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Gas & Electric - Please help
I lived in my dad's property for 25 days (1st April - 25th April) while it was between tenants. I thought it was easier just to leave the Gas & Electric in my name (incase the freezer used a bit of electric), and that when the new tentants moved in, I'd ring up and tell them I'd moved out. I didn't think this would be a…
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BG Direct Debit
I've been with BG using direct debit for donkey's years, but in three months my payment has gone from £38 to £48 to £53, I was only £53 in debit. They say the review point is April i.e. just after the highest usage period, they expect £53 credit then, and they only take 11 payments into account. What gives? I've never had…
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Advice on electric-only house
SWMBO has just moved in to a small house which does not have a gas supply and is heated by storage heaters. Can anyone advise the best way to go about getting a good deal on her electric supply? The letting agent kindly sold her details to a company called iammoving.com who have signed her up to Scottish Power but on their…
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Biasi boiler -hot water problem
Hi i have a biasi boiler and the hot water in the shower is not working properly. I have to put on the taps in the sink first and then it will heat up for a minute and then goes cold. The other bathroom shower works fine. Help
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Southern Electric switching from Economy 7 to standard advice
Hi I will be completing on my first property shortly. The current owner has gas and Economy 7 electric with Southern Electric. The heating in the house is now gas so I have no need for Economy 7. Is it easy to switch to a standard electricity tariff or will there be complications with the meter etc? Any advice would be…
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Need help for selecting EDF plan please....
Hi Friends, I am planning to switch my duel fuel to EDF as there id £80 cashback for that. I went to energy helpline and filled in all the information and requested the results for "no standing charge" tariffs. And the search results came up with all the plans with "cancellation fees apply" feature. Now does that mean…
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new flat- electric only
Will be moving into a new flat soon and it is electric only. but how can i do a compare and switch etc when im currently not with anyone? will be looking at things like money supermarket and quidco but if i dont currently pay anything as im staying at my sisters then how does it work?
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Corroded Boiler casing - do we really NEED a new boiler?
The casing on our central heating boiler has corroded due to a leaky pump. Engineer says that although the boiler works fine we need a new boiler as the boiler is now unsafe. A quick welding job could repair the casing saving us over £2,000 on new boiler. Its a Glow-worm boiler if this helps Is this do-able or do current…
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economy 7 or not????
hey there I am confused and hope someone has some advice. The flat I am currently renting doesn't have economy 7 but the electricity company put me on an economy 7 rate cause that's the meter I have (apparently, according to their records). Recently there was a landlords electrical test and the guys who did it said we have…
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Another Scottish Power and LCS....
Good day to you all, I've taken a look through previous threads here relating to either LCS or Scottish Power and like me, many people have had frustrating encounters with them. Here's my story, and advice would be much appreciated. I got the standard letter. Outstanding balance £762.45 + £188.10 admin costs I write with…
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Gas, heating and electric inspections?
Hi there, We are FTB's and had a survey done on a 3 bed mid terrace house we wish to purchase. The surveyor recommended we check that there are recent test certificates for Gas, Heating, Water and Electrics or if none were available to get them all inspected before proceeding with the purchase. My question is, is it…
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Need help getting out of rolling contract
Last october British gas automatically put our company on a rolling contract for 2 years at extortionate rates. We're a company with 6 employees, and we're paying almost £300 a month more than we were quoted from EDF. We've been trying to get out of it but British gas refuse totally. There is a section in Terms and…
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Electric Bills
Does anyone have any idea how much I should expect to be paying on an all electric 2 bed flat with regards to my electric bill. Have just moved in but awaiting bill! Dreading the bill if I'm honest :(
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I need help reading electric meter (i've included pictures)
Hey all, I am so clueless when it comes to reading the electric meter, I so wish it was a digital one. I took a photo of the meter when I first moved in which is here (moved in April 2009 on good friday) Now i always get confused with how to read it some websites say if its passed a number then right down the lower number,…
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British Gas fixed rate tarrif 2012
I'm a customer of British Gas and signed up to the fixed rate tarrif until 2012. I have paid £23 per month electricity and £38 per month for Gas. I received a bill from them today informing me of a direct debit increase. My Electricity is rising £32 and Gas £42. I was told by British Gas that it's a fixed tarrif not Direct…
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Switching supplier when in debt (prepayment meter)
Just to let people know. Have been just switched suppliers with a debt of £105 on my gas meter. Took about 10 phone calls and a lot of frustration. Apparently neither my old supplier (E.on) and my new one (Ebico/SSE) are aware of the change in OFGEM's regulations regarding switching whilst owing a debt. Threshold doubled…
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please help...forged n-power contract account now in debit
n-power have forged my signature on a contract to be my electricity supplier.....i assumed i was with e-on,i use my e-on key to put money on the meter,my reciepts show that the payment is to e-on.....but i have recieved a letter from n-power saying that i am in debit with my account with them...as the tariff is set 5p too…
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At Cost Energy Trial
Anyone else get an email through about this? Apparantly first come first served basis. Do we actually think they will manage to get a real service to market? Are they likely to be much cheaper with the current wholesale prices? Update by Martin Please read the At Cost Energy interview for an update
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NPower Sign Online 18
Hi guys. Just looked in to moving provider to try and save a little money. Previously was with ebico, and after working out my current average yearly consumption, have found that npower will be cheapest on the above plan... We received the paperwork stating all of the estimates and how they calculate the bill etc. Anyway,…
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Handy list of energy deals
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/is-your-fixed-energy-tariff-about-to-end/0009284/?Source=CUR1&crmuserid=CJNNS1|TCO3C
