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LCS letters
I have received letters (although not my address but the address where my dad and grandparents live) from LCS debt recovery saying I owe money to London Gas for dates that I WAS living in the property they claim owes the money. However, I have never heard of London Gas (neither has google by the looks of things) and am…
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1st, EDF, now British Gas, advice needed please
For quite some time now I've been in dispute with EDF over their daily charges for my gas supply. To be fair they were pretty reasonable and gave me until 24th August to change supplier. If I had done this by this date EDF were willing to lose the daily charges. On the 17th August I called British Gas and we agreed they…
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Need a new CH boiler.
Ringing round for quotes. Any advice? Present boiler about to be condemned so need a new one asap but don't want to rush into anything and regret it later. Thanks
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Gritish Bass Websaver 12 is no more.
Long live Websaver 13. Can't see the difference myself aside from it running until Dec 2012.
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Bought Repo - Gas & Elec are prepay!
I've just bought a repossessed property with Gas and Electric prepay meters installed. I definitely don't want prepay meters ultimately so just wanting a bit of clarity that I'm going about this right. The gas and electric are off at the property at the moment. Was a letter from npower (current providers) at the house…
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Complete n00b - first flat HELP
Hey all, basically my girl and I have moved into our first student flat together where we pay all utilities seperate. Apperently our landlord comes round every month to read the gas and we get an invoice from HER. Same with the electric, but quarterly. (There are six meters for each in the building, electric in the…
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Cheapest provider Gas / Elec
Sorry if this seems to be a basic question. I have tried to research but doesn't seem that straight forward! I'm moving into our new home next Friday, having come from in laws we're not switching from anybody. Need to sort out electricity and gas. Who should I go with? It's just me and my gf living at the address.
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MSE News: Government to announce energy crackdown
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The Energy Secretary will announce a crackdown on the biggest energy companies and pledge to help consumers save cash ..." Read the full story: Government to announce energy crackdown Also see: MSE's top ten energy 'need to knows'
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Incorrect gas bill after moving into new house
I moved into a new house on the recently. Soon after I switched my Gas supplier from EDF to British Gas. I also switched electricity to British Gas (dual fuel) at the same time and that's gone through fine. A few days ago I finally got the final gas bill from EDF. But it was completely wrong despite me providing both…
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Scottish Power Breaching TPS
Late last week I received a cold call from Scottish Power trying to sell me an Energy Deal. It was from an agency working from a Prestwick office. I stopped the call as I am registered with the TPS. I asked how my details had been obtained and was told it was from a survey. I never complete any survey for the very reason…
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Cashback if changing tariffs but not supplier?
Hi, I'm currently with Eon SaveOnline3 which will end on 31st Oct. All the comparison sites are agreeing that Eon SaveOnline9 will now be the best bet and if I go through SimplySwitch I can get £40 cashback. Two questions: Do I still get cashback by changing tariff only and not supplier? It doesn't say anywhere that you…
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EON SaveOnline 3 - Price Changes?
Hi All, Just new to this forum and have a query regarding energy prices from EON and other companies in general. I was on a Dual Fuel tariff for a couple of years and whilst speaking to one of the EON reps. was advised that I could change to SaveOnline 3 and make big savings. I found that my charges reduced as follows:…
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Need to switch soon but where to?
Our British Gas Fixed Price 2011 comes to an end on 30th Sept. Npower sign online 23 discounted rate and an Edf fix until 30 Sept 2012 are the cheapest for our usage on comparison sites. Have the price increases been taken into account on these sites or will the npower one go up on 1st Oct? The energyhelpline.com site says…
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Well done Scottish Power
My sister had scottish power knock her door today she is with first utillity for her gas and electric. He told her that he may be able to save her money on her bills so she invited him in to see what he had to offer. He asked if she had her annual bills from her supplier. He went onto his laptop and told her that he would…
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How to find cheapest tariff for low/fixed income users?
Have just heard from npower that my Spreading Warmth tariff will rise on November 1st 2011 by 11.9% for electricity and 18.7% for gas. I have found it very difficult to locate and compare the lower rate tariffs for people on low or fixed incomes on price comparison sites. Is there a straightforward way to find the best…
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British Gas Prepay meter with No standing Charge
Hi,I have a flat that gets very little Electricity use as I spend 99% of my time at my girlfriends house. I just got a letter from British Gas to say my estimate for next year is £102.69,so you can see how little is used. I rang British Gas to ask about moving on to the No Standing charge Tariff as I have the Actaris KBD…
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Price comparison confused
Am looking to change my gas company and am rather confused with the comparison sites. They all say i would be better off with n power sign on line 23 but they are varying in savings energyhelpline say saving £114 moneybuyer market says £69 Simply switch says £114 U switch says £70 I am with Atlantic at the moment on line…
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Under floor heating – Electric or hot water pipes
Hello With Gas becoming more expensive and other alternatives in the market which is the best type of under floor heating system (Electric or water pipes)? I want to have tiles for the kitchen\dinner (30sqm) but would like to have wood in living\passage area (50sqm). Not sure if wood finish is good idea… 1. Is it more…
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Economy Seven stick or bust
I'm currently on dual fuel plus Economy 7 (E7). My fix ends 30 September 2011 and I'm looking to check suppliers for a new deal fixed or otherwise. It has been suggested that due to my low E7 usage (no more than 25%) it may be cheaper to ditch E7. If I do ditch, do I need a new meter and who pays, how do I handle this via…
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southern electric
I have had my electricity and gas from southern electric for the last 12 years. I have complained for the last 9 years that my electricity meter is in an inaccessible place but was ignored and each time the meter reader came to read it he complained. Anyway (sorry this is a long story) i pay by direct debit £81 per month…
