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How early can I switch?
I moved into my new place about 7 weeks ago. I'm with BG atm, but I want to use a comparison site to see if I could save money with another supplier. However, I haven't had a bill yet. I've set up online account management, and BG have my opening meter readings. I'm due to put in my next lot of meter readings next week. Do…
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Is now the time for a long-term contract?
I am just about to re-sign for gas and electricity and am being offered 1 and 3-year fixed price contracts. The appeal of the 3-year is obviously the known quantity. But I am suspicious that if the suppliers are offering to fix, they believe that prices will fall. Does anyone have an informed view on this please? Viz
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British Gas
Well have to post as am pleased. We are with British Gas as for now its the cheapest provider for us for both gas and electric - we are on prepayment meters, not I hasten to add because of debt, but because we didn't want to get into debt. Hubby used to be a taxi driver and earned daily and no back up if he was off ill,…
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British Gas Cancellation Fee?
I have just had my "final gas bill - actual" from those wonderful people at British Gas. I am changing supplier and this is, as it states, the last bill to them. They have very kindly added a "Cancellation Fee" to the bill. An extra £35.00. What!? Do I have to pay this? I wasn't aware that I had entered into a termed…
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Scottish Power Rant! :(
[FONT=tahoma,sans-serif]Hi all,[/FONT] I need help in understanding a family member's gas & electricity situation. A few years back myself & my partner became unpaid carer's for 2 family members, So back in January 2010* we took over control on their personal affairs. A month before this, A Scottish power sale's agent came…
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New Gas supply into 2nd floor flat - help
Hi Hopefully someone here could point me in the right direction and help me understand the process and costs involved! I'm trying to get a gas cooker installed into my parent's flat on the second floor of a block of flats ran by a housing association. From what I could see, there's existing pipework into the flat…
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advice - electric only rented propery - money saving?
Hi, I have been looking at all the tips etc for homes that have no gas supply, but I am managing to get myself in a muddle. My partner and myself have just moved in together and are renting a ground floor 1970's flat. There is no gas, everything is powered by electricity. It has single glazed windows, fairly thick walls, 2…
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Scottish Power again
i've been with Scottish Power for about 2-3 years with an online tariff but not locked in. I did a comparison a couple of months ago on uswitch and Eon came up cheaper by about £300 pa :eek: Everything was about to change and then SP rang me yesterday. They said they guarantee to beat my Eon quote by 7% and also to reduce…
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Queen pleads poverty: Royal aides asked Ministers for help with Palace heating bill
Will they cut her off or put her on a Pre-Pay Meter? The Queen asked ministers for money to heat Buckingham Palace from a fund reserved for low-income families, it has been revealed. Royal aides pleaded for the cash as they claimed gas and electricity bills had risen by more than 50 per cent in a year - totalling more than…
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Scottish Power Online Standard (No Standing Charge) tariff
Hello All, Is anyone on this tariff? Is it any good? Apologies for such a basic question but the price comparisons sites are total dutch to me. I ask as I live in a small 1 bed studio flat (electricity only). Scottish Power recently e-mailed to revise my direct debit to £90 per month, which I think is quite alot given my…
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Is Gas Central Heating the Most Fuel Efficient?
Hi guys, Am looking around at some rental apartments. Our current place has gas central heating but the boiler is old and the place is poorly insulated so its proving very expensive to heat. Am looking at newly built apartments, just wondering with all things being equal if gas powered central heating is like to be the…
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is your account in credit? mine was by £200!!!!!
hi while sitting here pulling my hair out....not being able to pay the bills, i thought id check my estimated meter readings. my monthly payments, which are pre-averaged over the whole year (so they dont go up or down), were quite high so i thought i may be in credit. when i phoned with my readings i was £200 in…
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EON FIX online 8 total discounts?
I wondered if anyone could confirm that the total discounts on this product are 26.6%???? This is from their website Gas Discounts* 6.00 % Direct Debit Discount * 2.00 % Dual Fuel Direct Debit Discount * 18.60 % Online Discount Electricity Discounts* 6.00 % Direct Debit Discount * 2.00 % Dual Fuel Direct Debit Discount *…
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moving home
hi wasnt sure where to put this to get the best response so have posted this in moving,renting buying thread too moving out of home for the first time to a rented flat and was just wondering should i be arranging for the gas, leccy etc to be changed to my name now or wait until the day i move in ? i'm not sure which…
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£100 nPower cashback - best deal out there ?
It appears that TopCashback is currently offering £100 cashback for new nPower customers on some tarifs. Is this really as good a deal as it looks ? Can't post links yet - but if you go to TopCashback website it's easy to find
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ScottishPower - Advance payment discount
I'm with Scottish Power and they have written to me suggesting that I can pay for a year or more of energy in advance and get a 5% discount on the tariff. Assuming I have the cash, this seems like a reasonable deal to me. About the best I can get is 2.8% on a cash deposit with a financial institution and this seems like 5%…
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Temptation to move
Having been with staywarm for years (2 of us 2 bedroom) paying £90+ per month, we have now moved to another part of the country and have used British Gas and Southern Electric for the last 6 months. NPower say they can reduce our bill by £178 per year. Plus DD bonus's. Am tempted.
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quick question about switching suppliers - payment to supplier you are leaving?
I've just signed up online to switch to Eon from scottish power but I've got a quick question. As of our reading last week we are £40 in debt (currently overpaying by about £50 a month over usage to make up for a deficit over the winter). We pay a fixed monthly amount by direct debit. I noticed that they say that if you…
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Pilot light gas usage
My OH was feeling cold at the weekend so I lit the pilot light for the gas heating just in case it needed to be put on when I wasn't there. OH can never get it to light, :eek: me, first time every time:j The heating hasn't been used yet other than to test it was working and I then read the meter. The pilot light has been…
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usage normal...
29 June 2010 Gas = 4942 Electric = 58029 22 september 2010 Gas = 4969 Electric = 58609 Everything is electric except hot water. We are on pre-payment meters and have spent £50ish on standing charges for the gas. All the money we put on the gas meter goes to the standing charge it's just stupid!
