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Help with gas and electricty company
Hi following the report on watchdog about overcharging gas companies with ft3 and metric meters i have a imperial ft3 meter and it states Imperial calculation - if your meter measures in cubic feet. To convert the readings on an imperial meter from imperial units to kWh's the company should do the following calculation;…
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Why Should I Pay So Much????
Hi Ladies and getlemen, I am currently with E-ON and I am paying too much money for Gas and Electricity. Could anyone tell me if There is any cheaper Provider please??? Right now my rates for GAS- Primary 6.21p, Secondary- 3.88p ELECTRICITY Primary- 23.7p Secondary- 9.28p My Bill for 13 Days... (More than 60 POUNDS…
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East Midlands Energy Saving
Hi Not sure if I'm posting in the right area but I've recently completed a questionnaire for a Free home energy report to help you save around £340. Don't know if this is relevant to anyone on here but this is the link: energysavingtrust.org.uk/check You then receive a free personalised home energy report. This is an…
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Jumping in and out of Scottish Power?
Hello, I've signed up to Scottish Power back in October for the sake of dual fuel cashback of £62 (back then) through TopCashBack.co.uk which went missing :mad: (my fault been messing around :o ) and still is in the process of clearing :confused: . My question is whether anyone knows is it possible to jump in and out of…
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corgi to gas safe engineer wef 1/4/09
Important announcement admin can you make this post sticky. With effect from 1st April 2009 Corgi will cease to exist and will be replaced by the gas safe register, any engineers working with gas in or on your property or anywhere else for that matter must by registered on the gas safe register and carry their id card to…
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Please Help - Best Deal?
I was wonderig if anybody can help me to find the best deal on the following as I don't really know what is best ie. a price fix, online tariff or a standing/no standing charge? Also, What are the best sites to compare on? I've tried Energyhelpline and Uswitch. Thanks. Gas - £700 Per Year or 16665 KWH Per Year Elec - £1000…
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2 serial numbers on electricity bill
I'm having problems with Npower and my final bill, they say I owe them over £825. I noticed that on my last bills there is two different serial numbers so I wrote to them and they are saying that this is correct because there is two rates of electricity. Has anyone else had this happen to them or confirm this is correct to…
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warning Scotish power being cheeky sods!
I was on a fixed tarrif with scottish power which I knew was due to run out soon. Today they wrote to me to say they are extending the fixed tarrif, but I knew the cheaky sods had reduced their prices in the meantime, so I will be paying over the odds. One trip to uswitch (via quidco) later, and I'm en route to changing…
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Atlantic Energy & Gas
After being with Atlantic Energy and Gas for the previous 3 years paying the same amount by monthly direct debit, I got a suprise when I recieved my latest statement. Over the previous 3 years our account has been like most - obviously higher usage in the winter resulting in higher bills which have in turn being…
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Help needed!
My brother has not been billed for gas since moving into his property (new built) 3 and half years ago.He is looking to move at the end of the year and is wondering what will happen with regard to the gas..will he be charged for all the gas he's used in the 3 and a half year?? When he moved in he said he thought the gas…
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Social Tarriff gas and electric
I had not heard of this untill today,found out by chance,the government gave a lot of money to gas and electricity companies to help those on really low income and struggling to pay for these utilities,it is for those on low incomes,pension credit etc,a guideline given to me was if you are paying more than ten percenct of…
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Switching from British gas to npower
Hi just after some advice I have prepayment meters with british gas, for gas and electric, tomorrow I am switching to npower. I am a bit confused about the changeover. I haven't received any new card, or key for the meters, npower want my meter reading tomorrow. This is where I am confused I rang npower today to confirm…
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12month rule
does anyone have the legislation or rule where they can only claim back for 12months, BGAS have passed on a 3year old bill covering 3months and £67 to a debt company which i have never received or anything else from BGAS regarding it. Also the period is incorrect as BGAS were only supplier for 2of the months so god knows…
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British Gas estimates either side of price change
I've just received a gas bill, and the prices went down 13% on 19th Feb. I have actual readings at the start and finish of the quarter, but they've estimated the split of my usage at a rate of 130 KWH/day at the higher price (8 weeks starting boxing Day) and 97KWH/day at the lower price (5 weeks starting 19th Feb). I'm not…
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card / key meters
in my previous flat i was on payment by DD, but ive recently moved and we have a key meter for electric and a card for gas. i want to move to ebico because uswitch says i can save £160 a year. whats the process of switching a supplier when your on these types of meters? how long does it take? what happens to credit you…
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Is Switching Possible When You Owe Utilities Money?
I am certain I can save money by switching tariffs/companies for both electricity and gas. However I was underpaying for ages and so I am now overpaying to catch up. My question is that I do not want to switch and then have to pay a reasonably large balance figure in one go - is it possible to switch and avoid doing this?…
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british gas expensive?
hi ive just moved into a new house, received a gas bill of £78 for 23 days (1916 kwh). This sounds really expensive to me? We are on duel fuel, not economy 7. would be good to see a list of suppliers and their price per kwh.
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Electricity Usage Calculator
Hi Just trying out my Lidl Energy Meter thing. No instructions came with it, but seems pretty simple to work out. (btw - if anyone has instructions for the PM333-GB please could you send me a copy). For most appliances I can't be bothered to sit and wait while it calculates how much energy it uses over time. So I was…
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Combining/Switching Help For A Newbie...
Hi! Longtime lurker, first time poster. I kind of need a bit of help with utilities if anybody would be so kind as to help me out? My girlfriend and I have just moved into rented place together and I'd like to combine the gas and electric for the sake of convenience/cheapness. I've found some decent deals on Uswitch, but I…
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Endless, soul-draining experience with nPower - who else is best?
Hello, Sick of endless hassles with npower ho seem unable to get anything right. Is there one particular provider that prides themselves on customer service - at this stage I'd be happy to pay more to ensure this... Does anyone have any recommendations, or is good customer service a myth in the utilities industry?