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Scottish Power - NSC???
I am thinking of signing up for the SP fixed price until 2011. Should I go for NSC or otherwise? Any thoughts?
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Radiator fan
Hi,everyone,I was wondering if anyone uses a fan that sits on your radiator and sucks the heat up and then blows it into the room.It says the room heats up faster so the thermastat cuts off and this saves you money.I was thinking of buying one,it says they cost 50p a year to run.Our house is very cold and I thought it…
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Pre paid.??
Evening all. I have a pre-paid electric meter with BG and its currently costing somwere in the region of £60 a month..!!!:eek: What is the best way to get this removed and fitted with a standard meter, is it better to switch at the same time or just get BG to do it. Does it cost to have the meter changed. Many thanks.
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Comparison Sites For Gas And Electric Switching
Hi all I am thinking of switching my gas and electric to other providers. I am currently using a Pre Payment Meter, and wish to in future use Monthly Direct Debit. The only snag is this, some comparison sites will not give you any prices because they are not allowed to use pre payment details. :mad: Can anybody tell me how…
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Cardew - advice please!
Is it better to go for a plan with or without a standing charge? I am never sure about this. Why do they do the two, I find it confusing. I am sure you will be able to clarify this in simple terms for me. Many thanks.
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Thinking of changing to capped eon tariff
Hi i'm thinking of changing from npower to a capped tariff with Eon , says about fixed tariff to oct 2009 and then capped one to 2010 is there a difference between fixed and capped
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Help - Scottish Power Bill
posted this a while ago but no reply, hopefully someone in the know will see it this time! Hi all, i came on here a wee while ago and took plenty of advice, unfortunately i need some more now, i just received my bill (another estimate it says) but it has me oweing £36 to scottish power, they have though reduced my direct…
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Key meter bills
I have been on a key meter since 2003 and i have just changed my supplier to EDF from Npower and just recently had a bill from Npower saying that i owe them £116.42, and this morning i have in my hand a letter from a debt collecter requesting said amount on behalf of Npower, now i thought that having a meter is that you…
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40% Cheaper Gas !?
I used Martins recomended Switching site to investgate switching. I use very little Gas and Electric at the moment. British Gas came up cheapest for combined Gas and Electric. (Click 5). So I phoned Swalec to discuss my electric costs, get a refund of credit and switched to a 'no service charge' tariff, which they…
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British Gas chasing for £103 from 2 years ago
I wonder if anyone can help. I left British Gas in August 2006 and moved to Npower with no problems. However I keep getting letters from Robinson Way & Co chasing me for £103 which I apparently owe them. I can't find any bills saying I owe that amount and Robinson Way reckon they have sent various different people to my…
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Post dated price rise
I got a letter from Atlantic energy today stating that their prices were going up. Fair enough, but the letter said that the price rise was WEF 1st April 2008, which was 7 weeks ago. Can they do that?
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grrr... So Cross with British Gas!!
This is going to be a long post, but I am so cross!! We moved into our new home on 1 March, and the suppliers were British Gas, for gas and electricity. I duly rang them up to tell them I had moved in and gave them meter readings. I was then told by the girl on the phone that the previous occupants had applied to switch…
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Pilot light wont light on boiler
Hi all I've got an 80's vintage "Ideal Mexico RS55" gas boiler. I came came down the other morning to find my heating hadn't come on. I checked out the boiler to find the pilot light wasn't lit. I went through the lighting procedure but when I release the gas control knob after 20-30 seconds the pilot light just goes out.…
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Trouble with energy supplier npower
I am having problems with muddled bills and wrong amounts from npower. Staff are friendly when I ring up but nothing gets done and I always get different responses. For example at the moment various staff and letters have said I owe £50 or £6 and they have sent me a cheque for an overpayment of £14 for gas. Another time…
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Bill Disputes With Flatmates
I'm not sure I'm in the right place but I'm hoping someone may be able to help. I'm a student who only recently moved into a flat with two other students, both of whom had been there for quite a while. After moving in I found out that the last gas bill was enormous, £360 for the months of Jan, Feb and Mar. I checked with…
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It's too hard to decide
Im now £450 in debt with npower, i wanna switch as according to my searches i can save £300 a year, im sure this cant be true though. Its hard to tell how much i use a mth because npower were charging me too little £60 for dual fuel, now my bills have risen I now have to pay £99 a mth. Just before xmas i changed my gas…
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First supplier for new home needed
My partner and I have just purchased a house which we move into next week. I'm very well informed with regards to price comparisions sites and how to switch current supplier etc. But how do I find the best deal on electric and gas (online) for a home with no current supply??? Are there bargains to be had?:confused:
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has anyone ahd free light bukbd from british gas?
seen the adverts on tv, british gas customers will get 4 energy saving light bulbs, has anyone received theirs yet? or do you have to do anything to get them? just wondering as they would be really useful and i dont wnt to miss out. thanks
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Threats of price rises
It's interesting that energy companies are actively pushing these fixed price tariffs. If the prices rise as much as they say they might, they will loose out if everyone switches to a fixed price until 2011. Its not like we would of had a choice not to pay.
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switching when have debt?
Can anyone help? We have a debt with Souther electric for gas for £300 ish and they have just asked us to pay £100 per month to clear debt and rest goes towards what we use - we also pay £54 to elec company - can we switch even if debt o/s??
