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Warning about Direct Debits and British Gas
I signed up for duel fuel with British Gas in April '06, I also opted for a capped rate until April '09. After listening to Martin talking about the new price increases on Radio 2 yesterday I realised it had been ages since I'd last had an Electric bill from them. I got my bill file out and saw the last bill I'd recieved…
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Gas Southern Elec & Elec Scottish P Can i switch to their cap on line?
Bit confused, looked into this tonight and was going to go through quidco fo for the £20 on Moneysupermarket and then hopefully get the £30 for duel fuel but when I search there is no £30 cashback coming up against Scottish power as there is with other deals. Is this becuase I am with them and is my only choice to call…
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Off peak/ Peak Electricity usage
Recently a colleague at work was telling me that she has making a daily saving on her electricity by using most of her electricity at off peak hours. We are with EDF. Is there such a thing as off peak/peak electricity usage? Cheers.:beer:
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northern ireland electricty
I live in northern ireland and capping does not seem to be an option for electricity. does anyone have any advice to help?:confused:
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Confused about capping!
I looked on Moneysupermarket and it came up with Scottish Power as the best provider for me, however due to the extremely large number of bad reviews about them I don't want to risk it. I phoned the energy helpline and was told by a foreign man that I could go on click energy 5 with British Gas and that would be capped. I…
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Scottish Power Fixed Price energy - same as capped?
I'm on the SCottish Power 'Fixed Price Energy' scheme. Is this the same as capped? If I've read the website correctly, prices won't increase until 2011. Should I stay on this scheme? Anyhelp would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Is it possible to to switch gas only in order to fix price at the moment ?
I have problem to get this information from comparison sites for gas alone. I have a prepayment meter for electricity so I cannot choose dual fuel unfortunately. (we do not have any debt but this is rented accommodation and I dont want to change the meter but maybe we should, we will live here about a year). Will I benefit…
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Social Tarriffs - New rules - must be best deal
Extracts:: Energy regulator Ofgem has today (Friday) moved to clear away confusion surrounding social tariffs – energy deals for vulnerable customers and fuel poor customers (those spending more than a tenth of their income on energy). Ofgem’s new guidelines provide more clarity and certainty on what will be counted…
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Age Concern
My Dad is with E-ON on Age Concern duel tariff. Is there a capping option for people on Age Concern tariffs.
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Changing from E.ON with Heatwise plan
Hi all, Newbie here, am a bit confused with my meter situation, having 5 readings as these include some readings which relate to E.ON's Heatwise tariff. I'm looking to switch to npower and would like to drop the Heatwise option so that my storage heaters just use the standard E7 overnight. Based on my comparison between…
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taking energy cap to new house?
Does anyone know whether or not I can pay for a capped-bill and transfer it to another property when I move? We move in 4 weeks but want to cap before the massive price hikes....is it possible?
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Help! Trouble making sense of what's best, need advice!
Hey all! So, I've read Martin's articles on switching suppliers, etc, and I've also browsed a lot of the threads on here. The problem is, I just can't see what would be best to do :confused: I'm a single mum with two small children, so I really need to watch my pennies more than ever these days. My current supplier for…
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Uswitch Warning
I have today switched from EDF to Uswitch to EON and on the basis of the Uswitch site have saved £291. I don't know if the site is up to date as far as the new EDF tariffs are concerned but I am happy with the saving (I would be overjoyed if the saving is on the new EDF rates!). My concern however is the false impression…
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Switching Electricity Suppliers when you have two meter rates
On three occasions I've tried to switch my electricity supplier from EDF (when previously SWEB), and have failed each time when my 'new' supplier could not accommodate my existing arrangement of a 'normal rate' meter for my basic electricity, and a 'low-rate' (overnight) meter for my storage heaters. Surely this cannot be…
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Cheeky Tip.....
If you have plenty of cash at the moment, phone up the utility company with your meter readings. Add on a reasonable (but not stupid) amount. This means you will pay a higher amount on your next bill before the prices go up.... On the following bill, if you give an accurate reading, it will show that you used less then you…
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Gas & electricity price hikes
Hi, I am wondering what to do, I get my G & E from Warm Front, Do I move & choose a capped supplier, of stick with this one? Senorababs.:confused:
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gas & elec fixed rates
Hi All, can anyone help me with a fixed rate for gas & elec? I've been on Moneysupermarket, and uswitch. Both recommend Scottish power for me, and quote a saving of £100+ p.a. - but when I actually look at the per KWh rates (taking into account the difference in standing charge) it's actually going to cost me 45% more! The…
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Opted to cap Duel Fuel with British Gas but only got the Gas supply
Help please - we're tearing our hair out! We've just opted to cap for a dual fuel deal with British Gas through Marketsupermarket.com site, but having proceeded and been accepted, we've only got the gas deal. We thought it strange that although we input Southern Electric as our electricity supplier, we were asked for no…
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Electricity cost high - immersion heater!? :-(
Hey all - long time lurker first time poster! Hope someone can help me out here.. Ok brief outline - lived in a flat for 2007, it had damp so we had the heating & hot water (Gas) on time for every morning and ever night for 2 hours each plus a further few horus on the night in winter as it became so cold. Our av costs were…
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I can't get a capped deal with Atlantic
Hi all, After receiving Martin's email a few days ago suggesting that we all cap our gas and elect deals, I contacted my parents in Scotland and suggested they phone their suppliers - Atlantic. They told my parents they dont actually supply a capped tarrif but assured them they neednt worry as Atlantic was cheaper than…
