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stay or go...
Little help needed to see if I should stay or go. Received a letter from Scottish hydro abt their impending price increase for my electricity by 11%. I am currently on domestic standard, and in the past year they say I have used 3005.16kWh (is this good/bad for a timber, 2 bed + boxroom house built in the 1950's with only…
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Npower Increases priced inside 12 month bonus contract - legal?
We switched to Npower Sign online 20 in December 2010 which pays a 'bonus' of £100 at the end of the 12 months if we pay by DD and stay with them until DEcember 10, 2011. Today, they have increased prices. We normally switch suppliers when a price increase is announced, but Npower will dishonour the bonus. If we were aware…
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Mis Selling by Uswitch/Npower
I switched from British Gas to NPower last August because Uswitch said I could save 242 pounds, based on the previous years consumption. NPower offered a low monthly direct debit then tried to charge me for this years price increase for last years fuel consumption. So, instead of the 41 pounds a month d/d the now want 175…
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Switching suppliers - both accounts running?
I am in the process of moving from SP to Ovo (date of switch was advised as 1 Aug). I have received my final gas bill from SP, however, I have still not received my final elec bill .... (they said to leave the dd in place until the switch had happened/final bill was received & cleared). I know they can switch on different…
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Eon won't give me free cavity wall insulation
I have just signed up for Eon's warm assist tariff and one of the conditions for this tariff is that they will give me cavity wall insulation and loft insulation for free. The surveyor came and looked in the loft and said I had sufficient insulation, which is correct, as I did it when B&Q had their £1 a roll loft…
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eon solar panels
Hi ive just seen you can purchase a solar panels to go on your house for £99. What are your views on this and is it worth doing? does that mean no more eletricity bills?
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Moving Supplier
Hi I'm planning to move from SP to Coperative energy. One of my problems is that I can't find the tarriff (Online Capped Price Energy Sept 2011 No Standing Charge) on the price comparison sites. Also, can one of you wise people explain the best way of making the move so that I avoid charges, hassle etc? The contract ends…
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Atlantic massively in credit
Looked at my online bill today Gas £504 credit Elec £445 credit which were actual readings. They estimate that over the next year I will use £920 of gas and £743 of Elec. I pay £108pm for gas x 12months = £1296 I pay £104pm for elc x 12months =£1248 So even though my payments over the next 12 months would put my account…
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Hidden Tariffs?
I am now on a tariff that is several hundred pounds cheaper for my heavy consumption than any on the market that show up on any of the comparison networks.(including those who have not announced their price increase) This from a company that have announced their latest round of price increases. I received details about a…
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Gas pipes and new meter.
Hi. After a bit of advice please.... Our street is having new gas pipes put in. We recieved a letter a few weeks ago saying that workmen may need access to our property with the possibilty of replacing the meter. Anyway, today i get a knock on the door telling me that i need a new meter and new gas pipe into my property.…
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With EON . . £152 Per month and still in debit, what can i do ?
Hi , i have a duel fuel account with eon and at the moment i am paying £152 per month . . . i locked into a fixed price term til 2013 but whats baffling me is that the payment still doesnt cover usage as my debt to them is £100 and this is through the summer months so what will they expect me to pay through winter months.…
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Npower sign online 23 escapes hike??
how come this tarriff escapes all the price increases on npower? just been to their website n used the tool to show which npower tariffs affect you, but it says there wont be a increase on this tarriff??
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Gas Bill Unexpectly triple price
Hi I am new to the forum and wondered if anyone would have any advice for me. I recieved my gas and electricity bill today and can not understand how I have used the amount of gas. My partner read the meter and those figures have been used ofr the bill. My bill shows I have used 295 hcf/9244 kilowatt-hours. The bill is for…
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Ofgem Ban Termination Fees Following Price Increases
Ofgem have now clarified that Suppliers cannot charge Termination Fees following price increases. There are to be no exceptions under SLC23. Any claim by a Supplier that the Contract contains Tand C's referring to Termination Fees will carry no weight. Some suppliers had claimed that tariffs such as discounted or…
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So confused and being a bit Nosey.
Hello all, thank you in advance for reading this. I have just seen on the news that N Power is now increasing their prices - well there's a suprise! I am with them. I knew it was coming, I've been looking at changing for a while anyway as I was wanting to try and save money. I've had a look on several websites, money…
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EDF - Why did I ever bother?
Had loads of hassle swapping over to them 6 months ago. Just had first bill. Guess what my monthly payments for gas is going down to £1 a month. Nice one. No point trying to phone them cos you can never get through. Oh well, I guess I'm going to owe them a bit in 6 months time. Better in my pocket than theirs I guess but…
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e.On SaveOnline 5 to what?
I'm currently on e.On SaveOnline 5 and want to make sure I'm on the best deal possible in light of the upcoming price increase. I've looked at my last 4 bills and worked out I've used 14743kWh of gas and 3795 kWh of electricity. On the old SaveOnline 5 prices that would cost £909.63 per year and on the new £1085.52.…
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Electric boilers and heaters
Hello, I'm after some help with regards to electric heaters and electric boilers. I'll apologise in advance if I ask obvious questions, I've lived in South Africa for most of my life, and have never had to deal with heating... We're about to start refurbishing our flat and need to replace the boiler and heaters. We…
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Gas meter and supply number mix up
Hello, I'm hoping someone will be able to help explain where I stand with regards to the mix up that's happened with my gas meter. I'm afraid it's a pretty long story. We moved in to our property last July, we are part of a block of 4 houses. All four gas meters are out in front of our gate, not each property. We…
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Anyone with OVO Energy?
OK, right now I'm with Eon and have been happy with their service. However, after another letter about another price hike, I've had enough. I'm currently paying an average of £85pm for dual fuel, (3 bed semi) and this is set to go up to 100pm next month. I currently cannot possibly pay £100 per month alongside all other…
