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Gas Meters
I have an old imperial gas meter, and after receiving my most recent gas bill have been billed for using 31 units of gas, which after being converted equates to 979kWh. My in-laws have a metric meter and have also recently received a gas bill and been billed for 60 units of gas which equates to 670 kWh. What I don’t…
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Urgently Need Help.
Hi guys I was wrongly sold my contract by southern electric when I switched over to them. They have told me that I will get a 10% discount off my debt for this but I have nothing but trouble from them. At the moment I am without Gas as there card has failed and I have been told that the emergency team can not do anything.…
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Gas Central Heating or Electric Heater
Hi, I am currently with Atlantic for my both Electric & Gas. Currently we are using Gas Central Heating. Do you think would it be cheaper if I use Electris Heaters? Previously my Gas bills was for around £30 a month due to weather changes/having a baby, we have used CH alot and my calculations for Gas is £76.00 from…
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Energy Saving Light Bulbs "Lifetime?"
It is stated that energy saving bulbs save £60 over their lifetime. Does anyone know what "lifetime" means..ie. how long do they last and how long do normal bulbs last in comparison.
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Disabled, on benefits and my DD more than doubled!
Hi All, I am disabled and have been birth. Can't work, due to the ammount of benefits I receive which most are means tested. I am still on a really tight budget anyway with no cash to spare. I would gladly work if I could earn abovr the amount of my benefits to support myself but I wouldn't be able to. I'm with E-On for 6…
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Electricity costs per unit
I'm keen to know what people pay per kWh (=unit) of electricity. I haven't been able to find this information from the net. In France, where over 80% of electricity is generated from Nuclear, the cost on the standard tariff is 9cents or about 7p.
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Pre-payment Gas Meter
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHY ON BBC TV YESTERDAY THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW FOR A SUPPLIER TO TURN OFF A GAS METER BUT A PRE-PAYMENT GAS METER CAN GO OFF AT ANY TIME LEAVING THE HOUSE-HOLD WITH NO GAS
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horrendous electricity cost.. advice please
i live in a 3 bed mid terrace property, which is electric only. we have no gas in the street. i have 3 night storage heaters downstairs, no heating upstairs and an emmersion heater. i used to pay by direct debit but the electric company kept mucking us around with the payments, pay more.....pay less, then land us with a…
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Equigas meter prob
hi guys got a letter today informing me that my meter is broken... I would only have to put £1 pound on the gas card pop it in my meter to fix it.... let me give you a little background and see what you think... In April this year I started putting a little money each week on the meter while not using the gas as I have…
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Equigas meter prob
hi guys got a letter today informing me that my meter is broken... I would only have to put £1 pound on the gas card pop it in my meter to fix it.... let me give you a little background and see what you think... In April this year I started putting a little money each week on the meter while not using the gas as I have…
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Get money back from British Gas if you have a service contract.
If you have a service contract with British Gas where they come and service your boiler, check that they have visited you within the 12 month period of your contract. Recently I noticed that my service intervals had moved out to around 15 months. My contract with them says that they will service the boiler every year. I…
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Christmas lights - expensive to run?
Until this year I've never really considered the cost of making my house look like Las Vegas for a few weeks, but I suppose I should really since I'm working on cutting gas and electric bills. So, for a few sets of lights on the tree and a couple of small fibre optic trees around the house, will my bills noticeably…
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Really confused on costs and options - current Scottish Power customer
Sorry if this is the wrong forum but I am confused on the way forward. Like most of us, we are looking at reducing our costs especially as the Elec/Gas prices have gone up a lot. Anyway, today I am on Scottish power and paying the following per kWh (excluding VAT) Elec - 9.281p Gas - 3.798p Standing charges Elec - 12.39p…
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Company Gas & Elec
I've been asked to check out Gas and Elec tariffs for my Bro's company and as I use this site for all my moneysaving advice, I'd like to check how different switching business tariffs is to regular consumer ones. Is it as easy to just swap from one to the other as deals change? (i hear prices may be dropping 2009 so I dont…
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Just downloaded my latest gas bill from British Gas....grrrrrr!!
I have just downloaded my latest gas bill and am astounded that they are wanting to increase my DD. I was £258.71 in credit, after the bill of £157.84 they have decided they want to increase my DD from £62 to £89 in January! I can`t believe it ... the robbing ******d`s. There was something on BBC news this morning about…
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Central Heating care up for renewal
Hi all E.on are increasing our Central Heating care monthly fee. From 16 December, it will be £15.00 per month. Has anyone else had a letter informing them of this increase? Does this still sound competitive, or does anyone have any better quotes for good service. For this, we get any callouts and parts, plus a free yearly…
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Electricity Meter Loophole?
I am currently with Atlantic Electricity and Gas. I am seriously cheesed off by the way they have handled their recent price increases (I was promised that they wold not pass on any increase until April 2009). I have been thinking of ways in which I can dispute the amount they are now charging me. I may have come up with…
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Does this sound expensive?
I am on British Gas Click6 - Having double checked my meter readings I find that for just simply having on the pilot light for my boiler and gas fire they use 1unit(11Kwh) every 53hrs. This may not sound a lot but using Tier1 charging (On the basis its easier to have them on 24hrs a day rather than run the risk of them not…
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Odd 'bills' from Scottish Gas
Hi folks, I'm after some advise, bear with me on this one, its a bit long. Main points are: 1. Got a letter from Scottish Gas addressed to 'The Occupier' saying 'Welcome to our company, blah, blah, blah. Well I haven't switched I think to myself, in fact I know I haven't (I refuse to get anything from Scottish Gas because…
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Price Caps - Second Thoughts?
When I price capped in August it all seemed like a good idea. Even though I was paying a lot more to cap, the rumours in the press about huge increases in bills frightened me into capping. Now, with the fall in oil prices, the recession and the likelyhood of tariff reductions, I am beginning to regret my decision. Anyone…
