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Help needed! New to utilities!!
I wonder if you could help please! I have recently moved into our first house and have been looking at fixing the utilities. I am currently on a standard tariff with npower as I didn't want to commit until I found the best deal! The problem is that we have been in the house only a month (and we didn't move in straight away…
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Help!
Can anyone explain this? My dual fuel contract expires 1st July and I have been shopping around for a new deal. I read the meters and calculated the past years actual usage (minus 4 days) and input this figure into the comparison websites with the existing plan/supplier. They calculated my last year cost an estimated £500,…
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BG Websaver 7 Ending?
My BG Websaver 7 tariff ends on 30/6. Will I be switched to Standard tariff, or the nearest equivalent (presumably Websaver 12)?
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Frequent problems with Scottish Power
I really need some advice. I moved into house in Dec, the current supplier was Scottish power so I just stuck with them. Inithially they gave me a deal of £60 that was for both electric and gas. The first direct debit payment came off fine in January and Feburary. In March they tried taking my bill off a day early and I…
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PAYG Gas Meter "Charge" British Gas
I recently moved into a new house ( on the 20th June ) that already had a Pre-Payment gas and electricity meter with British Gas. I took a reading on the 20th and updated the records to BG. Since then I have only used the gas to "test" the cooker as I am decorating and staying at another address untill im finished. The…
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can I claim compensation
my whole village has been without power since friday night, they did put in a generator from about 9pm last night but it blew up this morning. they have been working at it all day and they now have 4 generators. problem is I have 2 freezers full of defrosting food, we did ask about some compensation but electricity company…
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E.ON FixOnline 8 Ending 1st July
Hi, Like a lot of people my E.ON FixOnline 8 is ending 1st July. I vaguely recall someone mentioning making a meter reading being a good idea on the contract end date. Is that the case? Or as we're all probably moving to a higher cost is it better not to? Also, obviously, what's the best contract to move to at the moment…
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Average Bills - 1 bed flat
Hi, Any idea how much I can expect to pay in bills in a 1 bed flat? single guy. work 9-5 off sat sunday is it possible to pay a lump sum up front for the year for these bills? any tips on how I can pay less?
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Best Offer To Switch To EDF?
EDF look like best option price-wise to switch to from Scottish Power. Cashback of £20 is on offer via Quidco & Topcashback. Am I missing anything better before going ahead with one of these?
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British Gas Price Guarantee
They say "the quote your are given is what you will pay. Unlike other suppliers we won't increase it" Quoted me £2900 for boiler scrappage last week. Install team found problems with piping and electrics. want to requote for £3700 Is this legal / ethical? who do I complain to?
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what supplier/tariff is this please
Somebody mentioned an elect tariff whereby you read your meter monthly, submit the reading, and then you pay for that month. Can anybody tell me more about this? I need one where you pay cash , wont have DDs, I hate them, and this sounded perfect.
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Help! Random bill from Scottish Power
Hi everyone, I moved from a flat that had a pre-payment meter with Scottish Power to a flat that has a 'normal' meter in October 2010. I called Scottish Power as they were the supplier for the new property and provided the meter reading etc when I moved in. Today I received a letter from Scottish Power billing me £136.10…
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New customer-- need advice!
Hello all, I am moving, for the first time, to a flat next week. I am trying to look for the cheapest fixed dual fuel tariff. I checked with several comparison websites-- uswitch, moneysupermarket, energyhelpline, which... With uswitch.com, I found out that if I say "no" to the question "just moved house or getting ready…
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Need Some Advice Please
Hi Guys, I hope someone can give me some advice. I moved into a new property at the begining of this year. I tried to switch my electricity supplier from Scottish Power to British Gas. However they are not letting me switch because they claim that money is owed on the account. It turns out the last tenant went off without…
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been on wrong tarriff since 2008 apparently can I do anything about it?
I phoned eon today, my provider, to see what they could do for me because my electricity bill is always so high. Anyhow according to them I have been on economy 7 since 2008 because the previous owner was on economy 7 and it was just transferred over to us. We hardly use any electricity at night so apparently they should…
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Scottish power annual breakdown..what the..!?
Hi Im on a pre-pay meter on the ComfortPlus White Meter tariff. Live in a 2 bedroom flat on my own and try to be careful with the leccy. I was surprised this morning when I got a breakdown of the previous years electricity usage and seemingly I used 6161kWh the previous year? Compared to the national average from different…
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Stick with SP or move to fixed option?
Just got my letter from Scottish Power about the price rise. Did a search on the comparison sites and to be honest the fixed options were not much different to the new price with Scottish Power. I could of course switch to a non-fixed option but with I be having to look again as they will probably all follow suit and rise…
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E-on Pre-pay Electric meter
I seem to be doing nothing but asking for help on these forums recently, but I'm really confused about something and hoping one of you can help? We have a pre-pay electric meter, run by E-on, it started beeping at us this morning as it only had 47p left on it. My other half put the emergency on until I go out to the shop…
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Do companies charge to remove contract meter and put in pre pay?
Just as I want a contract meter anyway as I am on low income and find it easier to work out how much I pay each week. Plus I am a low usage user anyway(under £8 a week) and most of that goes on lighting since I have 10x 50w bulbs in living room(wonder what landlord was thinking when he put them in) and the same in kitchen.…
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Sign up via Simply Switch for one tarrif get another
On 12 May I used Simply Switch and Scottish Power and Platinum Fixed Energy January 2014 Online (v2) seemed like a good deal for a fix till Jan 2014. However, I have noticed that Scottish Power have signed me up to v3 rather than v2, and the prices are significantly hgher. I will phone up Scottish Power tomorrow and see…
