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Switching supplier
This is from the Carer's Network Bulletin New research by the Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia has revealed that hundreds of thousands of consumers who switched electricity suppliers last year, ended up worse off as a result. The research measured the accuracy of electricity consumer's…
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Credit from british gas
Hiya guys I hope this of some use. British gas came to check my meter without informing me of their intentions,and put a card through the door,so I rang to arrange an appointment.The day of the appointment came,they never turned up,another appointment was made,again a no show,the final straw was the snotty leter which said…
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pre-pay meters
I recently moved from a property which had a pre-pay electric meter and when I moved out got sent a bill for £25. When I called to tell Powergen I was moving and give them meter readings they never mentioned anything about an outstanding balance so I was suprised to get the bill and when I looked at the statements that I…
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HELP!!! New UNREGISTERED Gas Supply from 2003
We have been converting a former stable building into a dwelling over the past five years. The building was originally an annexe to another building which had a gas supply and the annexe shared this. We separated the title of the buildings and all the utilities, and had new independent utilities connected, (Council Tax,…
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How do i compare suppliers..
We are with british gas for electric and gas and apart from their dire service for our electric the bills seem quite good to me. We are in a new build and obviously with it being the winter period gone by i would have thought the bills would have been higher.. We pay £30 on a card each month and don't seem to go over it,…
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British Gas. How crazy is this?
I signed up for paper free bills with BG for Gas and Electricity and to my surprise, they sent me some energy saving bulbs. I don't like them but it but you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Guess what? This morning I had an electricity bill from them in the post, and to make matters more difficult, because I live in…
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Edf Remote Meters Offer
apologies if this has been raised b4 : Today EDF Energy called and asked me if I would like a new 'Smart' meter installed free of charge, with the backing of the Government. The purpose being that my new meter can be read remotely. the benefit to me is I won't get any estimates and will be able to see the units used, cost…
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What is the average electricity units per day?
I have searched on the internet and cant seem to find anything! We are currently using 18 units on the normal rate , and 4 units on the night time. We dont use a dishwasher,use tumble dryer maybe once a week(if that,try to dry as much on clothes horse/radiators when their on!) We have an immersion heater for our hot…
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Over Priced Bills Doing My Head In! EEK!
I live in a 2 bedroom flat, work 6 days a week 9am -5:30pm . some nights im not in at all. when i am in i use normal stuff etc. 1 TV, sky box etc.. I heat 1 room with an oil filled radiator which has a thermastat cut out.. my only source of power is electricity, i cook one a night usually less than 30 minutes. Go to bed…
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Powergen/e-on Customers Check Your Price Rises
Hi, Just got my electric bill from E-ON. The first thing that was a surprise was that on 8th Feb my prices had gone up as yet 16th March still haven`t had a letter from them telling me that the prices were going up, so much for customer service. My problem with them is that they state (info from this web site) that the…
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Bill Calculation / Profiling
Sorry for the techie question, and opening up a whole new can of worms, but does anyone know anything about this. I think the companies use it when they increase tarrif prices, to calculate what your meter reading(s) would have been if they had taken a reading on the day the tarrif rate changed. Some hotshot maths guy did…
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electricty per unit comparison
I am currently looking to change electrcity suppliers i have tried several different comparison sites and previously the majority would give different results, but now most of them are recommending EON. However, when i get a direct quote from EON online it states they can not beat my current supplier. It seems to me that…
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Can you set up DD with money owing?? S Electirc
Hello! just had my quartely bills through and rather alot being winter bills! just wondering at this point can set up monthly direct debits to cover bills plus bit on top or do you have to be all paid up before they will let you set them up?? i have been meaning to get round to setting up DD's !!! thanks
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Who can I believe?
Last week I went to a price comparison site to see if I could get a better deal than my current one with British Gas (for gas and electric) I put in my exact usage for the last year, and it indicated that E-on would save me just under £300 a year for the next 3 years. so I switched. Last night, British Gas rang me, as good…
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Past meter readings
Our latest electric bill arrived and was for £2900. After looking into it I realised that the bills have been estimated since we have lived here (18 months). I called npower to ask them for a list of readings, which they provided. The last accepted meter reading was 76342, (18 months before we moved in), 6 months later the…
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Past meter readings
Our latest electric bill arrived and was for £2900. After looking into it I realised that the bills have been estimated since we have lived here (18 months). I called npower to ask them for a list of readings, which they provided. The last accepted meter reading was 76342, (18 months before we moved in), 6 months later the…
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eon electic & gas bill problem
I went to set up new direct debit today after being convinced to go back to eon for beoth elec and gas. The person on the phone said i owed £978.00 and had to pay £456. a month to catch up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was with them from sept 07 - jan 08, paying £101.00 monthly direct debit for both. No-one is in my house all day, i…
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would like some help please in Reg: switching
Hi All I recieved my bill this morning from scottish power ( i have been with them for 5yrs & have been paying DD of £69 per month Last month i was rather chuffed with myself as it was the first time i was in credit ! however bill this morning has gutted me as they have put my monthly payments up to £84.00 telephoned them…
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Just had a letter off N-power informing me of my bills going up.
We have been in this house a year and have been paying £65 a month since we moved in for both gas and leccy. Just had a letter telling me that the the payments are going up to £155 a month! £90 rise. :mad: We have 5 radiators in the house (3 bed semi [only one double radiator]) but one dosent work. We do have a back boiler…
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Southern Electric - lovely customer service and money back!
Just called Southern Electric about my gas and electric bill. Got through in 1 minute. They reduced my elec. bill to £27 a month and gave me £120 back as I was in credit. And the girl at the other end of the phone was very curtious to talk to. Big thumbs up from me :)
