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Massive Bills from Npower....any advice
Hi all Sorry this is probably going to be a long post but I would value any one's input... We were with Eon (when they were still Powergen) paying 35 a month dd for our electricity (which I thought a tad high). We got a cold call from Npower in September last year and switching to them seemed like a good idea from the…
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Buchanan Clarke and Wells
I have been called by the above company today, threatening me with disconnection tomorrow if I didn't pay my outstanding bill. I have changed banks and not had time to reinstate NPower's direct debit or pay the one and only bill I have ever had (I am usually in credit). I have called NPower to explain the situation twice…
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Left with large Gas and Electricity bill
Hi just wondered if anyone could help me out my wife and i have seperated the gas and electric were in her name and have just found out that she hasnt made any payments as im living in the property now with the kids am i liable for her debt or can i hve a new account in my own name the bill is for around £900 Could anyone…
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Chip Pan vs Electric Deep Fryer
Hi people. I wonder if you guys could help me. In our household, when we need to deep fry something, we tend to pull out the chip pan and proceed with that method. However, recently we have considered finally getting a deep fat fryer as I feel that they are cheaper to use. Recently we have been getting high gas bills as…
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Switched from npower to British Gas, estimated bill
For gas, I switched from npower to British Gas I submitted a meter reading to British Gas as requested. I thought they would tell npower, but npower have sent me a final bill with a (high) estimated reading. British Gas (online) now show that my account is in credit, although no bill has been generated and I have paid…
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Reclaiming
Does anyone know what the state of play is with reclaiming overpayments of gas and electricity prepayment meters?
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this may be a bit of a silly question..
but I've been wondering whether appliances such as a microwave or kettle, for example, use electricity if plugged in at the wall and the switch on the socket is turned on? I don't mean that the kettle is boiling or that the microwave is heating up food, just that they are plugged in and on at the wall. Would this be using…
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My owl is inaccurate
My owl says I used 5kwh in the last 24hrs yet I read the meter and checked it 24hrs later and that equates to 3kw. Anyone any ideas on the discrepancy?
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British Gas £2500 final bill
Hi. I've just moved house and received my final bill from British Gas... for £2500! For the 6 years I've been living in my previous rental house (small 2 bed end-terrace) I've been paying monthly by direct debit. The amount seems to vary every few months between £60 and £100 which seemed bloody expensive but it was a…
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Pre-paid electric meter change
My wife has a buy to let property with 'normal' electricity supply chargeable to the tenants on account. The tenants have acted on their own accord and applied to have meter changed to pre-paid. We are not 'jumping up and down 'about it; but would prefer this not to occur. Our tenants and the electrical company have both…
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sky tv and burgler alarms
just spent a while trying to find out why my leccy monitor is showing a constant 80 watts when everything is off. sky + box 40 watts even on standby, alarm 40 watts even when unset, have switched alarm off as we never use it and switched sky off at the wall, I currently use 7 or 8 kwh a day, if my calcs are right this…
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Fed up of all the advertising!!
Hi, Just thought I'd pop my head in here and say hi!! I'm so fed up of all these energy companies constatntly pushing their services in your face when none of them actually charge reasonable rates! Even worse the customer service is naff as soon as they have you on board! I just got through complaining to the ombudsman…
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E.ON £70 cashback for duel fuel LAST DAY TODAY
Hi, I was planning to switch duel fuel through Quidco which is £70 cashback and Today is the last day. I am currently with the Scottish Power. I just tried to do that and left half way as I could not see the option to select "NO STANDING CHARGE" while doing the switch. I was also confused with the whole list of options to…
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Wrong electric meter for over 6-7 years
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has ever had this problem before. I have a good friend who has just found out that their electric meter is actually connected to the wrong flat and that their own electric meter is around 20,000 digits less. Furthermore, my friend has been in the place SINCE it was built.…
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Argos Energy Plus?
Hi does anyone know how to use the Argos Energy Plus card? I signed up to this scheme when there was all the fuss of sky high bills etc but have never used the card I completely forgot about it and I am always buying something from Argos ~ I haven't got a clue what to do even after reading all the confusing stuff on their…
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Been rang EIGHT times in one day by British Gas
Serious harrasment or what? I owe them £37 which is only a week overdue. Today I have had 8 calls from them on my landline and mobile which is a robot voice which I HAVE NO INTEREST in dealing with - and to ring me 8 times surely is illegal. Their appalling service of 1. not doing meter readings, 2.hugely underestimating…
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Business from home? Half your g&e bills
If you run a business from home and you use over 50% of your household energy doing so, you then qualify for business rates. 2 good things about going from domestic to biz utilities is that you will half the price of your gas and electric rates and also be able to raclaim your vat!
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Gas and Electricity Bills can anyone help?
Hello, I am a fist time buyer about to buy a 2 bedroom apartment. I am wondering if anyone can help me with an estimate to how much I can expect to pay for gas and electricity a month. I would like an estimate on average use and the apartment i am buying is in the south east (berkshire). I would be very grateful for any…
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Baillifs threat - what to do now?
Scottish Power were going to install a gas meter in my council house. Transco came and said that the housing unit for the meter was not good enough - there was a hole in the flue - and off he went saying HE would contact the council A month passed and no meter. I phoned SP. They said I had to ring Fulcrom Installations and…
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Electricity saving devices - money saver?
Please could people advise whether they have saved money as a result of using one of those electricity measuring devices inside the house? I live in a flat and my meter is in a communal cupboard. Between the meter and the flat is the meter cupboard door, a glass door and my front door, but my flat is actually only about 20…
