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pre payment meter
Got a letter today regarding my old house...it was from LCS UTILITY INVESTIGATIONS...saying that i owed British gas £438.06 and to ring them (being LCS) to start a payment plan...now i was a bit confused as to why i owed British gas any money at all,considering i was on a Pre Payment meter...well to my shock they told me i…
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British Gas Small Print - read it or double it!
WARNING CHECK THIS UTILITIES INFO! if u have a fixed price year contract for all your gas and Electric with BRITISH GAS, read right through ANY letters from them including the small print, a friend of mine received a letter about renewing his contract 7 MONTHS BEFORE it was up, the letter didnt appear to need immediate…
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Moving home - Scottish Power
We are moving home next week and I'm now looking into the business of sorting out the G&E accounts. We are with Scottish Power in the current property, I'm not sure who the supplier is at the moment in the new property. I would just like give my final readings and close my account with Scottish Power in this property, and…
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British Gas - at least !!!!!! Turpin wore a mask
Fair dues, they emailed me and told me that my web tariff was coming to an end and that my account would switch to 'Standard' tariff from a certain date. So I acted fast and got on the price comparison sites and made the best switch I could find. However, this didn't stop me from suffering the daylight robbery heist that…
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Charged for Transferring from SP to E.ON
I have been with SP and recently set up a transfer to E.ON for a better rate. I sent my meter readings to E.ON who then sent them to SP. I had a balance of £34 to pay to SP as my final payment on top of my monthly Direct Debit. The DD was set up to come out of our joint (bills) account on the 26th each month which it did.…
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Advice please re: debt on gas account in partner's ex's name!
The gas is supplied to my house by British Gas. When my partner's ex left him, she also left a debt of over £1000 on the gas account which is in her name. We have continued to pay the monthly fixed dd charge which as you can imagine is high due to the debt. The account itself is also on a standard, expensive tarrif. I am…
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Nice Suprise from EON.. £80 rebate
I had a letter this morning for my mum saying? You recently have recieved a letter from department of work and pensions telling you that you're eligble for an £80 rebate from your electricity supplier .. You will find a voucher at the bottom of this letter which you can use to claim your £80 .. Just take this letter with…
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rejected meter readings
How annoying is this. I live in a small flat at the momen with my partner and we don't use much electricity at all. £10-£15 per month. I take a meter reading every fortnight, however they are continuosly rejecting my readings and as such I can't get my direct debit doubt down to a reasonable level. Currently £70 per month.…
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Scottish Power Online Energy 6 Ending. Move to npower or e.on?
My Scottish Power Online Energy 6 deal is coming to an end tomorrow and they have sent me an email asking if I want to extend it for a bit longer. Putting my annual usage figures (6824 kW Gas and 2830 kW Electricity) into the comparison sites it comes up with 1. npower Sign Online 19 (£87 saving) 2. e.on Save Online v2…
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Working out your annual consumption
I am always confused when Dogshome and others suggest going through lots of bills and adding up the numbers in each of them to calculate an annual consumption. Do/Why do people find this easier than simply making one single subtraction of two meter readings a year apart?
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* Confessions of a complacent EDF customer *
All right. I admit it. We’re victims of our own complacency. And even if many MSErs are already aware of the dangers of such expensive inertia, hopefully this post might just forewarn the newbie or the naïve. . . Quite by chance today, we came across the MSE news item about EDF’s latest tariff finesse. We’ve been with EDF…
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Save up to 15% on BG homecare
Just seen this today. Offer ends 4th October 2010. http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/maintenance-and-repair/boilers-and-heating/boiler-and-heating-cover/homecare.html
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Switching electricity supplier
Hi folks Thanks to a bit of a mess, firstly on our supplier's part and then on ours, we ended up with a prepayment meter and a debt which we're paying off, interest free, at a rate of £5 per week. However, I'd still like to shop around, but does anyone know if it's possible to change supplier when you have a key meter and…
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for Eon rep any backhander for new customer?
Hi, If I persuade a friend to change to Eon from EDF, am I, as a customer of Eon, entitled to any rewards? :D . After all, Sky and Virginmedia do it:)
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Gas and electric. .. changing supplier ... HOW ?
ok ive finally after 7yrs pursauded hubby that it might be an idea to change gas and electricity supplier. (we are with southern electric for both). so its upto me to do it...... BUT I HAVENT GOT A CLUE ..... where do i start please.... we pay £33pcm Gas and £56 electric by direct debit both are standard tariffs. Help…
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Scottish Power £20 Contract Ending Charge
Hi a friend of mine has been charged £20 (contract ending fee) when ending their dual fuel arrangement with scottish power. They had taken up the offer after being missold a dual fuel deal after receiving a cold call. They had scottish power for 31 days before cancelling. Is this £20 charge legal and if not how can they go…
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British Gas not accepting payment by Standing Order
I received a telephone call from BG yesterday to say that they are no longer accepting payment by Standing Order - with effect from August 2010. The caller insisted that I would have to set up a Direct Debit immediately, or I would lose the discount I was being given and probably have to switch to their standard tarrif.…
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economy 7 / super tariff ???
Hi...we are ( eventually ) looking to switch gas and electric providers. Wife has worked out that we would make good savings if we do so....however, when filling online forms for comparison..we are prompted to say if we have Economy 7. We have super tariff...this comes on during night also for a short burst in…
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first:utility Price Increase
I received an Email today from first:direct notifying me of a price rise backdated to 1 July. the average annual bill quoted has risen by around 19%. I am on isave Dual Fuel Online Tariff having switched at the beginning of the year. Are they allowed to increase prices retrospectively?
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Bill to shoot up - Telegraph story
I've just been reading a story in the Daily Telegraph called "Energy revolution could put bills up by a third" it's part of a bid to help Britain meet its energy targets. Thoughts? How can we use less and save our precious pennies? I've have posted the link but I'm new to the community ;)
