas Usage query
Hi, Our last 2 quarterly Gas bills have shown us using 81 units a day on average, i don't know if this the normal/typical use people get, we live a detached 4 bed house, 4 of us all together, and use gas for heating and cooking. We do heat water up alot-maybe 3hrs a day, but hardly use the central heating, in winter was…
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Scottish Power .......... DESPERATE!!!
Just paid a visit to Quidco and see that they have an offer of £92.00 Cash Back for Scottish Power!!! Is it me or are they DESPERATE? I recently Swapped-Back from Scottish Power to Eon, when they put their prices up and last week I received a call from them (Scottish Power) trying to get me to stay, in fact pleading with…
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Problems with Scottish Power?
Hi, I joined Scottish Power last july and payment with direct debit. I recently got a bill which was thousands out from my meter reading and i have been trying to get in touch with them about it, it is for gas and i tried logging in online calling them, was put on hold several times and cut off. Today i finally got through…
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Electricity pole in garden...is "rent" payable?
Hi, I am hoping someone can help as I have googled this but have come up with nothing that seems relevant. I rent my home, in the garden there is an electricity pole. I have heard that rental for this may be payable from the electricity company, is this true or an urban myth?? How would I go about sorting this out should…
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2 Supply numbers
I started the online switch to E-on thru Uswitch and everything appeared to be going well until I received a letter from Scottish Power (current supplier) who informed me that as E on doesnt have all my supply numbers the switch has been cancelled. E on have just called and said that they cant switch due to the 2 supply…
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Eon Transfer
I applied on line to transfer to E.ON on the 12 February but have never heard anything them. However when I used a price comparison site on 12 Feb it said I could save over £100. When I tried again last night it now says I would be £80.00 worst off. As I have heard nothing I am now hoping they have never received my…
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Is my electricity meter wrong?
Hi there, in June 2007 for electricity bill from EDF for £510 for the quarter, got one hell of a shock and called them. They told me that we hadn't had actual meter read for a year so it was a catch up. I thought that was fair enough and paid the bill, then in Ocober got a bill for £220 and that was also an actual, so…
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New builds is this normal?
We moved in on the 9th of september 07 and up to today we still haven't recieved an electric bill, main prob is a fault?..calls we have made are: lots from the 9th onwards saying info will be sent out, i never recorded these a had no idea it would be so complicated 23rd of Oct- asked where info was AGAIN told sent...…
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British Gas Cold call cobblers
I was cold called by BG last night and after asking who I was with said they would definitely save me money if I switched to their tariffs. I got all the detail of the tariffs and discounts and re-checked them on the BG website this morning. Guess what - They would actually be £ 140 - £ 170 pound more expensive. It really…
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Switching supplier - any costs???
Hi - this might be a silly question, but if I switch from npower to British Gas for dual fuel will I have to pay any balance owing to npower first or will the outstanding amount switch to British Gas too?
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Electric Shower or Shower off Combi?
Out of interest, which will be the cheapest to run....a 9.8Kw shower or a shower ran off a combi boiler? The shower is used for about 45 mins a day.
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Little flashing Light On Meter
I have just done a quick test for what makes that annoying red light on your elec meter flash the most! 1. 9.8 KW elec shower 2. Kettle 3. Tumble Dryer 4. Fan Oven 5. 6 Halogen Downlighters 7. 9 year old fridge freezer 8. TV 9. PC
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Scottish and Southern
For those of you that have been waiting before switching here is the latest news. SCOTTISH & Southern Energy will increase its prices for domestic electricity by an average of 14.2 per cent and gas by 15.8 per cent from 1 April, it announced yesterday.
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EBI CO / Atlantic Electrical
Has anyone used them, any comments on them? Good and bad. There are on my list for possible switch from Scottish Power. Thanks!
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PLESAE CAN YOU HELP High Meter Readings?
I have been in touch with British gas who is our dual fuel supplier as I have been very concerned about how High our Electric Bills have been. They told me to take some readings every day and call them back, the Readings were done at the time intervals shown and are Below :- Day 1. 11am =33593 Day 2 11am =33606 Day 3 2pm…
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Renewal of Gas Supply - confused!
I have just got home and found a photocopied note from Southern Gas Networks and Morrison saying they will be removing the gas pipe to my property on Tuesday. The whole of my "frontage" is covered with slightly faded (but uniform/good condition) red tarmac, and the area leading to my meter (behind the garage door) is…
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Switching to Eon - crossed meters
Hi. I have recently put in place a switch from npower to eon for electricity. We have 2 Mpan numbers and the switch was all going smoothly. However, I have been on the phone to Eon today and they think there's a case of crossed meters. Ie, One of the Mpan's is correct to my address (and has been switched), however the Mpan…
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Just had my energy bill.Im confused!
Hi, I am afraid I dont understand anything involvingthe charges in my bill. For the last 18 months, we have been on at NPower, saying to them that their charges for gas simply cannot be right for what we were using, to the extent that we try not to use the heating and use an open grate in the lounge for the main source of…
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Check prices even if you don't want to switch
Although I had no intention of switching suppliers I used USwitch just to check out how much more I was paying with the recent price rises and was surprised to find that my supplier NPower was prepared to offer a me a lower rate than I was on. So I have 'switched' to the same company and still saved money! It's well worth…
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Is it better to have capped prices that are slightly higher?
I have been with Southern Electric for a long time now and have just decided to change to Scottish Power on their fixed price tariff. I will be paying slightly more on this but it will stay the same for four years. I am on a very tight budget and so am unsure which is best. If i go with N power on their standard tariff i…
