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am I a high user ?
This is my first post, so please bear with me. My gas usage for the period 24th feb to 27th may was 5608.73 kWh. We use gas for CH, HW and cooking. My electricity usage for the same period was 1086 units. Is this usage about right ? I am a single parent with three children and we live in a three bed detached house about 15…
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EDF Social tariff refund?
Hi there, previously posted about the 15% rebate from EDF if you are on their social tariff, has anyone had theirs back yet? I keep ringing and they move the goal posts but now are saying June but still nothing from them! Had a letter last week about how they aren't going to do it this way again but lower the price but we…
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1st ebico bill question please, estimated
hi, the in laws have just received there 1st ebico bills for gas and electric. they are both estimated, ive worked them out and the electric is to within £2 difference. however the gas bill is estimated far out, i worked it out it should be £65, whereas the bills come in at £130. she is going to ring today with the new…
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British Gas, Standard or Websaver?
Just moving into a new apartment which is supplied by British Gas. Prices on the phone were £36 pm by DD for Gas and £30 for Elec by DD per month. Would I save anything by immediately switching to the Websaver 3 tarrif, or is it worth just waiting to see what our energy usage is first?
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whos the cheapest?
Hello, Im moving out for the first time and am curious to know how to get the best deal? As i have no previous ele/gas bills, i can't use comparison websites as i just dont know what i'll be using. i've seen on quidco that i can get £45 back for British gas and £60 for Scottish power. but how do i know whos cheaper? any…
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Help - Anyone?
Hi People, First post is not the greatest but I have a big problem and hoped that maybe someone on here can help. I have a £1400 debt with Scottish Power and they have called the ballifs in who are due on Monday. My main problem being that I was unemployed for 18 months and have only just started working again last week. I…
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Gas and Electric - Direct Debit change and overpayment?
Hi everyone Im new on here so please bear with me :) right we have been in our house a year so everything is still a bit of a learning curve for us and all help is appreciated We started off just paying bills as they came through for our gas and electric, but when we got ourselves settled we decided to change to direct…
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EDF wants big rise in our Direct Debit!
Don't know if anyone else has had this - we had ours yesterday - EDF want to increase our direct debit for electricity from £47 to £70 - and we are £120 in credit to them! of course we aren't going to allow that and will challenge it. DH has calculated our worse-case scenario usage of electricity (based on last 2 heaviest…
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Scotish Power fixed 2011
Hello, I am currently on Fixed Price Energy online NSC fixed until 2011 with Scottish Power. This tariff was publicised on this site when it was available. This tariff has now been withdrawn so when I go to price comparison sites I am unable to select it as my current tariff and as such am unable to determine whether this…
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British Gas nightmare!!!
Hi all, Am writing for your advice - I have been disputing a £800 british gas bill for 5 months! They are saying we owe them £800 when we have worked out the units we use and the rate they charge we work it out as £300 odd... We have 2 electric metres for some reason - no one knows why and we think British Gas are charging…
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Npower, ammount in credit
Hello folks, Just joined up here, looking for some advice. I have an NPower Gas account which is £192 in credit. Does anyone one know if i can request this ammount back, by way of a cheque? I really dont like the idea of MY money sitting in their bank account gaining interest. Thanks in advance folks.
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help needed with Gas
Hi, Well I am in tears after receieving my gas bill,its £745, which includes £500 from my last bill. M The reason thats still outstanding is beacuse I applied to the british gas charitable trust for help paying it, but they turned me down. My daughter has been diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis, but before she was diagnosed…
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British Gas service contract rip off?
I wonder if anyone can advise on this? I had a new boiler installed in May and as there is a two year guarantee I cancelled my British Gas service contract. I had been paying around £23 per month since it started again in Feb, i.e. I'd paid £69. As on these accounts you pay charges over 8 months but get cover for 12…
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Massive Increase in Direct Debit for duel fuels
I have just had a massive increase in my direct debit for my duel fuel. I was paying £30 a month (for both) and now they want to change it to £250 a month. Whilst I appreciate that I need to pay off the debt accrued over the winter months, I don't know how I can pay this. Given that I have not used any more gas/electricity…
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Help with Fixed Electric Rate
Hi, I am on a fixed electric rate till oct 2009 yet my suppliers have written to me saying that from next month they are putting it up by 10 a month. Does anyone know if they can do that if im on a fixed rate? I rang them and said im on a fixed rate and that I have been in credit all through the summer and so by the time…
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Uswitch??-Uwrong!!
We used Uswitch, changing our gas supplier (pre-payment card) from EDF to NPower, WHAT A MISTAKE!!!! The site showed us a saving of £98.00 per year, so thought why not. EDF was costing us about £7-£8 per week, what was Npower?? Lets just say on a good day it was £4!! YES A DAY!!! No Power charges were awful! 50p a day just…
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increase in direct debit
hi, i have recieved a letter from e-on who supply both my gas and electricity, they are informing me that my direct debit will be increseing by £40 due to an owing debt from the past few months. my husband has just recently changed his job and has taken a huge pay decrese and we simply cant afford this amount. i have spoke…
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Fixed tarif british gas
Anyone know what Britisg gas charge you iff you switch supplier before your fixed price period is up? I'm tied to them until 2010, but they are charging extortionate amounts, and not helping me much with my problems,so wondered about switching.
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Big electric bill, grateful of any help
I'm about to move out of my student house that I share with three others and we are having a bit of an ongoing nightmare with our bills. When we first moved into the property I transferred the electric to British Gas from Npower. British Gas managed to register the WRONG METER and were reading next doors. After we figured…
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Magnaclean - how much should it cost?
We had a British Gas visit the other day as part of our annual contract check-up, and the engineer recommended we have a Magnaclean because of some problems we'd been having with the central heating system, banging and making awful noises when it first comes on. He said the Magnaclean would cost something like £340. Is…
