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Scottish Power - Revised Monthly Payment
I am on Scottish Power's Online Energy with no standing charge, as it's great value for economy 7 users without gas. I've had no problems over the last few years of being with them until the latest bill, where they want to change my long-standing 79.50 per month to 161.00 per month. We have a small 2-bedroom new-build…
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fed up
last year i changed my meter from prepay to quarterly, despite phoning on numerous occasions, begging for a bill, british gas stated that a problem with reading the old meter was preventing them issueing a bill, after 6 months , i had to go into hospital for an operation, after leaving hospital i recieved a bill from…
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Wrong electricity meter
anyone got any advice about this, we have just found out that the electricity meter we have is a different number to the one on the bills. We have been in touch with our supplier who said it could just be a mistake in the paperwork, we are not sure now whether we have been paying the right amount for electricity, the bills…
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Gas Bill
Hi all, Just checked my gas bill for the amount used for 1 month :- £260 Is this about right for a 4 bedroomed house? Seems VERY high - the heating is on a couple of hours first thing and then on from 4 to around 10 at night every day (weekends its on 8 - 10pm)
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British Gas debt collection????
Hi everyone This is my 1st post, so please be nice :) Well to cut a long story short, i was living with a girl from April - November 2008. We both moved out and went through bills before we left and she said she'd sort it so i gave her my half of the money. Just 2 weeks ago i got a bailiff's letter from a debt collection…
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Npower dual fuel discount important changes
Just a quick note to warn about Npower's new trick with the dual fuel discount. I've just had a bill today which came with a booklet "We've made some changes". In the small print on page 3 it states that you won't get the dual fuel discount unless you receive a combined bill and make combined payments. I've quickly called…
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Stooooopid question.....probably
We currently have an economy 7 meter but have never had storage heaters in the 14 odd years we have lived here. I'm now wondering if we can make a saving by getting rid of the Economy 7 bit - I assume its economy 7 cos we have 2 rates on the meter. Can I just change to a new supplier and give them the total reading or do I…
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MSE News: Ofgem warning over long-term energy costs
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE news story: "The energy watchdog today warned electricity and gas may become unaffordable for many households ..." Read the full story: Ofgem warning over long-term energy costs
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Ideas how to calculate average electricity??
Hi, I live in a bedsit, everything is electric no gas. We are on economy 7 and have storage heaters :-( although up until Jan were managing to keep these switched off and use an economical oil filled radiator on timer. I have just had our bill through and from the 12/10/09 to 03/02/10 we have used: 2422units at Night 1640…
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Someone is trying to take our gas supply!
We bought our house back in May 2009 from a housing association. It was bought outright and not nothing to do with them. We've discovered they've taken our gas supply and have transferred it to a business acccount with Southern Electric (we were with Scottish Power). It is now proving really difficult for us to get the…
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Eon Age Concern Tariff Name and anything better out there?
Hi everyone I put my mother on age concern plan years ago with Eon. Now the dual bill comes and the electricity tariff is age concern standard plan but the gas is just called gas plan!! I assume that they havent given her the age conern tariff for gas. But now when I am reviewing the tariffs, i dont know what to put into…
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scottish + southern electric issue
hello folks, i need a bit of advice on my pre-payment electric. when i moved into this house, the electric was on a prepayment meter with brittish gas (i think), a few months later i switched to scottish n southern (purple card+keys) as the unit price was lower. recently i switched to npower as they offered to beat both…
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dell
I wanted to change gas & electric to southern but they turned me down telling me i never had enough points to which they require,and i would have to pay deposit of £100. why should they be able to do this i have never owed any gas or electric bills,i am a pensioner my son has this company and it is the cheapest.
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Is this dual cover?
I have Homecare 300 with BG and cover with United Utilities, do I really need UU's cover in addition to BGs? I have BG for Gas and Electric and UU for water supply.
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Ofgem says action needed to ensure Britain's energy supplies remain secure
Ofgem recommends far reaching energy market reforms to consumers, industry and government. The unprecedented combination of the global financial crisis, tough environmental targets, increasing gas import dependency and the closure of ageing power stations has combined to cast reasonable doubt over whether the current…
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Dimplex oil OFX radiator efficiency?
Talking of our friend I know he says 1.25Kw is the same despite what source it comes from - true. I have tried a wall hung 1.25Kw Dimplex OFX in my bedroom. Despite it being on full 24/7, the radiator being scalding hot to touch there seems to be very little heat coming form it. The following morning there is barely a…
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Continue with Homecare 200 or not?
Here is my dilema! It has come to renewal time for my British Gas Homecare 200. I called BG and spoke to an agent who advised me that due to the age of my Glow Worm Hide-Away boiler (12 years old) should it develop a fault and BG deem it to be beyond economical repair then they would not replace it. Would any of you know…
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switching from eon to edf
Im currently on a price protection tariff with eon and have started the transition to edf. How long will this take and is it worth changing to the standard tariff while the transfer is ongoing Thanks
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BG might not be the worst?
I have gas warm air heating and pay BG £16.43 a month for a maintenance contract. Service and repairs. It has slowly been creeping up year by year so I thought I would enquire elsewhere and contacted a local company for a quote. They don't do maintenance contracts, just service and repair when necessary. I got a quote from…
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Gas & Electric Meters - Help!
Hello. I'm after some help and advise on Gas and Electricity meters. Myself and my partner are about to move into a rented two bed, two reception terrace house, with gas and electricity meters. I've never used them before, who provides the best and most cost effective payment plan with pay as you go meters? I believe the…
