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Currently a Utility warehouse customer, looking to change, help please...
As above, I am currently a Utility Warehouse customer and have been for a couple of years now. Unfortunately I am an avid money saver and have started to see my bills getting more more each month. Hence the plea for help. I'm tried using the price comparison websites but as you guessed Utility Warehouse is not on them so I…
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Broken Gas Meter, High Bill, No way to get a reading
Hi, I currently share a flat and our recent gas bill seemed high at £267. It was based on an estimate due to no meter reading. The problem was when the man came to read the meter earlier this year he noted that it wasn't working (digital readout displayed nothing). Npower then asked again for a reading and we told them we…
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How much should my Elec Gas be per month?
Hi looking for some advice I have never been particulary savvy about conserving energy in the house or shopping around for the best energy deals but was just wondering what I shoudl expect my Gas and Elec bills to be on average each month - hope some of you are able to help here are some details that might be important 4…
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Just switched
Hi, I did my comparisons over the weekend and made a switch for both my gas and electricity. Paperwork has started to arrive this morning, and I notice that the DD they want to set up is for £84 per month, great. However, we have been paying £178 per month, and whilst I appreciate we have been paying arrears (when old…
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Switched suppliers but closing bill wrong
Hi, I've just switched Gas and Electricity suppliers. The closing / opening bills for the electricity are based on the readings I gave the new company and are correct. However, the gas readings are way off the figures I gave the new company. The readings used are only 15 cubic ft less than the current readings (26 days…
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'power off' adapters for your Tv etc
Saw on gadget show a while ago they had a coupel of adapters, think you plug them in ur wal lsockets, then ur TV/dvd etc int othem, so when ur goods are put on stand-by at night or when at work, it actually kills all power being used, hence saving money. Are they any good? And wheres best to get one/some from? Are they all…
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scottish power - some praise as well as a question
I just entered my meter reading online and went through the process as normal. Whilst doing so I noticed that I may have been putting the readings in incorrectly following a change in my meter back in June. So, I called SP and asked them if they could put my mind at ease or sort the problem for me. Straight away the person…
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Demand for pre-pay electricity balance 18months after switching supplier. HELP?
Yesterday i had a bill of £250.00 land on my door mat from N-Power. They claim this was the outstanding balance from my pre-pay Economy7 electricity meter on the date i switched from them to British Gas, which was way back in June 2008. The problems i have with this is that i have had no contact from them in the last…
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am i working this out right??
my useage over the past 3 days is 30 units @11.23 per unit I am working this out to be £3.37 plus vat =11.23 x 30/100 = £3.37 is this right?? sorry to appear thick but want to make sure!
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EDF Energy. Check your plan now
Of you're on one of their online tariffs, especially if you live in Yorkshire, CHECK YOUR PLAN NOW. I was on the v1 plan and found out yesterday that they have a much cheaper v6 plan which they haven't told anyone about but they're "going to.":mad:
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High Gas Bill for 6 weeks, is my usage normal?
Hi, We recently moved into a rather old detached cottage in the middle of nowhere. Upon moving we discovered that the energy was being supplied by EDF, and decided to switch to our old supplier, EON, who have been pretty good thus far. Anyways, we setup the EDF account in our name and supplied the meter readings when we…
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Scottish Power PP Meter- in credit- HELP
Hi all, I am looking for some advice. Basically I have been using a prepayment meter with SP for the past 8 years. After lots of compensation, broken promises and general rubbish customer service I was given the new Meters- the ones that dont take tokens but a top up type of card instead. Anyway, to cut a long story short,…
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whats the best temp to set my thermostat at?
I live in a new 2 bed end terrace. I have GCH, which heats the water and gas hob. On the boiler theres a knob with a snow flake that can go round to 6 then max. I normally have this at 4. The radiators have temp dials that most of them are on the highest IIII ( downstairs toilet and 2nd bedroom are on II/III). I currently…
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British Gas quoted £141 for a replacement switch!
Our heating stopped working and we have a Homecare 200 service plan so we called them out. The engineer took some time doing his thing and replaced a pump and the timer but still didn't get it working. He then called back to base and told the wife (I was at work) that we needed a new "fused mains spur", but that it wasn't…
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Who charges to change from Scottish Power prepayment to standard meters? Q & moan.
At the moment we have prepayment meters fitted for Gas and Electric and as we're very close to paying off the debt on our gas i wanted to change back to a standard meter when its done, but which supplier charges for it? When we first moved into our house we moved from a rented virtually the same size house with PP meters…
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1st electricity bill in 3 years
I haven't had a bill sent in 3 years , even though they have been reading my meter regularly , and I have , some will say stupidly, and some will say intelligently kept quiet , but today is the day that I always knew will come :eek:, bill day, its just over £4000, there is no way I can pay this strait away as i am a…
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Help! Moved from electric heating to gas, EDF wont decrease DD
Hi all, I have had night storage heaters for two years, in that time I accumulated a large amount of debt with EDF as my ex partner was hiding the fact he wasn't paying the bills. I now owe them £800 and pay them £120 a month. A month ago I had central heating installed and my electricity usage has gone down. I called EDF…
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Gas Transportation Charge
I recently got my first gas bill from EDF which included a £16 transportation charge. I've seen an old thread on here which says that British Gas don't charge for this. Does anyone know if that is still the case? Or if any other providers don't charge? Cheers
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Is now the time right to go on a fixed contract?
Hi all, I have been with my present supplier for years and have never switched (Souothern Electric) I have just discovered that i can save £188 per year (monthly spend £61.50) by switching to EON's FixOnline V6 Dual Fuel. The tarrif appears to be quite good but being a novice at this, i was wondering.... IS NOW THE RIGHT…
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e-on debt recovery policies.
Hi. After leaving my last house, I have changed suppliers. The final bill from e-on was sent to me (eventually) and it is as expected. The thing is, I was on a pre-payment meter paying off a debt at £3pw, as agreed with them owing to my circs. Now, I have spoken to their pre-payment recovery lunatics today and they have…
