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Need Electricity Meter moving
Hi. We need to move an electricity meter from an inside kitchen wall as the wall is being removed. We want to move it to outside house wall, to the nearest point from the road (where the cable comes in) to the property. I have been told that this will be estimated between £700 and £1200. How do I go about getting…
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Annual Discounts - Don't be caught out!
We all pay too much for our fuel don't we? It's so easy to compare and change suppliers nowadays, but be cautious of those very tempting annual discounts when chosing your next gas or electricity supplier. I signed up with First Utility in Dec 09 after comparing my annual fuel spend on one of the comparison sites. The…
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What's the most cost effective way to heat my house?
We have a ridiculously cold house and are looking at different ways to heat it which might be more cost effective. We can't get mains gas so have calor gas powered central heating and an open fire with a back boiler. Calor gas is really expensive so we tend to only use the central heating when we already have hot water…
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E.On - problems with online switching
Is anyone else having problems with switching their energy provider to E.On? I have tried to switch to E.On's latest online deal via it's own site and it continually states that "Unfortunately, we're unable to find the meter for your property". This is proving to be really frustrating as their telephone sales staff have…
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EDF promises not to hike prices before March News Discussion
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: Read the full story: EDF promises not to hike prices before March
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Drowning Gas Meter
I need some help/advice! I bought a house just over a year ago. The gas meter is in a plastic box that is half underground. We've noticed recently that it is regularly filling with water - I'm no genius but I reckon a metal gas meter surrounded by water is not a good thing! I called British Gas (our old supplier) and they…
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Central Heating Cost Advice
Hi everyone, I previously lived in a one bed flat on my own and my electricity bills never came to more than £30 a month. I rarely had the heating on (it had storage heaters). Last week, I moved into a terraced 2 bed house which is a larger but bloomin' freezing! I am sitting here with 3 layers on crouched beside the…
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British Gas - fraud opportunities
I have duel fuel with BG and each year get a £15 credit. Last year payment was enclosed as a cheque with a covering letter. This year I had to take numerous forms of current id into a paypoint shop to get the cash-back. My concerns is that the staff in these shops are not CRB checked, the information is highly confidential…
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strange e on bill
Just recieved my eon statement for my electric pre pay meter and cant make sense of it. Firstly the bill says i am £70 in credit which i am not and when i got to the part about KWh used it says 0 at a charge of £0.00 (confused).
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Can I request my DD to be reduced?
Hi After some advice, my DD for G and E was 98 a month, just had bill for the last 6 months and we are 122 quid in debit, they want to up my DD to 170 a month estimating what I will use over the winter, the or bill is based on actual readings Now I've been on maternity leave since feb, but am going back to work at the…
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Southern Electric Economy 7 overcharge - any advice about compensation?
I was looking through my mother's bills a few days ago and noticed that on her Economy 7 tariff readings, the night rate units had not increased since the 2009 bill she showed me. I spoke to Southern Electric today who admitted that they had switched off the Economy 7 clock on her meter in 2005 but had not changed her…
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Super excessive gas bill
Fairly long story but I'll try and keep it short. Feb 2010 received excessive gas bill, as I'd been away between December and mid January and had no gas on it was about 5 times what it should have been. At the same time I also submitted an electricity meter reading. (both from same supplier) Then a problem emerged, meters…
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British Gas hardship/arrears scheme?
Npower did this for me when I was made redundant and got behind with payments. I went onto usage DD only and if I kept to it for 6 months they wrote off the arrears. My good friend is now in a similar situation, marriage breakdown/separation and job finished (seasonal) and has arrears with BG. Do BG do a scheme like I've…
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Why don't existing companies offer cheaper?
I've been with Scottish Power for several years and have finally got round to switching - Eon were significantly cheaper. Now the switch is going through I've had emails, phone calls and even a guy come round from Scottish Power offering me deals and incentives to cancel the switch and move back to them. What annoys me is…
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Free Wine
I changed to EON dual power supply in July and I seem to remember some mention of a case of wine. Needless to say it has not appeared and I wondered if anyone went through the same deal and could guide me in the right direction? Many thanks, Geoff.
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Moving my gas meter outside
I'm planning to renovate the area underneath the stairs in my house and put in a downstairs loo. At the moment there is a cupboard there in which the gas meter is in. I need to get the gas meter moved. Preferably to the front of the house in a semi-concealed meter box. Does anyone have any experience of this process or any…
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edf energy fixed prices ???
hi am with edf for both my gas and electric and pay monthly by dd.recieved a letter from them before saying my price guarantee 2010 tariff has ended. they have said i can fix my prices until 2015.they base my yearly gas as approx £625 and electric as £535. do you think i would be wise to take up the offer. I would have to…
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Will turning radiators off save my energy?
I have 5 radiators in my home, i have switched all the unimportant ones off and left my living room one on, will this save me money on gas or is it exactly the same if i turn all the radiators on? Might seem like a dumb question to some, however i am new to gas combi boilers and don't know what i'm doing yet, i hope…
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Dartford Powercut July 2009 - Claim Form
Ok so everyone is receiving letters regarding the latest payouts from EDF. We haven't received one, our neighbours have, it's probably gotten lost in the post or something. We were without power for the entire duration of the powercut. Can I find a copy of the claim form anywhere? Thanks
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EDF Internet Access No Go
:EasterBunHi all. I changed to EDF approx last February. I got a good deal I think, and am happy with my bills, BUT. Like most customors, I have got used to the internet access. To keep a finger on the pulse so to speak! I have tried time & time again to register online. I have asked the call operators etc etc. All I get…
