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Help! British Gas gave me a Dummy MPRN!?!
In the process of trying to change from British Gas to EDF after living in property for 8 yrs (previous owner also with British Gas) after over a month with no luck EDF came back and said we did not have an MPRN but just a 'dummy' one and we couldn't switch until British Gas issued us with one. Very helpful bloke at…
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Latest British Gas retrospective price increase ripoff
Just had my british gas bill, only use gas for central heating and has been switched off since May so no gas used since although some used early in current period, But British gas timed thier increase before end of current quarter and subsequently average usage over the full period to split prices effectively applying the…
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Why...........
Why, when HMG have warned the utilities to make everything more transparent is there no simple database of every tariff thats on offer? i want the cheapest 3 tier economy 7 tariff, youd think i was asking for the location of the Holy Grail come on give it up!
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2 problems with energy switch
It's all very well saying switch, but I have 2 problems with switching energy. 1) my tariff (price guarantee) is only on 1 of the switching sites (uswitch). 2) so on moneysupermarket & energyhelpline I used the nearest one which was 'price guarantee 2011'. uswitch & moneysupermarket both came up with a saving of £277. But…
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NPower Bill Saver Tariff
I currently get my gas and electricity from British Gas on the Online Saver 5 tariff with Energy Smart which suits me as I only pay monthly for the energy I use. I just worked out what I pay per year and went to the Energyhepline website to see if there was a cheaper tariff. The NPower tariff is cheaper but it's on a fixed…
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Cost of taking Complaint to Energy Ombudsman?
Hi everyone Like so many, I had/am still having a complete disaster of a transfer to EDF's OSV7, which goes back to late last year. It's now 8 weeks since I originally complained in writing to EDF and the matter is still not resolved. I know I can take my complaint to the Energy Ombudsman at 8 weeks without a deadlock…
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When can/should I switch
Hi I have recently received a letter from Eon saying that my contract expires on 31st October and that they will put me onto one of their standard tariffs. I have done the comparison website thing and would like to change supplier as it would be cheaper and fixed. My question is, when can I apply to change? I don't want my…
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edf online issues
hi, when i go into my edf account to check my bills/previous bills/etc, it says 'no account info available'... it also appears i have £350 in credit, they dont seem to have been taking any cash from my payments, its just building up and up!....anyone else have this?
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Best Value Prepayment fuel supplier?
Had a look around but haven't been able to find the answer to this. I heard there's a prepayment supplier that doesn't charge a premium for this service - I think it might have been on here but I can't find it now! Any ideas? Thanks :)
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Scottish Power or EDF?
Hi folks, I've never changed supplier before (although I have switched tariffs with existing supplier) I've done a comparison and there isn't much difference in the saving I would make with a fixed price tariff from either Scottish Power or EDF, I'm just wondering if there is anything else I should take into consideration.…
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npower - underpaying for 18 months & not picked up
Hi, I'm not sure if anyone can advise me but I've been having some issues with npower. When I moved into my house 18months ago, I switched over to npower. They put my estimated usage at £57 a month for gas and electricity. However, for the past 18 months they have only been taking £21. In summer, I gave a meter reading and…
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Switching from storage heaters with economy 10 to panel heaters
Hi, I live in a 2 bedroom flat that currently only has 2 heaters - 1 in the hallway and 1 in the livingroom. I want to install additional heating and the electrician that was recommended to me by a friend of a friend wants to remove the storage heaters and put a panel heater in every room (so i would have to switch my…
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Economy 7 Users Help Needed Please
Hi A friend has just moved into an all electric flat (storage heaters) this week - they've automatically gone on a standard tariff (I think) but in order to do a price comparison to change supplier she needs some usage figures to input. The flat is two bedrooms and there'll only be my friend and her partner living there. I…
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problems with Eon Solar panel £99 deal
I have just tried to get solar panels for my house through the £99 deal with Eon. But have been told over the phone my roof is to small to fit enough panels. Has anyone had the same experience? What should my next option be. Would it be worth while trying other companies? Buying panels out right. If i get a loan to buy…
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How to work out gas and electric usage?
Please can someone explain how i work both out as simply as possible. :D I know that we have used 103 m3 of gas in the last 2 months and i know that its 3.52p per KWH. Thanks.
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Thinking of switching, but when?
I am currently with Scottish Power for my electricity and Npower for my gas. My Npower gas tariff ends the end of September 2011 and I am going to stay with Npower but need to switch to a different tarrif. My Scottish Power Electricity tariff ends the end of October 2011 and I am going to switch to Npower as this is the…
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Nuclear fusion, new one
I am trying to gather new perspectives and wonderful reasons to speed up the transition for nuclear fusion power stations, which would hopfully be in the hands of governments not multinationals. below are a few examples of why cheap near zero emission energy is needed below, any more you can add would be great. : )…
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Scottish Power cancellation charge (when switched!)
So I was just looking over my final bill form Scottish Power. I switched...successfuly to EDF fixed 2014. I noticed a cancellation charge (even though I notified them of my intent to switch before the price rises). They have charged £20.42! This is made up of: Canc. chg. VAT@20.0% £3.40 Canncellation charge £17.02 Their…
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What replaced EDF Online S@ver V5?
My EDF Energy Online S@ver V5 (Dual Fuel) expired on March 31, 2011. What tariff am I now on? I have never been able to register online edfenergy.com - their web system is rubbish. I don't have a recent bill that indicates the new tariff. I want to compare prices for switching asap. But v5 is not listed at…
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Has British Gas been reading MY meter?!
Hello, I have just recieved a gas bill from British Gas requesting that I pay over £500 for the last 9 months of usage (on top of the £50 pm I already pay). I requested a copy of my meter readings and usage, which states that from the 9th December (the day I moved in) until the 30th March, my energy consumption was 16000.0…
