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Paul from BBC Moneybox on cheap tariffs
Saw him on yesterday morning Breakfast News talking about tariffs and comparison sites. He was saying that even though some companies appear to be much cheaper when you plug your details of usage into the comparison sites, people need to beware because in general they'll be trying to tie you in, with penalties and fines if…
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Stunned
Just got letter from E-ON. I am £67 in credit and they want £210 a month, up from £140!. Sheer lunacy.
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Time to heat room (GCH)
Hello, My gas central heating takes about 3 hours to heat the lounge from about 14 degrees to 18 - 19 degrees. Is this normal ?. The thermostat is located in the lounge and is set to 21 degrees. I use heating via a timer so it comes on at 4:30 to 7:30 in the evening. There is a dial on the bottom panel of the boiler set to…
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Anyone here use Ebico. Your Views Please
Hi all, I am torn between moving from my current supplier to Ebico and wanted peoples views on them before i move. Some price comparison websits say i will make a saving and some say i wont. I have also found mix views on the company saying some people have saved alot and some have not even that they was told they would…
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which supplier for gas & electricity. dont know ? never done it b4 ?
Hello all... I have just, since 2 days moved into a flat after living in a shared house for years, where the rent was with all bills included. Now, i have rented a 2 bed flat thru a key worker property and dont know how to go about ? I dont know who my current gas and elec. supplier is ? (the housing association gave me…
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New Ofgem Rules From 18/1/2010 For Gas And Electricity DoorKnockers
"Ofgem has introduced tougher rules on doorstep sales ensuring that suppliers provide customers with written estimates before any sales are concluded. This will enable customers to compare the offer with their current deal. And a new requirement that any information used in marketing activities is clear, accurate and easy…
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prepay meter over-charging me?
I got the prepay meter installed from British Gas, and although i have debts with them, i think the amount they are taking from me is ridiculous. I've waited four days literally freezing here for my top-up card to arrive, so i was happy when i took £10 to the local top-up point to feel warm for once this week! But i put it…
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Scottish Power - under-paying? / wrong meter no?
Scottish Power for gas and elec New build Something's not right with the meter readings or meter numbers or something. We're definitely under-paying for gas, and each time someone from Dataserve comes along to read the meters, he mutters about wrong meter numbers and taps away on his PDA for ages. Now I've checked the…
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Can my meter reading be wrong?!
I've just received by bill from N-Power, which for gas alone is £750 for a quarter!!!!!! We've used 825 units/26315 KWh. Pretty big, huh? What troubles me is that I live in a three bed flat, we have a maximum of 7 TRV radiators on. We don't have the heating on until c.7pm and we kill it around 11pm at the latest. The hot…
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Advice:BG charging imperial when have metric meter
4 yrs ago my meter was apparently changed from imperial to metric however BG have continued to charge me as imperial (i.e x2.83). They are now investigation this so am expecting my overpayments back. I spoke to BG a long time ago that I thought it was metric meter but they disagreed at the time and said high usage/cost of…
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Eon bloody rubbish company
I am regretting moving to Eon. Since Wedenesday when my payment card for gas had been corrupted and didn't register my £50.00 that I put on the card. I have had nothing but hassle and after been on the phone for over 20 minutes to Eon came to the conclusion that it was either my meter or my card was knackered. On Thursday…
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Warning BG Websaver 5 customer put on standard tariff in error
Word of warning. I have just signed up for British Gas Websaver 5 from one of their other tariffs. Got a statement and despite it saying websaver 5 I was actually put on a standard tariff. Might be an idea for other people who have signed up to check this out as they say it was a glitch
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Electricity bill covers period prior to the start date of the account
My friend, living in a house privately rented out. She moved in on Jan 2009 and got an electricity account with npower on the same date. Until July 2009, she only received the estimated bill and promptly made the payments without any delay. In November 2009, she received a bill with upto-date meter readings. But the…
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Average Gas Bill for 3 bed semi
What is the average monthly gas bill for a three-bed semi-detached house? Our bills are £60 per month and we cannot get the temperature up to 16C in the bedroom during the current cold spell.
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Electricity pre payment charge
How much do you pay standing charge? I'm on 10.00 KWH a hour and pay £1.18 per week Standing charge. Though I would save, but working out the same. British Gas
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Price Promise/pre payment
Been in discussions with British Gas to get my pre payment meter sorted out. Ended up making a complaint. The debt on the meter is back to what it should be. The guy explained why there has been probs putting me onto the click pay as you go. The reason: I was on price promise. This would be a higher charge. I did not sign…
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EON - Economy 10, No bills and Huge Variations in Units used - Help Please Malc!
Hi- Am really hoping that EON's MSE rep - Malc can help out with this real mess I've ended up with - Thought I'd try this method, as phone calls and emails have got me no where - but if anyone else has any advice I'd also be grateful! Apologies if this is all a bit long winded - thought if I gave as much detail as possible…
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First House - No clue on utilities - Please help!
Hello there, Basically we have just purchased our first new build house and are on the standard British Gas and Electricity tariff (I'm hyper aware we need to get off this!). It is a 4 bed, 3 storey terraced house, very well insulated. There will just be the 2 of us in there. I would imagine that the gas heating will just…
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Miniture Light bulb Can't find one I need?
Hi searched all my local shops including Halfords and internet but I can't find a "K4.8V 0.3A" MES miniture bulb for some lamps I have. Can anybody help with where I can get them? Thanks
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OMG.. can I have used 1000 units??
SORRY 10000 units, not 1000 just called EDF to see if electricity bill done yet as first proper one in this house... he asked me to confirm meter reading and said he needed to check as it looks like we have used 10000 units since September..:eek: i am really hoping it is a mistake as we cant afford that!! we have a 2 bed…
