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2 meter confusion
Hello all, Sorry this is so long, just don't want to miss anything out! I have been renting a flat with 2 other people for 6 weeks. It is all electric (not storage heaters). There is a meter by the front door which we were told by our landlord is our electricity meter. Our electricity is with Southern electric and we have…
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scottish power quote help
hi, im looking to switch to scottish power online saver 9, but when i do a online quote this tariff doesnt appear. im hoping to get the £130 from quidco thx for your help guys
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Ending contract with Scottish Power - cancellation fee?
I wonder if anyone can help me with this - I just got an email from SP saying my Discounted Energy Offer ended on 31st March. There is a new 'Discounted Energy April 2011' offer which I can sign up for but it says 'we may have to charge a cancellation fee if you choose to leave before this Offer ends'. It then goes on to…
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Need help to remember Scot Power Switch Offer as they don't recognise it
Hello I switched to Scottish Power recently on around 18 Feb with Energy Helpline. I was promised £15 from Energy Helpline and the offer from Scottish Power was something like £25 free fuel and £25 in cash. Please tell me I'm not going mad and this did happen and what the amount was as I rang the call centre and they…
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Central heating v Electric Fire
I am thinking of redecorating my living room. It is currently heated by a large radiator connected to the gas central heating. I am thinking of removing the radiator which is rather unsightly and replacing it with an attractive electric fire - possibly wall mounted. Are my running costs to heat the room going to change…
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scot power to scot gas ---switch probs
Hi, im trying to switch to scot gas and here is my problem i have two electric metres. Only one gets used which is fine but i want to switch to scot gas and cant get the best plan possible as i have to swith both metres (so they say). I have been on the phone to scot power and im still waiting for them to get back to me as…
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A difficult one - gas related but my housing association's error...
I posted on here a few weeks ago about how my gas bills had always been ridiculously high. Well finally British Gas confirmed to me that I was using about as much gas as they would expect a 4 bed house to use (I live in a one bed flat). It was kind of shocking to hear it laid out like that so I started chasing it all up…
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MSE News: Ban on unsolicited energy lock-ins mulled by Ofgem
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Power firms could be stopped from locking customers onto new tariffs, when their deal expires, without permission ..." Read the full story: Ban on unsolicited energy lock-ins mulled by Ofgem
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Ovo
I've been with my current energy supplier for a few months now so I am looking around to see if I would be better off transferring given price movements and cashback incentives at this time. I have put together a spreadsheet which weighs up the cost of energy assuming I stay with the new supplier for 3/6/9/12 months and…
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Cheapest option when owning 2 houses
Hi I have sold my house and move out within the next few weeks to rented accomodation while we renovate the new house we are buying. We anticipate being in rented for about the next 6 months (Summer low energy use months) while we renovate so do not want to pay over the odds. In respect of the renovated property, energy…
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friend moved house 2 days ago but no gas till 26th april
As title, she's got bairns as well ... surely something she can do or say to get them to put the gas on sooner than 26th April
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Who do I contact to check my gas meter?
Hi everyone, I really need some help! I've just received a statement bill from new supplier E-on with an estimated bill for my gas usage over the past three months. I have since checked the bill and find it to be substantially higher than they have estimated. I have worked out that with the actual reading, our bill would…
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£180 a month for gas & electricity seems too much, am I right? HELP
Hi Wondering if anyone can help me, in an attempt to find a way of reducing our bills now I'm on Maternity Leave, I did a search and found that based on my usage on British Gas I would be around £300 a year better off by switching to First Utility (I was paying about £50 a month on electricity and £38 for Gas) Just had…
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Switching Suppliers :S
Hi all, I'm looking at changing energy suppliers as I currently pay quarterly on receipt on the bill. I currently pay 14.6p then 12.3p for electricity and according to this bill 8.36p for gas (it doesn't seem to have a split). When comparing against British Gas it said I could save except when looking at the tariff details…
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Who owns this gas pipe?
Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me with this one..... I am renovating a victorian house and yesterday we emptied out the coal hole that is in the basement, at the front of the house. This now means I can see the gas pipe (metal) that comes in from the front garden, along the wall, (where it becomes a yellow pipe) of the…
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Need some advice- is it legal or not?
my boyfriend has moved into a new build of apartments which is shared ownership and after a month of living there he got a bill for his electricity, water, sewerage and heat/hot water. but because its a shared ownership(2 bed) he has to pay a 40 pound charge every month. when he called to ask about what the charge was for,…
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EDF not coming to fix key meter
My friend has a key meter for her electric with EDF and despite many calls has been waiting 3 and a half months for them to fix the broken meter. They told her that if her money dropped below £1.00 they would come out to load some more money. It dropped below £2.00 yesterday so she called and they said she has to wait 1…
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British Gas - wont let my sister swap provider
Can anyone tell me if British Gas are in the wrong here? My sister is getting £600+ quarterly gas bills and has tried to switch providers, but BG keep saying until she is out of 'debt' then they wont allow her to change. She pays her bills on time, and is never in serious debt. The customer service is always very impolite…
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Ebico, having a laugh?
After getting a bill from Eon and working out how much my gas and electricity cost me for the past year I thought I would see if I could get it any cheaper for the next year and after hearing such wonderful things about Ebico, ;) I went to their website. Eon cost me, and if I use the same amount again this year,£540 for…
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Default given by Scottish Power when we weren't their customers.
At some point when we lived in Norwich, Scottish Power came to the door and offered us a good deal. British Gas decided that because we were paying the year off by direct debit that they would refuse to let us move contracts. Nothing more was thought about it. We merrily signed our lease in Wales on the 5th of december…
