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Fitting Of A New Electric Meter
my electric company rang yest,and said they are comming to change my meter,as the other one is too old.Im petrified that im gonna be ripped off somewhere along the way.Ive read so many stories about people then have an enormous bill,after the change over.What can i do to minimise the risk of this happening to me.Im sure i…
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Pre-pay Thief
My problem is with my prepay meter i use to pay for my Gas. It removes 34p every day. This happens whether i use Gas or Not. I know no Gas i being used because the meter reading remains the same and there definately is no Gas leak. A recent change of meter (unconnected with my original problem) still removes 34p per day…
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Southern Elec - I HAVE BEEN STIFFED please help
Good morning all, I think I am being screwed over by southern electric.. however i seem to notice some errors with money supermarket... Last week I made a guesstimate and the the website said British Gas can save me £350/year. however when I entered the correct details it showed exactly the same saving. My question is…
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E.CON or E.on Economy 7
I think E.CON is the correct name to use. I started with the YEB then it became Npower. My total units for a year around 12547 of which 10409 are night units, so night unit cost is the most important to me. Npower around last August were night 4.340p. Powergen /E.con were on their plan 2.44p day rates quite high but teir…
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Scottish Power Price Rise - nearly 100% in 12 months!
I am really fed up. Just over 12 months ago I was with Powergen who decided to up my standing order from £69 a month to £100 a month for dual fuel. I followed the rules on this site to check out the best deals and changed to Scottish Power who reduced my standing order to £65 a month. Over the last couple of years we have…
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Dodgy meter (or just too much gas)?!
Hi. We moved into a new 2 bedroom flat last summer. Previously we lived in another (new, rented) 2 bedroom flat. Now, we have just received a large bill (much larger than usual) and looking into the details it seems our gas usage is between 2 and 3 times higher. Old flat: 50 units / month average New flat: 125 units /…
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OfGem Announces Investigation into NPower
Sorry if someone else has raised this, but i thought it might be of interest to some of the forum members: http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2008/04/has-your-ener-1.html The above reports Ofgem's decision to investigate allegations of misselling by NPower.
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changing suppliers questions
Hi, I have never changed my energy suppliers before, so i am still with southern electric and British gas. If i change will it be best to do dual fuel or keep them separate? I have been on the comparison sites and British gas energy 5 came out with the best savings. They have not got a good customer record and it would…
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Whatever happened to PriceFix 2008???
Just got a letter from Southern Electric today to tell me that my electric charge is going up from April :eek: but as I'm on PriceFix 2008 I didn't think it applied to me until December when the cap ended. Can anyone shed any light on this?
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£30 per week arrears for Gas & Elec
We have got into bother with paying gas and electric with Scottish power by direct debit and they have insisted we have prepayment meters installed, ok fine, I know they are more expensive but... the problem is they are saying that they will be set to reclaim £31.00 per week of the debt for the gas and electric. they say…
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New central heating system - how much??
We're in Somerset and need to install a new central heating system from scratch as it's an old house that had nothing. Getting gas supply run in, and now need to get some plumbers in to give us quotes for a new system. It's a 2 bed bungalow with just 1 large open plan living/kitchen room plus bathroom, so in total only 4-5…
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BG nightmare continues
Just over 18 months ago, we moved house. BG took over 6 months and an energywatch complaint to send us our final bill correctly. We paid it and then a couple of months later, got a second final bill, detailing our payments and stating we were owed a refund due to overpayment. We rang them, puzzled. Theya ssured it was…
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Beware Scottish Power Fixed Price 2011
Im just coming off my last fixed deal and received the latest mailshot for fixed price 2011 and like the last deal it promises prices will not rise but unlike my previous deal it does not promise if prices fall those on the new 2011 deal will fall too so I have decided to go back to the standard online pricing with…
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Moving into New-build House
Hi I'm about to move into a new-build property in Shropshire and am not sure how to a) get myself connected to gas and Electricity and b) which supplier(s) to choose. The problem with choosing supplier is that every time I try a comparison web site (Moneysupermarket, Uswitch etc) they need a current supplier. As there…
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Immersion heater Leave on or turn off
Hi I have an immersion heater with electric timer using Horstmann 7 - my question (may be a stupid one) is should I turn this off when not in use i.e. during the day when everyone is at work to save electricity or should i leave it on? (or is there no difference)? Sorry if its a daft question !!!!
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Utility chages increase
Does anyone know how much gas, water and elec have gone up over the past year.. I do laundry for gain and I am not sure that I am making any money!!:confused: Efi
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Who to complain to?
Back in November / December time, I got a call from British Gas Business asking if I wanted to switch over to them (it was a Friday). I listened to the sales spiel, agreed to the transfer, and was given a 7 (or is it 9) days cool-off period. On Tuesday I called my provider who said they'd match the rates so no need to…
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n power dual now cheapest in E. Yorkshire ???
having dual fuel.. online .. etc ... scottish power has been cheapest in e yorkshire for some years now ... atlantic being very close . Neighbour mentioned yesterday he was busy changing to n power ... so i checked the various comparison sites and they indeed show N Ppower "sign online dual fuel" .. as being about 7%…
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Powergen/Eon exit fees
I have switched from Eon to Southern Electric for both my Gas & Elec. Eon state that my discounts of about 19% won't be applied to my last bill. This effectively is an exit fee and in my opinion is an attempt to disuade anyone leaving. Has anyone else had discounts removed in this way and any success in having the…
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Eon Prepayment Problem
I have recently changed gas and electricity suppliers from Eon to Ebico, both were on a prepayment meter, Today i have recieved final bills for both, both in debit, May just be me but how can I owe them money when I was on a prepayment meter for both? Thanks in advance Chris
