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How much electricity is too much?
I really need some advice on whether my electricity consumption is too high :-( I pay Scottish Power by monthly direct debit. The bills were £147, then after me pleading with them they went down to £91 and now they are increasing it to £133 per month. My consumption for the last year is 6893 kWh I have rung the consumption…
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No bill from Eon
Hi. I realised I haven't had a bill for the last 2 quarters from Eon,i decided to check online thinking it is probably just because it has gone paperless.but my account is only showing what it says is my last bill which is from June last year!I have given them meter readings when asked and they have also done their own.the…
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im swapping to DD from repayment
hi there ive been in my 3 bed large end terrace for the last 10 years and am on a prepayment meters for G and E - they were here when i moved in. however im so sick of crediting the meteres the gas is being eated up £10 about every 3 days ... im very stingy with my usage of G and E...turn every thing off inc heating when…
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Who to choose?
Hi, basically, just moved into my own house about 2 weeks ago, and have no idea where to start with gas and electric, i dont know who current provider is :embarasse do i just go find my own gas/elec providers??
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Scotia Gas want all my details to pass on to my current supplier?
Just had a guy at the door from Scotia Gas (formerly TransCo in Scotland) claiming that they own my meter (they might) and saying that he needed all my details and for me to sign a form so that he could pass those details back on to my energy supplier which in turn would lower my gas bill, anyone heard of this, and is…
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Bloody Utility Companies! GAS
What the hell are these companies like? How can the Government let these companies get away with such an over priced, !!!!! service and idiot employed load of crap?! I started with British Gas, all fine until a few years ago when they were updating their computer system and sent me a letter to say they were PLEASE to…
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large increase in electricity direct debit payment - help
hi guys, we've been paying £50 per month via DD to EDF for electricity: at statement dated every 3 months over the last 3 periods we have been 50, 54 then 92 in debit on the account (92 was in Dec 09). they have now put the DD up to 110 now, which seems a bit of a large jump.. we also have gas with them, balance last…
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Sludge in my water pipes-Reasonable quote?
Just a quickie! We have recently moved and have joined the British Gas homecare package. The guy came round today to assess our boiler and do a service which is included. Our boiler is about 20 years old but is simple and they can get the parts so they have accepted it onto the scheme. He reckons it could go for another 5…
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Letter from Eon regarding meter
Hi, has anyone else had a letter from Eon saying that their electricity meter needs to be changed ( it could be dangerous blah blah) as it has come to the end of its functional life? I also regularly get cards through the door from Eon saying they want to read the meter, but I've never been with Eon, (have owned the house…
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DD payments for gas and electric seem too LOW
Hello all, This may sound silly but has anyone ever wondered if there is a problem regarding the readings for their gas and electric? We are with British Gas and moved in just over a year ago. Our payments started at Gas- £40 Elec- £30. We started giving readings and now do so every month. A BG man comes out to check the…
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Capping Ends in March, need some advice
Hiya, hope this isn't an over asked question. We've been capped gas and electricity with EON since 2006, it comes to an end in March and we've had our new price structure through. Obviously I want to shop around, but whats the easiest way to get your annual usage for gas and electricity? Ive got a years worth of bills, but…
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energy cards?
Has anyone used edf energy cards?i stopped my dd because it was so high..:)
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another stupid question
Before i phone EDF again and make a prat out of myself :o Do i have the right to change my DD amount? We pay a fixed DD monthly at a rate set by my E7 useage and this is reviewed each October. but late last year we got rid of the E7 meter and thru dec and Jan made a huge saving on our monthly electric use. I've worked out…
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Updating Comparison Sites
How long will it take before the new Brit. Gas price reduction appears on the comparison sites? Scottish Power's On Line EnergySaver 8 appears at the top of the lists as of 4/2. Yesteray I was told by them that it is no longer available but a new tarriff will be out within the next 6 weeks.
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Prepay Meters
Ive had a browse through the threads on here but cant seem to find what im looking for. We live in a council property which has those prepay meters for Gas and Electricity, Ive always found them a pain especially as gas meter has a mind of its own and likes to hold back credit every now and again (ive asked about this and…
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Historical tracking of suppliers tarrifs
Hi, I have been looking for a site that contains graphical data of suppliers tariffs. Essentially a regional XY representing the trends of data as supplied by any of the comparison sites. Had a hunt round but without sucess, there must be supplier boundaries and I assume there are possibly maybe 30 in the uk., so a…
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Phantom Electricity Usage
Hi I’m a little new here but wondering if anyone can offer some advice on my electricity usage. (the story is a little long – Sorry) I’ve currently been living in a 2 bedroom flat for a month now which has electric everything (heating, water, cooking etc) Now for my first week of living there I didn’t care about my usage,…
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Unable to find 2006 Fixed Tarriff on Compare sites
Hi Trying to sort out my OAP parents gas/elect bill. They have been with Powergen/Eon since Feb 2006 on a tarrif called Powergen Capped 2010. It was fixed for 4 years. Tried to do a compare with new rates, and nothing seems to appear by that tarriff name. Just trying to do the maths, as Eon are offering them a new tarrif…
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OLD electric bill used(est) 4099KW in 2 months! £634.88
Been sorting the paper work out ( long overdue , due to my better half been ill):undecided when i came across these bills from N-power 26/10/07 -04/01/08 used 598 kWh 04/01/08 -24/04/08 used 974 kWh £211.29 24/04/08 -28/08/08 used 818 kWh 28/08/08-24/10/08 used 367 kWh £151.55 NOW THE SHOCKER! :eek: 24/10/08-23/12/08 used…
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WARNING: EDF's Dual Meter reading instructions on their website are wrong
Hello, I had storage heaters installed towards the end of last year and EDF installed a new digital meter with two settings. Last month I submitted my first reading online following their instuctions as stated below: If your tariff gives you lower priced off-peak electricity your meter may have two rows of figures like the…
