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too many bills to deal with help!!
I have recently (7 weeks ago) moved. I have the final bill from old place which is rather high but i can't prove otherwise, I've also just received first bills for new place. money really tight at mo and I'm worried i'm just gonna get further in debt. Old place i was with scottish power on a triple meter so i couldn't…
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New boiler for central heating
I have a small dilema with the house I'm just moving into..... I currently have only an electric immersion heater for hot water and shower which heats itself. central heating wise I have the piping and radiators all in place but no boiler as the previous owners used a argo coal boiler which has since gone. If I go for gas…
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Staywarm
My father-in-law has Alzheimer's and has been with the Staywarm scheme for a few years. He recently received a letter from e-on stating that his contract will end in a few weeks, but because of high energy levels the price will increase. The letter states that the average new renewal price will be £2054 for 12 months ....…
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Click Tariff ends! British Gas
Got a letter this morning from British Gas saying that as of the 31st of July Pay as You Go Click Tariffs will end. The letter further adds that I will be automatically switched on to the Standard tariff. Had a look at British Gas website and appears the only option is Standard tariff.
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Glide Utilities - Cheap or Not?
Hi there, I'm a student moving into my second year accommodation on the 1st of a July, its a one bedroom property that i'll be living in with my girlfriend. Obviously I want to try and get everything sorted before we get there so im starting to worry a bit about electricity and other utilities. I've been looking at Glide…
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Swapping EDF tariffs
I currently have Gas and Elec with EDF on the standard rates with a dual fuel and DD discount. Electricity is 19.23p for the first 210 units then 9.33p . Last quarter I used 1265 units Gas is 7.00p for the first 558 kwh then 3.056p . Last quarter I can find the bill for I used 3668 kwh. Ive been looking online at USwitch…
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EDF = Ridiculous Direct Debit
Has anyone else receive stupid demands from EDF to increase their electricty DD ? I currently pay £40 by DD and have topped it up with £15.00 by standing order each month. This will actually leave me about £5.00 in credit each quarter but EDF in their wisdom have decided that £100 per month by Direct Debit is the amount…
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empty house - canceling house hold bills
Hi, any info would be much appreciated. I am a single mum, have a mortgage on a very good rate so would like to keep my house. Since ive had my baby ive been living back at the parents for a little extra help and popping home to check on my house for the last 6 months. Only problem is its gotten very comfortable back with…
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EON Fixonline 8 - Problems signing up
I have done a comparison check on energyhelpline.com and it's showing me that EON are the 2nd cheapest after npower. Now I have had bad experiences with npower before so I would like to sign up with EON as there is now £55 cashback for a dual fuel sign up. However, when I go through to the EON website, and type my postcode…
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Npower threatened with legal action by Consumer Focus re over charging
Legal action threat hangs over npower Energy supplier holds talks on compensation as new charging allegations emerge Mark Atherton Consumer Focus issued a threat of legal action against npower this week as the two sides haggle over compensation after the energy supplier was accused of overcharging two million customers. A…
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price drops soon ???
Just had a call from Scottish Power who we are leaving. They said there is no point going on a fixed tariff as prices will be dropping again. How true does Martin think this is? Does anyone have any info please?:(
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British Gas £99 to tighten a plastic connector
We recently had a boiler breakdown, wouldnt start up, so decided to go for a British Gas fixed price repair £195. They offered us the repair for £99 if we took out boiler cover which we had already considered as we have a baby on the way. The day before they were due i found out that turning off the mains power to this…
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EON Rep if you are available I am confused.
Hi On comparison sites EON are coming up as my best saving to fix, but the unit prices seem higher then others which are showing an overall lower saving. I am confused, if I am going to save more with EON how is this. Obviously I would like to go ahead if it is going to save me money. Many thanks. Just to add I am looking…
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Help with switching please
Hi, I have decided to switch to fixed asap as recommended on here. I have got it down to EON v Atlantic, am tempted to go Atlantic because it scores better customer services wise and I am currently with southern which is the same group and have no complaints. Secondly, which cashback to go for MSE have Energy Helpline top…
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Switch based on warm-weather usage only?
I moved to a new house in mid April, :j and just had my first gas & electricity bills from the existing supplier. The bills are higher than their original estimate - but lower than mine :D My plan is that now I have a couple of months' bills I can shop around with a reasonable idea of my usage. But of course it has been…
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npower 'Sorry You're Leaving' Department...
Thought I'd ask here first before giving them a call; does anybody know whether npower has a 'Sorry You're Leaving' department? We're looking to change to another fixed price tariff (currently on their Fixed Price 2011) and would consider changing supplier if necessary. The decision to change is purely financial as we've…
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British Gas 'Smart Meters'
My parents have just had 2 smart meters fitted by BG, as these automatically report your usage back to BG, what happens if they decide to switch suppliers?
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How do I get a new gas supply?
Hiya, We had our gas turned off by Transco a few years ago because we thought we could smell gas and called them out. We have been putting off getting it fixed for so long now because we have been worried about how much it will cost. The guy from Transco said he thought the leak was under our floor, so we would have to get…
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British gas business customer PLEASE HELP
Hi, As a small business owner I switched to British Gas over 4 years ago and i am still tied in. I have tried to switch to others over the past few months but British gas keep refusing it. They are claiming to have sent me a contract twice over the past 2 years. I have never recieved this from them. They say because i…
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Northern ireland Electricty - Anyone switched yet??
Hi, Been with NIE for years and thinking of switching to a dif supplier. Has anyone done this? Did it work out cheaper. We are paying about £70 a month into the prepaid meter? Thanks R
