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Which one? (electricity)
Hey all, I have read the article on MSE, checked websites like uswitch but what I found out is that each website is promoting different companies and tariffs so I'm really confused. I'm living alone in a studio flat in London and use electricity for everything including heating and cooking. i am currently on EDF Economy 7…
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Moving home and unsure what to do...
Sorry if this is a stupid question but I will be moving home soon and want to try and find the best deal for my gas and electricity but I'm not sure how to go about this as I've never done it before. We will be moving from pre-payment metres with Scottish Power to a monthly direct debit (although I'm not sure who the new…
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How to convert meter reading to kWh?
Guys, I was looking at my meter readings and couldn't work out how they converted a newly submitted reading to how many kWh were consumed? Anyone experts know what to do? Here's an example of the last 6 readings: 20/01/2011 - 24826 - Customer Read - 6609.0 25/11/2010 - 24237 - Meter Reader - 4712.0 16/08/2010 - 23816 -…
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Can suppliers change the tariff before supply start date?
I am in the process of switching electricity to Npower. I applied for Sign Online 20 Eco7 and received the contract paperwork on 18th November. Having done this before, I am aware that the process takes a number of weeks. I have just received my switching date (next week) and a letter that advises that I'll be on Sign…
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ECOS or ECOSE ?
Dear Forum , I suspect I'm going to be subject to a standoff between ScottishPower and my prospective new supplier EDF Energy about my recent switching attempt . In these forums there has been some reference to 'ECOS' or 'ECOSE' , as it appears a National meters' database and presumably the accurate posting to this…
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disconnection notice
HELP!! I recieved a notice to disconnect my electricity supply from southern electric i rang and called them straight away and offered to pay the full amount in 2 payments but they wont let me.They also will not tell me when they are turning up or who is turning up. I was paying off the debt weekly up untill xmas and then…
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Cavity Wall Insulation Question
I wonder if anyone can help.? We've had a couple of quotes for cavity wall insultation one from EDF and one from British Gas. The former quotes £199 but advised that for one bit of the house they would need to install scaffolding which would cost £400c. They also didn't test the walls to see if there was a cavity which was…
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Doorstep Selling - NPower
When we are treated to visits from NPower sales agents what tariff do they try and sell you? Is it the cheapest rate available? i.e equivalent to the best online rate or something else. Can the NPower Reps advise , please?
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Southern Electric - Billing Confusion ?
I am trying to help out a friend of mine, who has been baffled by the high bills - received from Southern Electric, for both Electricity and for gas. For which, she pays via DD for each account. However her payments are being increased once again from £81.00 to £118.00 pm DD Electricity and for her Gas she pays £61.00 pm…
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Shared Bottled Gas Supply
Hi Can anyone advise? We rent a flat and a new woman has moved downstairs. She claims to be living alone but there are three people permanently hanging around the flat even when she is at work. Recently she came to complain to us that the heating was off and she was freezing. On investigation we realised that the gas…
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How much is normal?
Hello I'm feeling really worried about my gas meter and would like to know how much everyone else uses! For the period of 30/12/2010 to 22/01/2011 which is only 25 days my gas meter has gone from reading 04974 to 05168 which is an increase of 194 units!!! I feel this is too high considering we are always cold and only have…
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Nectar points on British Gas bills now
Not my find just seen it on grabbit board Nectar points on British Gas bills <====click up to 1800 points per annum Also points for annual service etc https://www.britishgas.co.uk/NECTAR
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Faulty Electricity Meter, have I overpaid?
Hi We are with Npower and noticed in December that our economy 7 was coming on at all different times of the day, sometimes at night, but not always. Anyway after a tussle with Npower and them saying it was more than likely our wiring, they agreed to replace the meter. I have done a meter reading recently (we do every…
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British Gas cashback
Hi everyone I've been with BG for a couple of years, and went onto uSwitch on Friday. nPower came out as marginally cheaper for me on dual fuel. And, uSwitch give cashback. However, I called BG because I didn't want the hassle of changing. They put me onto their new cheapest tariff, and offered me £50 to stay with them!…
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Switching with Scottish Hydro
I am trying to find out details of Scottish Hydro (Scottish and Southern) new Price Fix5 energy product. When I go through their web site and enter my details there are no tariff details etc, neither are there tariff details in the pdf download terms and conditions. At one point I am invited to enter my current annual…
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Scottish Power backdated increase
Scottish Power have just emailed me to say my prices increased on Nov 25th 2010. Surely they have to give me notice?!
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EDF wants £5/week for £100+ bill due to faulty meter - HELP!
I was contacted by EDF last year because they had noticed a possible fault on my pre-payment electricity meter, meaning that I apparantly wasn't paying for the electricity I was using. To be honest, I didn't notice, apart from a slight drop (a quid or 2 per week?) in the amount I would need to top up, but put that down to…
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Gas prepayment meter question
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew much about prepayment meters? I moved back home to my mums last year and didnt know she was having serious problems with paying some bills! (had she told me i would have tried to helped her sort things out back then) Just before christmas 3 unplesant men turned up and installed a…
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Gas Fire vs. Central Heating - Which consumes more?
We got a gas fireplace and radiators in the living room. Recently, I changed the way we heated our living room - Changed from using Gas Fire to Radiators. I was wondering - Which consumes more energy?
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Engery Smart
I am thinking of switching to Energy Smart with British Gas to help with my budgeting (i'm stuck with them as its in my rental contract I cannot change). Can anyone please explain how this works, I have asked British Gas but in THREE emails they have not answered the question I asked. I currently pay by direct debit…
