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How do you change electricity providers
Never done it, but considering doing so as current deal expires on Feb 1st. I'm currently with E-on
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Electrical supplies: Crabtree or Masterseal?
Hello all! I'm going to refurbish completely my electric line in the garage (it was flagged as unsafe by British Gas) and found ranges of weatherproof switches and sockets on Screwfix at similar prices: 1 - Crabtree (I heard of them before) 2 - Masterseal (never heard of them) I'm not too concerned about saving a couple of…
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Re: Scottish Poweggrrrrrrr...!! Beware re DD..moan
Hi guys well the change to Scottish Power did not go well after reading about changing suppliers using comparison sites. I ran through the change via Energy Helpline. I have called them since December when joining to gain the info re my OH's DD. It never stated what the amount would be and after reviewing the details with…
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is it cheaper to leave hot water on or set it to a timer?
Hi, Just wondered if it was cheaper to have the hot water timer set to continuous or to set it just for mornings and evenings? I have recently changed the way I pay my gas & elec by sending a meter reading every month and paying for that months usage. However the last two payments have horrified me for gas £545 for the…
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Very high gas bill - £315 for 2 months!
Hi, I moved into my new house on 12/11 and the meter reading was 04518. I've just received an actual bill for £314.87 as my last actual reading on 11/01 was 05303. I've had the heating on all day, every day through the big freeze - but even so, this is very high. The previous occupants have an outstanding Utilities Dispute…
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Scottish Gas/Electricity guy took meter reading, I'm with British Gas?!
Girlfriend just text to say a guy from Scottish power came to check the meter reading - odd since I'm not even with them! She said he was a very strange guy too, but didn't come inside the house. Should I be concerned about anything? Is this some sort of scam? Someone eyeing up the house? Just a mixup? Going to call…
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Who are OVO? Anyone use them for electricity?
Hi, just been given this company as one of the best to supply me with electricity based on my usage, but haven't ever heard of them. Does anyone get their supply from them?
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Help!Electricity Key meter
:( Please can someone advise me on what to do. My daughter is living in a one bedroom private rented flat, she lives with her boyfriend. She works full-time during the day and he dosen't. Well our dilema is that she pays on average £40 per week in the winter (2 old storage heaters) and £20 - £30 in the summer. This seems…
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Now Very Worried about High Elec Bill
Hello, I really hope someone can help. I own a 2 bed ground floor flat and have done for 4 years. Previous to this I was renting an identical flat. My Electricity bill costs us around £95 a month. I think this is very high but all talks with our providers regarding my concerns has fallen on deaf ears. I had loads of…
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Freezer uneconomical?
Hello I have an ancient (40 years old) large chest freezer in my garage which is extensively used and has never missed a beat. Obviously it can't be efficient and recently I started to take part in an Energy Monitoring Project which gives a read out of my electricity use over a period of time. During the night when almost…
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High electricity bill
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica, Arial]Just wondering if anyone can help us... Our electricity company have just said our bills will be £98 per month from next month. Apparently our monthly usage is around £65 - we've been paying £31 per month previously on their advise / estimation - and we can’t work out why it's so high! We’re…
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Scot hydro ECON 10 -wet central heating meter!
Hi Hope someone can help. I have economy 10 with Scottish Hydro and have just been hit with a massive bill! On trying to work things out I've noticed my meter has the wrong time - it's one hour behind the correct time! When i queried this with Scot Hydro they stated that the meter doesn't change times when we move the…
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Switch to Sainsburys EDF Version 6 - Economy 7 Default
Hi I switched to Sainsburys EDF Version 6 Tarriff in early October, dual fuel and direct debit. At the time I was with British Gas dual fuel and i reckoned on making a good saving. With British gas my electricity was economy 7 tariff but I had worked out this was costing me money. I therefore did not choose this option…
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Please Help!! Electric meter going backwards
And the day/night are wrong way round! Had them send me a letter after a meter reading asking for a day n night meter reading. When i di this i realised the r1 n r2 were mixed up and they are in fact going backwards!! Iv got to send in a new reading today. Im terrifeied im going to get a huge bill. Anyone had this happen…
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VAT Increase-Check your business bill.
Just got my recent invoice from British Gas for charges from 9 Sept to 4 Jan 2011. Noticed that I've been charged VAT at the higher rate of 20% on the entire amount. Eon claim to charge 17.5% before 4 Jan. However British Gas have charged higher rate on the whole amount! Businesses beware of this.:mad:
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Scottish Power "product" confusion
The plethora of names used by different energy suppliers for different tariffs has always been a bit mind boggling where I'm concerned. But I had thought that a bill must accurately identify whatever scheme you happened to be on. We switched energy supplier on September 5th 2010. We signed up to ScottishPower's Online…
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Eon 17.5% Discount question.
Hello, I am currently using the tariff E.ON FixOnline 6 which i signed up for online that has the following discounts. 6.00 % Direct Debit Discount 2.00 % Dual Fuel Direct Debit Discount 17.50 % Online Discount <This is my query I am thinking of switching to a different tariff, but all the tariffs available only have the…
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Help please! Electricity Bill.
Hi, not sure whether this is meant to go in here (sorry if not!), but just received an electricity bill for the past three months that came to £680! I live with four other people and our bill in our previous place was nothing like this, and the only difference is there's a lot more lights in this new house. Would lights…
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budgeting with First Utility
I recently switched to First Utility via a price comparison website. I tend to switch whenever Martin advises so I've done this several times now. Personally, I prefer to spread the cost of the winter fuel over the cheaper summer months and so I've always paid a fixed monthly fee. It has its drawbacks if the company…
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Advise
Hi there, I have recently moved into a 3 Bedroom terraced house with my girlfriend. Whilst i work 9-5 week days, she is a nurse and works shifts, so she is often in the house during the day whilst im at work and visaversa. We are currently spending abit more then £80 a month on gas (which is on a card i have to top up at…
