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Archives for May 2008

Switching provider question?
I'd love to take advantage of some of the latest offers, but unsure how it works! I'm with British gas for both electric and gas and pay £35 and £45 by direct debitt per month. We are behind after the winter bill, although we always catch up in the summer. (this system really annoys me as we were refunded some money a few…
Warning! Npower fix for free, information incorrect by c.s
Warning, please check your tariff rates if you've switch tariffs on fix for free. Received my tariff rates for electricity and basically, I've been mislead/ mis sold or just plain lied to by operative at NPower( No suprises there after reading gas scuplt thread) The new rates for electric alone would have increased my…
Hidden Charges
I have just had a bill from british gas for my electric bill on hidden charges for my pre payment meter. I had a pre payment meter installed on 5th April 2006 and left them on 31st March 2008. I wasn't told i would be charged for using my meter which was in the terms and conditions which you have to ask for by the way so a…
For Us Newbies A Breakdown Of The Terminology Pls!!
I am sure there are many newbies on this board who are finding things a bit confusing at the moment! I came on and now find myself bombarded with terms like fixed price, standard pricing? Can anyone give us a fairly basic explanation of these terms and possible a quick explanation on what to look out for when doing a…
Gone Capped...
I have just finished checking out a few different Energy Suppliers and have decided to stay with N.Power. They incially told me I would have to pay 7% on top if I wanted to be capped until 2011, but on speaking to them today, that didn't seem to be the case? I agreed to finally come out of the shadow of the quarterly bill…
I`ve read so many pages of gas and electricity questions I now have brain ache!
Thought sitting here and reading up on all the questions and answers would be a good starting point but sorry to say I`ve confused myself even more. Just got current bill from British gas and they are putting our DD up from £42 to £74 (it seems we still owe £151.93 so this has to be taken into account at £13 a month and…
New House, No Bills, Which Supplier???
Hello Everyone Sorry if this is a really stupid question but I'm looking for some advice about gas and electric switching. We have just brought a probate house and all I know is that we are with British Gas and Southern Electric. Looking at old bills is not an option as 1) we don't have any 2) we are installing central…
You heard it here first!!!
Hi All, Just to let you know that the deal that Martin was on about finishing on Monday was E-on's Price Protection 2009. But it is not actually finishing?! Now what really is happening is that they are keeping both Price Protection 2009 and there Energy Saver 1 but increasing the rates. Energy Saver 1 which gives you a…
Gas and Electricity forcing the price down!!
HI all not posted for a while in light of the price rises ive now switched to 2011 price fix with npower, so my bill is enevitably going up!! recently though i have invested in some money/energy saving measures of my own: A ewbank ( I now only ever vaccum the house once a month) a powerless mower and clippers for the lawns…
Is it worth capping for only 18 months?
I'm in East Midlands and currently with EON on their dual fuel Energey online tariff. From the comparison sites doesn't look like I save much at all by switching so I've been looking at the capped rates, trouble is the best one available to me is E-On's and it only caps until Oct 09 - is this still worth it?
Ist Time Switching help
I'm moving into a new property for the 1st time and am confused with all these tariffs. I have 2 quotes I'm mulling over: NPower - capped Gas 6.38 KWH 2.195 above 4572 Elec 14.02 KWH 12.90 KWH + free boiler cover When I phoned ScottishPower they have quoted fixed till March 2011 Gas 2.4 KWH (9.9 standing charge per day -…
Just a Quick Question RE Proof of Payments
Hello all. Just a quick question really. I paid part of an electricity bill with a cheque when I was a student in a shared residency and would like a piece of paperwork from my bank confirming that 'a cheque for amount x was paid from account y to recipient z on date xyz'. I'm with Barclays. Can such a 'proof of cheque…
Virgin Switcher - Please guide me!!!
Hi, I've never looked into switch supplier but since bills are rising I thought I'd give it a go, especially when martin's email states its the last time to switch to a capped rate when prices are expected to rise 15%-45% in the next few years. I'm currently with Swalec (scottish and southern or something) and only have…
Stay with BG or switch to a capped/fixed supplier ?
Looking for some advice please I have gas and electricity paid through direct debit on the British Gas Essentials tariff My gas usage over the year i have figured out at 14,067 kwh, still trying to figure out my electricity over the year :embarasse (Does anyone know a good on-line calculator? ) I was wondering if it would…
Should I switch to Scottish Power's capped Tariff
Hi, I am brand new to the forum. I have posted this as normally I can get the answer I need via other peoples messages but not this time. I'd be so grateful for any advice I am looking at whether to switch my dual fuel standard account from EDF to the capped rate with Scottish Power which is guaranteed to 20011. I have…
economy 7 times ?
had a looksee in search and cant seem to find this info , im after the economy 7 times , i tried phoneing british gas but after 20 mins i decided lifes to short , i tried there site whilst on the phone and drew a blank , my elec bill doesnt have the info so im stuck once again with doing the 3 hrs phone call so has anyone…
Renting a property + expensive fridge
Hi all, Firstly, apologies if this should be in the renting forum instead of here, I was torn between which one and ended up on the utilities forum... Anyway, I rent a 2-bed flat with my OH, we've been here nearly a year now and are debating staying here another year. We were originally set to stay here for a max of 12…
Scottish power - cappped energy tariff
Thanks to Martin I called scottish power to enquire about a capped product. They informed me that their department (telephone) can no longer offer a fixed price product since last Friday - however - it is still available online!!! Prices capped til feb 2011, you can change tariff whenever you want with no penalties. I've…
Scottish & Southern warn of possible price increases.
From todays Telegraph. "Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has warned its 8.5m customers that they face a possible hike in gas and electricity bills. The company, which provides power to consumers in Scotland and southern England, said that higher wholesale prices meant that it may have to pass them on to customers. Ian…
refund if on benifits? question
not sure if ive posted this question in the right bit of the forum martin mentioned this morning on gmtv about perhaps getting a rebate/refund from the utility companies if on benefits. can anyone advise please or point me in the right direction thank you linda

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