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Moving House, energy supplier help needed!
Help! Hopefully (!) I am about to move house, I need to choose a gas and electricity supplier - how do I decide who to go with? I have no idea how much electricity or gas I will be using, I don't know whether to have separate suppliers or to have one supplier do both. How do I decide? My new place is a semi, new build with…
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Is my meter inaccurate?
Hi, I recently moved into a small 1 bed flat in a converted terrace house (27/11/09) and am currently trying to work out if my electric meter readings are accurate. Just for a bit of background, I have 2 electric storage heaters (which had been switched on for the duration of the period - I have turned them off tonight!),…
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Switching tactics - basics
Most of us are on quarterly dual / threshold tarifs. This means - to my mind at least - that units cost less towards the end of the quarter than at the beginning before the quarterly consumption threshold is passed. If (as in my current situation) the switch process is now overdue, the timing could hardly be worse: I will…
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A couple of silly questions, bear with me please.
I've been offered a job, 6months fixed, no chance of extension. I'm viewing a couple of flats tomorrow (as it will cost more than £300 a month to travel to this job and will cost me 2 hours of my life each way as well) Given these factors, I'm lost. I've never done this before and I'm hoping you can advise. I need to check…
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£130 cash back switch to n power
Had an email from top cash back site, they are now giving £130 cash back if you switch to dual fuel with npower through the site, or £65 for single fuel. the cash back is not from npower but from top cashback so there should be no problems. its a pity i swapped in jan when the cashback was £40 for dual fuel!:rotfl: I…
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How much extra has this winter cost you on heating?
I just got a jaw dropping gas bill in this morning and wondered if most people have used an awful lot more gas for heating than the same period last year. My bill is quite good in that it has a little bar graph at the side showing my average daily gas consumption for the same quarter last year so I can compare easily. Last…
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First Utility Gas Readings.. anyone else got odd readings?
Despite the meter being installed in October, we've only just got the readings through on their website. The problem is there are some odd readings in there! Apparently on the 15th of December we managed to actually return some gas to the supply network. I know I can produce a fair amount of gas from time to time…
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Please help, im lost here
Hi, Never been on this part of MSE, i was hoping someone with a greater knowledge than me could point me in the right direction, i have been paying far to much for my gas and electricity for to long, ive been paying on reciept of bill quarterly with Scottish Power, i am moving home to a 4 bedroon house in the west of…
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nPower Standing Charge Query
Hello, I apologise for asking such an obvious question, however I'm partially sighted and having difficulty finding the specific information I'm looking for. We just received a high energy bill from nPower and have decided to look for a cheaper supplier. Initial searches seem to indicate that EDF may be the best bet,…
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Price Comparison Site Updates...
I'm looking into switching my gas and electric from Scottish Power and have been using a couple of comparison sites to decide which company and tariff to go with. Even Martin is saying that now is the best time to compare and consider moving. The bit of an issue I'm having is that, as I understand it, the comparison sites…
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British Gas pay as you go electricity big consumption
I am newly move to flat in northfield and i have a little problem with energy consumption in my new flat. Its 1 bedroom small flat with eletric heating (2 calortec electric radiators) and pay as you go electricity with british gas. My consumption in 2days was 10pounds its no very much?? If its 10 pounds every 2days i will…
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Big energy consumption
I am newly move to flat in northfield and i have a little problem with energy consumption in my new flat. Its 1 bedroom small flat with eletric heating (2 calortec electric radiators) and pay as you go electricity with british gas. My consumption in 2days was 10pounds its no very much?? If its 10 pounds every 2days i will…
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Scottish Power Boiler Care Number Urgently Please!!!!
Does anyone have the emergency callout number for Scottish Powers boiler care service as my info hasn't arrived from them yet and the boiler has decided to give up!!
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2019 pounds bill for gas in 28 days!!
İ sublet my flat in february and took a meter reading on the 27th january and another one on the 1st March--i input the reading on scottish power and it shows a 2019 plus tax gas bill!! --the sublet was to a friend and i cant see how this amount has possibly been used!!its a 2 bed flat with double glazing and wall…
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New Gas meter already has huge reading!
Hi British Gas is closed today and I'm hoping someone can help. I've just got central heating put in (on Wednesday) so have only been using gas for four days.....and the meter is reading 22,728 m3 already. In fact during the time it took to write up this message it has increased by 400 units. Am I being really dense and…
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npower reduced tariff
Ihave received a bill for over £600 for electricity from npower, my husband is disabled and we have a daughter under 16, they told us that we may qualify for a reduced tariff. I am working and earn less than £13,500 pa (this is gross pay and not the actual amount you bring home which is £800 per month. After they add on…
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Energy monitors
I am with British Gas on a standard tariff. The bills have been a lot less than my last supplier, E'ON (leeches). The winter bill that is due this month is a lot higher than the other bills. I would like to start monitoring my usage and require an energy monitor. Does anyone know of a good but fairly cheap monitor I can…
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British Gas "Service" Contract
I have had a British Gas Service contract for my CH boiler for many years. They play a very cute trick of not letting you know when the "annual" service is due until 2 or 3 months after it should have taken place. Therefore they get 14 or 15 payments for 1 visit. Good trick I am now in a contract from 20/3/09 to 19/3/10…
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Arrgh !! £450 leccy bill ,how ?
Hi Can this even be possible ?:eek: We are with Npower and our heating /hot water are gas . We have an electric fire which is rarely used ,maybe for an hour or two some evenings during the very cold snap. We do have a condenser dryer ( I understand these are more expensive and less efficient to run that vented dryers ? )…
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Cold calling - house insulation work!!
We have just had a chap from a company called Miller Pattison offering to do loft insulation for £199 and/or wall cavity insulation for £149 round at the door, cold selling. He claims that 25 houses in our street have signed up with him - which is about 1/2 of the total houses in our street. He claims there are large…
