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Archives for February 2011

Just had gas meter installed by BG
Does that mean that I'm automatically being supplied by BG too? (Though I have no boiler yet!). Or can I go and find another supplier straight away, or do I have to wait a certain amount of time?
Result.
Had a wee arguement with my D/F supplier, over who is responsible for meter housing ( I had the audasity to ask for a replacement door that got broke by meter reading man) I hung up telephone disgusted. Called different dept later to tell them I would be switching supplier as I was far from happy. Got a 50 quid refund and,…
Free Home Insulation
Free Insulation for Gas, Electricity or Dual fuel Customers http://www.britishgas.co.uk/freeoffer
EDF to British Gas?
I have e Mail from British gas offering me a lot of nectar points if I change from EDF to British Gas... £50 quids worth of points... I am tempted. Thoughts?? Zolabud.
EDF Gas Bill
I am finally able to get online to check my balance today and was pleasantly suprised at how low the actual bill was, I have only used 4888 Kwh from the 4th of Dec to 24 of Feb. £119.91 after discounts ect. I got more than that in cashback when I joined them :D Happy Days.
where is a REAL price comparison site????
Absolutely sick of getting data mined & spammed from price comparison sites. MSE is a willing accomplice to these scam sites by actively linking to them making out they are a good thing & profiting from the click throughs! And what do you get from comparison sites? well a LOT of bull$#^* to read through & then supposed…
Previous supplier charges????
Hi Just wondering if someone could offer some advice. I have recently moved home to a 3 bed flat in south London. I was previously with British Gas and contacted them months before my move to switch the supply over to the new address. Having been in the new address for a couple of months I rang British Gas to find out what…
pre-payment meter help!
Im on a pre-payment meter for both gas and electricity with southern electricity. I have spoken to my landlord and he has given me permission to switch to monthly direct debits. Unfortunatly southern electric want to charge me £52 per meter to disconect them! :eek: Any advice on getting this change for free??? LillyX
Cheapest supplier for 1st time
I am about to move into a one bedroomed flat. At the moment there is pre-paid gas and electricty meters. When I move in I want to go with monthly direct debit. 1) Will whoever I sign up with with charge me for coming out to change the meters from pre-pay back to standard? 2) How can I find out who the cheapest suppliers…
Npower to Southern Electric? please help (tenant)
hi ive been living in a one bedroom flat, rented. I have been with npower for electricity (flat is only electric, no gas) first i was paying £18.50 per month, then £22 per month, and now £35 per month. Npower have raised their prices they tell me, and i also think i have gradually paid more as i have used more electricity…
British Gas boiler install
I've just had a new boiler installed by British Gas. When the salesman visited I explained we wanted a combi, and why. We were advised we didn't have adequate water pressure (they ran a test off the mixer tap in the kitchen sink). We went ahead with a standard boiler. Firstly, there were delays caused by a sick installer,…
when to change
Hi all, I was just wondering, I have had my notice through from EDF to say my online saver v5 is due to finish next month and I will be moved on to the standard tariff, I want to move to a British Gas product that will be cheaper, when do i do it?, can I start the change now or do i have to wait until my contract has…
electric heaters vs gas vs missus
Hi Me and my family live in a 3 bed (partially double glazed) council rented home. I've started working from home in the main living room, the house is heated with a gas condensing boiler. The missus moans about the gas bill for heating the house and she usually turns it off at the thermostat. But in the living room where…
Comparison sites won't compare EDF Eco 20-20
Does anyone know of a comparison site for electricity that provides comparison for the Eco 20-20 tariff. I have done USwitch, Moneysupermarket, Electricity switch, etc ,etc, but all of them don't show the above tariff. According to the USwitch "Chat Now" and a fellow called David, they cannot compare Economy 10 tariffs…
New combi boiler going in, how to run it??
Hi, hoping someone on here can give me some decent advice on my new boiler. My landlady is replacing the heating from tomorrow, advised will take 2/3 days. We are having a Baxi DueTec28kw fitted and a total of 10 rads and a towel rail, 8 TRV's and a new thermostat in the hallway. I have not had a system with combi before,…
FTB - No previous stats
Hello, Sorry if this has been posted before but I found out last Thursday that my moving date is today and I'm panicking!! I'm a first time buyer moving into a newbuild house and have been trying to use comparison sites for gas, electric and all the rest... but all sites ask for previous details which I don't have...…
Blimey, British Gas the cheapest
Compared 2 weeks ago and thought I'd be ditching EON for Scottish Power but now I see BG are cheapest. But cannot use Quidco with BG...Stuck now.
British Gas social tariff help please
Hi, the Macmillan cancer helpline advised us to ask British Gas if we can go onto their social tariff when our tie-in finishes in March. Our winter bill was about £450 and I'mm not sure I can cope with another one like that this year, but hubby has to be kept warm now. Is the social tariff cheaper than the other options…
Mystery Fuse?
After being hit with a £450/quarter bill for a small 3 bed flat, I looked into our usage. I've hired a real-time monitor from a library, and it seems we have a drain on the electric. The electric monitor was reading an average of 2.8kW. We tried flicking the fuses one by one to eliminate major usage areas. We've identified…
Your winter bill...
I dont know about anyone else but my winter bill was far more than i was expecting. just wanted to compare with everyone else: I was billed £450 for gas and electricity on NPOWER, 3 bed house, 2 residents, both work so not in all day with the heating on. Breakdown was gas approx 300, elec approx 150

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