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How to get meter changed for free?
We have a dual rate meter for our electricity but we use a lot more electricity during the day than we do at night. Unfortunately our power company charges a fee of £60 for swapping the meter over. Does anyone know a way of getting it changed for free? I read that all companies will have replace meters with smart meters…
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Gas or Electric Central Heating?
I've just bought a 2 bed 1950's ex-council flat in N16, London. It doesn't have any central heating in it at all & I'm not sure whether to go for gas or electric heating? Currently there is only an electric supply, however there is a gas pipe coming in to the kitchen & British Gas have said they can reconnect it and give…
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Gas amd electricity
I live in a 2 bed semi detached, I need to put meters in for both gas and electric as there were none previously (detached house divided into two) who am I best going with please, I live in Colchester, Essex. Thanks for your help. Miranda
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Moving home - a question re supplies
Out of interest, when moving home from 'a' to 'b' I assume that the usual procedure is as follows: a) Both homeowners notify the gas and electric companies the date that they are moving b) The companies amend their records accordingly and billing commences from the new date. Are the gas and electricity supplies EVER…
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MSE News: Energy debts up three-fold in past four years
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Charity the Money Advice Trust says it has seen a 181% jump in the number of people seeking advice for fuel debts ..." Read the full story: Energy debts up three-fold in past four years
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has the dual fuel bubble bust?
I've been checking out some prices for when my fixed tariff ends in 6 weeks and have found that I will pay less if I get my gas and electric from separate companies.
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Dare I dump my storage heaters?
Hello, I'm looking for advice and opinions as I'm getting very confused! I live in a 2 bedroom detached bungalow which is really difficult to heat. I currently use storage heaters, on Southern Electric's Super Deal tariff. Unlike most people I don't hate storage heaters - in fact I quite like them. Although I do have some…
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British Gas offering websaver 12 - does it even exist
Hi guys Long story so bear with me. Im 24 and been living at no32 since i was born. My dad used to pay all the bills and were supplied by british gas at the time. 7 years ago my dad passed away and i took on the responsibilities of al the bills. A year later we had our house demolished and rebuilt(whole different story).…
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EDF online saver-version 6 ending ???
ive had a letter today from edf stating the tariff ends on the 30/6/11 they will move me to standard from then i assume there are a lot of people here in the same boat as there was a big thread last year on this tariff with many moving from Scottish power. so what are you people moving to? joe.......
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cost of moving a gas/ electricity meter
We are about to start an extension on our property. The builders have told us that we will need to have our box moved which contains our gas and electricity meter as its currently on the side of the property ,which is just where our new hallway wil be. We have no idea how much this is likely to cost or if we actually have…
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Ditch the gas?
Given the sharp rise in gas prices recently we are considering installing electric underfloor heating instead of gas fired central heating, and wondering if anyone has used an electric boiler purely for hot water? Any advice or experience welcome as I'm still confused between different kinds of boiler - they all seem to…
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Pre-Payment meters
I've always had a pre payment meter for my electricity but have been told this is much more expensive that being billed. Is it genuinely cheaper or does it depend on the supplier. I'm currently with British Gas but thinking of switching. If i wanted to change the pre payment meter would it cost me anything and how much?
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EON Central heating Care
Hi all could I have some thoughts on this please. I have today called up EON in order to cancel my central heating care package. It currently costs us £12.50 per month. When I spoke to the so called 'customer service' operator he immediatley started quoting T&Cs to me and saying that as the policy renewed in April…
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Existing nPower cust? Gofix 5 still available.
Hi, I am an nPower customer and have just come off a websaver tariff and onto their standard Go Save one. Having read a bit about the potential price increases, I decided I wanted to fix. However, nPower have pulled their GoFix 5 tariff. I thought I'd chance my arm & rang up to see if they would allow me to change to it…
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any way to get cashback for British Gas Onlinesaver V4?
I want to switch to this tarriff (currently on EDF) but none of the comparison sites seem to switch to this and it seems you have to go direct to British Gas. I dont think they do any quidco at the moment either. Is there any other way to get cashback for this tarriff? Man Thanks.
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Spark energy - help!!
Hello, Just to bring you up to speed... 4 students for the year Sept 09 until June 10 were paying £175.81 a month (total of £1582.29) We canceled in June with Spark. Returned in September 2010 with a bill of £300 for the summer months we weren't there - but the bills were registered to 'The Occupier' and not to any of our…
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MSE News: Co-op enters energy market, but is it any good?
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Co-op Energy has got the go-ahead from regulator Ofgem following a two-month trial, but its tariff could be pricey ..." Read the full story: Co-op enters energy market, but is it any good?
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EDF Price for Online S@ver v7 Electricity
I am trying to find the current prices for EDF Online S@ver v7 . I know it's no longer available but I am tied to it until the end of this year and I want to see how the prices now compare with other suppliers.
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gas and electricity prices
Hi, I have just moved into my first house and am trying to budget - problem is, I have no idea what my gas or electricity bill will be and will not receive one for three months. We are 2 adults living in a 3 bedroom semi, 2 laptops, TV and washing machine but no tumble-dryer or lights left on unnecessarily. Any ideas?
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Dual fuel or separate suppliers?
I have discovered that if I go to Atlantic energy for my gas and Npower for my electricity I will pay more for my gas and less for my electricity, compared to eon saveonline7, and be £38 per year better off. Any disadvantages of not having dual fuel?
