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I switched and now I'm confused
Hi all, I am with EDF on the Pricesaver 2008 which is capped but finishes in September. I went on to a comparasum site last weenend and it said the cheapest one was British Gas click 5. So I filled in the online form and switched. The site , energy helplie, and Martin on the telly said it's all easy peasy and painless but…
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Changing Prepayment Meters
In march this year I decided that I would change my prepayment gas and electricity meters over and pay by direct debit instead as this is usually cheaper. I phoned Eon who I have my meters with and was told I would have to wait until July when I had been with them a year before I could change. When I rang them back last…
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cheaper to use gas than electricity?
Ok as usual I assume the other utility companies wil put their gas and elec prices up as well in the nt so distant future.So if taking BG gas prices of 35% increase on gas and 9% on elec,then would it be beneficial for me financialy to try to use electricity over gas?Cant work it out myself accurately enough to be…
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Scottish Power Fixed Price Still Available (at least to existing customers) 02/08/08
I've literally just got off the phone from scottish power. I'm an existing customer and have been unable to get into my online account yesterday or today. Having seen Martin's current info about capping I thought I had missed the boat. I called the customer services number first (0845 2706543) and was on hold for about 15…
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Gas Readings - does this seem excessive ??
HI Hope someone can help me! I moved into a new build on the 8th May, and had hoped my heating bills would drop dramatically as my old house was a nightmare to heat etc - rusbbish in-efficient boiler and stairs in the lounge , so any heat just escaped upstairs. Now, since Ive moved in I probably had the heating on for…
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British Gas £49 Service only a safety check
A card arrived through our letterbox which says 'Save £30 off our regular price' - "A service with a safety and energy efficiency check A British gas CORGI registered engineer Our lowest price ever - £49 Book by 15th August." http://www.britishgas.co.uk/service On the web the wording is different and shows that it is a…
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SWALEC anyone?
Hi everyone Not posted on here before but have been reading everyones' posts regarding the 'Gas + Elec' worries and have noticed not many have mentioned SWALEC very much ~ what I am confused about is is that although British Gas has gone up quite a lot they still come out on top on all of the comparison sites or am I…
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Not recieved email from Scottish Power yet...
Hi All Last week I signed up to the Scottish Power capped Electricity and Gas tariff (until August 09, I think). I filled all of the online forms in, and entered my bank details, and prefered DD date, etc, got to the end, hit confirm, and was then told that they'd send me an email to confirm this. However, I have not…
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Eon price protection closes Sat 02 Aug
just thought id start a new thread to put right the eon has closed the price protect thread (currently false) BUT IT FINISHES SAT 02/08 TOMORROW Igot on it today (with 1,000 extra clubcard points) see prev thread :money: :beer:
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Capping Gas+Elec+help
After watching Martin on wed on GMTV I went straight to my computer to cap my tariff but It went from £1,600 that I pay now to £2,300 a year £700 more straight away with no saving is this right? have I misunderstood the figures. I've ended up doing nothing, I pay by DD Has anyone else had the same results
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The case for nuclear is clear!
In France, were 80% of electricity comes from nuclear plant, EDF are currently charging 0.63p per KWh! We need 10s of nuclear stations in England ASAP! Like the NHS, the way we generate power is unique in the world. There's a reason for that...
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How to estimate gas/electricity usage
Hi, Just looking for some advice. Three of us will be moving in to a flat next week and we have no idea how much gas/electricity we are likely to use. It's a three bedroom flat with gas central heating. Usual electrical appliance usage (TV, DVD, washer/dryer, dishwasher etc). All three of us will be working during the day…
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im not capping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive signed up to eon's capped price however im in the 14 day cooling off periodand i think im gonna tell them not to bother, on average i would be paying 20% more for my gas and electric and i just dont think its worth it for something that MAY go up in january, just out of interest i was slow on the uptake with this whole…
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Are These Good Deals For Me?
Gas 0-4572 Kwh 3.68 4572 And Above 2.61 Elec 0-900 Kwh 16.06 Above 900 9.92 Econ 7 4.62 Above Is With Scottish Power And Below Is Southern Electric 0-4572 Kwh 3.72 4572 Above 2.63 Elec 0-900 Kwh 17.02 Above 900 12.17 Econ 7 4.96 Im Currently With British Gas And Eon Are These Goods Deals Please?????
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Gas meter and flammable sprays???
I'm sure this is probably a silly question but would it be a bad idea to spray a flammable spray into the plastic casing that houses the gas meter? I'm trying to read the meter every month so I get accurate bills but the plastic casing that houses the meter appears to be the ideal habitat for the largest spider I have ever…
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Should I Change My Boiler ???
Hi , please excuse me if i have posted this in the wrong place , but here we go . With the price of gas currently going through the roof i was wondering whether to renew my 12 year old boiler. The trouble is that i really don't know how efficient my current boiler is . Does anyone know where i can find out the efficiency…
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how to calculate consumption of a a 9w bulb
I know this is really penny pinching, but times is hard, can anyone tell me how to calculate how much electricity a 9w low energy bulb uses, I have a light on all night every night as I usually have to get up in the night for the bathroom (too much information) the light goes on around 9pm as it is in a standard lamp in…
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With BG & Swalec on standard tariffs what is my best option?
Should I switch elec to BG and cap until 2011? Is there any cashback on quidco for switching?
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Staywarm with E.on
Hi I am with E.on for my gas and electric I pay by monthly direct debit £59.50. I am now over 60 and someone mentioned staywarm to me. I live in a 1 bedroom flat and live alone would it be in my interest to go on staywarm. Thanks
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Need advise R.E switching suppliers
I am currently with N-Power and recieved a letter from them yesterday telling me my payments are going up, 2nd time in 15 months. Started off paying £65 dual fuel which went to £155 and now they want £199. There is no way we can afford that each month so we are looking at changing suppliers. As far as i know we are not on…
