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Has electricity gone up by 33%
I am with EDF for electricity. I am on pre-pay key meter. I used to recharge by £45 per month and used to save few pence every month. I noticed from few months it costs us £60 and few more quid for a month. The consumption has not increased in any way. Have EDF increased their prices or weekly chrages? Is it time to change…
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compare tariffs
Why is it so damn hard to find a simple table of all the tarifs available, thats to say a list/database, rather than all the "compare tariffs" by way of calculations/useage/where you are/blah blah they sure are shy arent they i believe my websave8 is 30p/unit rate 1, 9p/unit rate 2 and 4p/unit rate 3. but rate 1 is for the…
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want to switch suppliers, whats your advise?
Hi im currently on EON standard and British Gas Standard. Ive done some searches on the comparison sites and know i can get a better deal. ( i think) But they all use different wording and i think if im not careful i will be caught out, and end up paying more. eon offer duel fuel at normal up to 2680 kw annually at…
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BG - Homecare 200 ?
i am planning to get the homecare 200 plan with BG mainly beacuase our top floor 4 radiators are luke warm and the bottom 3 radiators are cold. we were out on a holiday for a month and when we came back the radiators were not getting heated up. the water is boiling hot thought and i dont think there is anything wrong with…
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Best Setting for Electric Boiler?
Hi All, I've recently been looking at my boiler and have noticed it has been set to "on" constantly. Since November we have been paying £30 per month and I've used approx £29 more than I've been billed for. I've changed the DD to £35 to make up for this. Now, I have made sure the boiler is not constantly heating up the…
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Not switched Energy helpline -Scottish Power
On Thursday last September 16th I completed an application to switch my Electricity from Southern Electric to Scottish Power. I completed all my details including bank details and after reading the T&C clicked the confirm button. Before doing this I printed off the details as they stood at that time. I then expected to…
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Anyone else experiencing problems getting credit back from Npower?
About a month ago I received my annual review from Npower which said my credit (over £100) will be automatically credited to my bank account. This unfortunately did not happen so I phoned them and they confirmed I will receive the full credit amount in seven working days. Again this didn't happen so I emailed them and they…
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MSE News: Hidden energy price hikes to be outlawed
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Energy firms won't be able to wait months before notifying households of a price hike, the Government has pledged ..." Read the full story: Hidden energy price hikes to be outlawed
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EON have taken 3 months to rectify their mistake
:( On the 21st June i contacted EON as my gas/electric bill was £1000. In November 09 i had a new meter fitted and they did not input the new readings correctly. I have contacted them weekly and given new readings on numerous occasions. I called them again today, 3 months on and they have still got no further and said it…
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Energy companies dubious tricks
In February I moved from Birmingham to London. I had used E-ON (Age Concern) but the London accommodation was with British Gas. I asked to switch to E-ON again. B.G. asked me to reconsider, I refused. Nevertheless B.G. took over my supplies. There followed a period when I was taken over first by the one, then by the other,…
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Srinagar bills in credit double vat charge British gas!
Hi, I may be behind the times here, got an actual metre read bill in for gas, previous bill n credit because an estimate by around £75, used £89 worth of gas during this period... So the £75 in credit was taken off the £89 used, but I had already paid my 5%vat on that credit but BG charged vat on the whole of the £89 used…
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EDF Supplier change without tenant or landlord authoriastion
Hi, I wonder if someone can advise of help please. I became a landlord last year for the first time ever as I was unable to sell my house and undertook all the responsible checks I needed to. When I left my property I was with Scottish power and called them to advise the new tenant’s name. In about Feb, the tenant received…
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npower 'fuel switch' £1,300 'grant'!!!
We have a solid fuel central heating boiler and we want to change to a new gas boiler. I've searched for grants but most seem limited to applicants receiving benefit and we don't qualify. The npower website however is offering grants of £1,300 for anyone swapping from solid fuel central heating to gas. They refer to it as…
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Hot water, not have to turn it on and wait
Hi every time I have wanted hot water I would have to turn the boiler hot water on for an hour for it to heat up. Is there a way to not have to do this and have hot water on demand without having the boiler on 24/7 running up a big bill? I have this system…
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Tenant access to electric meter
We're renting a flat and have been denied access to our electric meter, however I've recently started a new job with an energy supplier and I've been advised by numerous people that we have a legal right to access our meter on safety grounds. Before I go to our letting agent can anyone confirm if this is correct or not?…
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Gas installation
I'm planning to get gas central heating installed to my flat, but before this is possible, I need to get gas pipes and a meter installed. The flat has never had gas before, but there are gas pipes running to other flats in the same block - so presumably it shouldn't be too big a job. I phoned British Gas to get them give…
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Gas Vs Electric Heating
Hi There, Our situation is that my partner and I have just moved into our first home. Its a mid terrace, 2 bed from the 1930's. It does have a gas supply, but currently heating is supplied by old dimplex radiators only in half the rooms and an immersion heater. We're looking at our options for heating and hot water, and…
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E.on and moving
To E.on rep. I am currently on FixOnline8 but I am thinking of moving but the house I am thinking of moving to is with someone else so I will have to sign up with them first. So will I have to pay the leaving penalty or will it be waived when I eventually switch back to E.on and will I still be able to keep FixOnline8 if…
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where's my certificate???
I had a new boiler installed a couple of months ago and am yet to receive a certificate. I've phoned gas safe, they weren't too helpful and the plumber is ignoring my calls, what options do i have left? I thought all this stuff was regulated nowadays
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BritGas....
After my february nightmare and my battle to get any sense out of BG, they decided my KW useage was 19,000 (combined 1+2+3) and that ive to pay £175 PCM to clear the outstanding and incoming bills my balance now is £200, next payment due next week as is my next reading and bill (now quartely) that will leave me a £25…
