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NPower are upping my DD by 100%!! Help!
I changed energy provider at the end of last year. Used to be with Scottish Power - paid £55 per month in total for both gas and electricity and never had any problems. Was told that I could get much cheaper (by the salesman :mad: ) if I switched - would stay at £55 per month but that would account for the increase in…
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Advice needed. Really can't afford to pay
I have been paying a direct debit of £48 for my electricity and now BG say they are increasing this to £118 and that I owe them £400 arrears so that £48 of the £118 each month will be arrears. I really can't afford £118 a month as I'm struggling at the monent to keep my head above water. They gave me the option of having a…
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no heating
Ive been living in my 3 bed house for 4 months now with no heating - as its been disconnected or something like that. :mad: Its economy 7 and when i moved in told landlord i couldnt get it to work so landlord came out and said when she had a new meter put in the electric company removed the economy 7 box. After several…
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think i'm paying way too much... help?
Hi, I'm in my first rented property with my partner. We were on n powers DD scheme where we paid 60 per month for gas and electric. They sent me a statement the other day that said we were 400 in debit to them!!!! I was shocked by this as I assumed my 60 was covering my gas and electric. Anyway, we've used this much so…
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Gas & Electric Prepayment Meters
Bit of an odd one this so bear with me, had meters fitted in November 2006 as for the 5 months we had owned the property we had a gas bill for £1200 and electric bill for £680 both in ex's name. We Bought the house jointly (and still own it jointly although i pay everything and we don't speak). I didn't move in immediately…
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British Gas Online
I am having real problems with this company - my last bill was nearly 800.00 as they tried to tell me that several years ago they had an error in my meter reading and it had come to light and I had to pay it. Needless to say I did not and argued until they cleared it. This quarterly bill is 535.00 - I have been in touch…
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Advice needed on changing suppliers
Hi all, I just wanted some advice on my current suppliers and whether it would be a good idea to change. My current supplier for both gas and elec is British Gas. Previous elec bill £138.66 Current bill: £168.44 Previous Gas Bill: 79.42 Current Gas: £294.79 The gas bill certainly took me by surprise as I have no idea how…
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No Gas Supplier
I have a relative, who moved into a new build apartment. The gas was presumed to be the joint gas & electricity supplier but was not the case. Three years later, it is discovered that there is no actual gas supplier, and that the electrical supplier is just that. In effect, 3 years free gas, is that the case??? Who is…
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e-On want £100 to convert gas & elec meters from pre-payment to billing type
We're currently with e-on and are spending a fortune on gas and electric on pre-payment meters. We need to do something to save a bit more money so figured that changing to a standard billing type meter would be more beneficial. Will also need to have a look at tariffs / other companies too. My girlfriend rang e-on this…
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your answer to why you can never speak to BG
recieved this today at work from our resources team. Afternoon all, Please can you inform all your agents that if they commit to working at least 4 hours overtime on Saturday they will be able to work overtime on Sunday. We will not be giving overtime out to anybody on Sunday unless they commit to working 4 hours or more…
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Is Electric consumed whilst plugged in?
Simple and may be daft question, but say a TV is just plugged in with switch on, but TV NOT on standby. Will it use any electric just by been switched on at the plug? Or should one switch off or remove plug altogether
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Working from home
Not sure this is right place, so feel free to move. I have recently started working from home and need to submit an expenses claim for increased heating /electric costs, does anyone have any experience of this and how I would go about getting calculations for this? Any help or advice would be very welcome as I am very…
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Humidifier & Computer Electricity Costs?
Hi I wonder if anybody can help me. I suffer from extremely dry eyes and have just purchased a home cold mist humidifier. Now Ive got it I am worried about how much electricity it is using! Does anybody have an idea of how much it costs? Also a computer. I would like to know how much it costs to run a computer say for 3 to…
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Combi boiler: do I have to keep water switch on all the time?
I ve got combi boiler: heating and hot water together. I wonder will it make any difference if I'll be turning off hot water some days when I dont need it?For example I come from work, go to shower and the rest of the evening I dont need hot water (but heating I do need!), so maybe to switch off water? Will it make any…
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Elec Bills
Has anyone noticed that british gas has changed their FIRST KW usage from 110 KWh @32.374p to 167KWh @32.374p, and the Next KW 38KWh @10.431p to 102KWh @10.431p making another extra £25.13 and the economy7 units from 660 KWh to 1262KWh @4.841p an extra 602 units increasing the night time rate to me of £29.14p so in total…
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n power-spreading warmth
hi ive just joined n power spreading warmth tariff as seen on martins website and i thought i would spread news if you have an annual income less than £13,500 (not including dla) and have someone disabled or someone suffering a chronic illness or a child under 16 you can go on spreading warmth tariff. this means i get…
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is now the time to switch?
currently paying £1600 (gas) and £500 (electricity) with BG. did a comparison and its advised saving £400 by moving to EDF. I know this could be a correct or false result depending on who has recently cut or who will cut, when and by how much. Is it worth waiting for a month or two or should I move now?
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Is it worth changing?
I am currently using kwh (are the figures below alot) electric 15.68 per day Gas 35.75 per day I have done a search on duel fuel, I am currently with swalec NSC. The cheapest is B Gas, Npower and scottish power. Savings B gas £212 per year Scottish Power £149 per year. Will the prices come down in the near future? Also…
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Cheap low energy bulbs
Don't know if this is available everywhere, but I've just been in our local Tesco Extra and they are selling 5 low energy bulbs for 40p. It's in conjunction with EDF energy. Was a bit concerned when I could see them going through the till at £1 each, but sure enough, £4.60 was deducted at the end.
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Electricity prices for business
Does anyone know if there is anything cheaper than this for business. 15.41 kw/h per unit Night 9.44 kw/h Thanks.
