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energyhelpline.com / British Gas - double check you land on the right tariff!
If you use the energyhelpline site double check that the tariff you select on energyhelpline is actually the tariff you end up on with the new utilities provider. I got silently switched from "British Gas - WebSaver 2" in energyhelpline's confirmation email to "Standard Rate" when the confirmation came from British Gas. I…
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Eon bill after 13 mths
Hi, I wondered if anybody could help me please? Eon have just sent me a bill for just £161. They tell me that 13 mths ago they combined the electricity and gas bill and credited my account for £161 when they shouldn't have and basically want it back. We are not with Eon anymore and haven't been since September. Do we have…
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Free Fridge with SWALEC
Looking at the SWALEC web site for freebie energy saving light bulbs I noticed they are offering a free fridge. I rang to find out more. Apparently if you are on the Energy Careplus Scheme (low income) they will exchange your fridge for a new Indiset one [doesn't matter the condition, working or not] If you want to change…
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Could my gas bill have been wrong?
oops ignore previous post - I seem to have worked it out.
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Could my gas bill have been wrong?
In Octobe my gas provider sent me a bill, which was estimated. The estimate reading was 3614 giving me 177 units whichh had been used. They charged me for 144 days standing charge. They then charged me 1836 kWh at 2.560p each and a further 741.83kWh at 3.370p each and a further standing charge or 13.36 for 39 days. The…
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Where to get unit price
I do not want to use a price comparison site, they always tell me I shall save ..............£££££££££££££'s which once you have got a quote, it never is a real saving. I have noticed there is not one electricity/gas provider site which provides their unit price in order to work out yourself how much you would save. I find…
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Help needed - can't remember website for recording electricity/gas usuage.
A while back someone mentioned a website where you can put your meter readings in and it tells you how much gas/elec you have spent over the week. I used to do it then stopped and want to start again but can't remember the name of it! It's not in my favourites either! Anyone got any ideas what it is please? Many thanks!…
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Best Utility Company for Electric & Gas
I will be shortly be moving into a rental house and looking for the best utility company. I'm not sure how much electricity/gas I will use but just wondered who's likely to be the cheapest. Thanks
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SimplySwitch - Where are my £35 Amazon vouchers
I did a dual fuel tariff switch with SimplySwitch over 90 days ago and have received no vouchers. Have emailed once (no reply) & phoned (left message) - again no reply. Firstly im surprised MSE continues to point people to SimplySwitch as I know others have had this problem. Secondly does anyone have a method of getting…
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using 26kw electricity per day, is this right?
Hi Have just had bill from scottish power. i have a 2 bed terraced house, and there is nobody home during office hours. Scottish power say i use 26kw per day, we have no gas, is this right??? seems like a lot, bill total for year around £960:confused:
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Has anyone actually made a saving on their gas & Electricity?
I was wondering if anyone has actually made a saving on their gas & electricity after using a comparison site? I look quite often at changing but find it all a bit confusing and for some reason am doubtful about the saving they say can be made. Maybe its because I dont understand the charges and the standing rate and the…
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Help Needed - Electricity Supply Problems Property Management
Okay here goes...I moved into a new build apartment block back in December, it is a 999 leasehold property and we pay a ground rent of £100 per year. When signing the contract to buy it stated that we would be sub-metered electricity from the management company. All okay. However first bill arrives in January...for one…
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Check your Scot Power bills NOW !
Checking a friends SP Dual Fuel Online account bills for the period 29 Nov 08 -27 Feb 09, I found these problems 1) The Start Date on these bills is 3 days before the End Date of the previous bill at Dec 1st - Resulting in 6 days -3 Elec./3 Gas - Standing Charges of £0.70 being billed twice 2) The Elec meter Start Reading…
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A case for the prosecution!
A Case for the Prosecution ! This is the true story of a care package taken out from EON and from January till April no hot water and or heating. 7 visits from 6 Eon Engineers 1 senior manager, Local Engineer who is trained in boiler repairs for our model. Admission of Liability, Cold Congregation in the "Bleak Midwinter…
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Scottish Power Taking The ....
Swapped from a pre payment meter last year to direct debit, was paying around £110 every 4 weeks on Gas/Electric. On the direct debit my Monthly payment went to £115 which i thought for the extra few days a month was a reasonable amount. I got a bill around Nov last year saying I owed £200+ .. phoned them an they said this…
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scottish power took over the wrong meter
Hi, this is a rant, but I really dont' care. I thought I'd switched from nPower to Scottish power in the middle of january, but today I just got a quarterly electricity bill from nPower :mad: Turns out Scottish Power took over the wrong meter in January, the meter number they read out on my account was so completely…
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Currently pay quarterly, thinking of moving to Monthly.any benefits or disadvantages?
We live in rented property that uses British Gas for its electricity. (100% electric household). We currently pay quarterly, but the recent bill of £573 has come at a time where we have loads other bills go out at the same time, so looking to perhaps move to monthly payment to lessen the impact of a big bill in the future,…
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do i have the right to access my electricity meter?
Hi, I own the leasehold to a flat. At the moment the management company takes all the electricity and water readings and relays them to the tenants when requested. But the last reading they gave me suggested I used 10,000 kWh in 3 months between 1am and 8am as opposed to 700 kWh for the previous 4 months! I would like to…
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Is there a minimum consumption level to qualify for Scottish Power dual fuel discount
After finally managing to settle an ongoing dispute with Scottish Gas over a gas bill that made no sense (I realise I never updated either of the two threads I'd started previously, will do that shortly, I don't come here often enough, really should though as I've always received good advice, and it seems there's so much…
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plug in kettle or kettle on electric cooker hob?
I'm looking to buy a kettle as I tend to drink tea at least once a day. Would it be more MS for me to buy a plug in one or one to use on my electric kitchen hob? I don't know if this is me being extreme on the MS hehe. Hmm... that said.... I doubt I'll be drinking much tea in the summer though it would be nice on a rainy…
