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Cheap night time electricity
Hiya, Sorry if this is a really silly question! In our old house we had electric heating and so I knew we had cheaper night rates for electricity. However, we have now moved and we're not on the same tariff for electricity anymore. I still am in the habit of putting the washing machine on a timer so it comes on overnight,…
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Eon, family of 5.
We live in a detached, 3 bed house with extension and our gas & electricity is with Eon. Our direct debit is at £149 a month, which everyone tells me is an awful lot. I am the only one home during the day. I use the washing machine and dryer around once a day, the cooker in the evening and the shower runs for about 20…
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Saved nearly £300.00 with Eon!
Hi, this is my first posting, but just thought I would share my experience. I tried a couple of the energy switching links from this site, and the average save on dual fuel with monthly direct debit was £160 - £180 per annum, which was not worth the switch for me form my current Eon Energy Plan Dual fuel as I could also…
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Energy Saving Ideas
As winter approaches... and I look at my mahoosive gas bill from British Gas (who have kindly been charging me ridiculously low estimates for over a year and now smacking me in the face with a massive 'actual' charge!) ... I wonder that there must be ways to save money on your energy bill in general. With Electricity an…
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Retirement home managers Peverel to arrange gas + elect?
A retirement apartment complex where my mum lives was trying to get all the residents to sign up to a single gas and electricity supplier arranged by the owners (Peverel) last summer - I recommended to her not to do so, figuring that having some choice is better than giving up her right to switch to a 'middle-man'.…
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Quidco declining Npower cashback due a glitch!
This is the message I received from Quidco customer support this morning: Quidcare status updates 18th October - Declined cashback tickets from Dominic Butterell! Unfortunately, we have had a system error which has resulted in a large number of our customers being notified about a declined transaction and being advised to…
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Parents not allowed to switch electricity provider
Would anyone be able to give me some advice? My elderly parents have never switched electricity supply company. (There is no gas supply to their rural house). They are supplied by Npower and have Super 7 (?) storage heating. According to my Dad this means their bills have 4 different rates on them and no other supplier…
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E.ON Water Heater Service Charge
Hi - does anyone else have the same problem and can offer advice? We have just moved into a new build "energy efficient" block of flats and have to pay a service charge as standard for building maintenance etc. Our builidng company have set up an agreement with E.ON who supply our hot water. Basically - we have no water…
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EDF - who is right, me or them?
starting to think i've lost the plot on this one, so i'd appreciate a little help before my sanity goes! i switched to EDF in June & had 2 a/c's all open & running OK by mid-July, both set for monthly direct debits. i've recently requested the switch to a single bill (huge mistake, don't do it! :eek:) & everything has gone…
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another question! Hot water on all day or as and when?
is it more cost effective to have the hot water heating all day or just as and when you need it? I was told that if you keep turning it on and off you use more energy? :o
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Help! When do I put the heating on & how long for?!
Hi there, I know this is a stupid question but This is the first time we have had radiators as we used to have a portable gas fire and electric heaters in the horrible old flat we were in. Our house isn't cold yet I don't think, but we were used to sub zero in the flat, I don't really see the point of putting it on in the…
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How to really upset Gas and Electric suppilers
I'm on a Web dual tariff, (sounds impressive, but its still impossible to work out if you getting the cheapest gas and electric!) I've found away to really upset British Gas, Phone them and ask for a printed copy of your bill, I don't think they can refuse. Had two so far and had calls from Customers Service saying that…
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Heating Bills
If I leave my central heating on a constant low heat through the night is it cheaper than setting it to come on and off every couple of hours through the night? I've heard that it uses more energy for the heating to fire up each time than to leave it on constantly but I don't want to test the theory and run the risk of…
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I cannot understand utility bills - Switching
Hi all, I am trying to help my parents go through their various bills and see if money can be saved. We have moved on to the gas and electric bill but I cannot for the life of me get my head around it. They obtain their electricity and gas from Southern Electric and are on the following plans: -* Electricity: energyplus…
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Prepayment cards :( npower
My OH and I recently moved house to another rented property, and having not had to consider the idea that we couldn't choose our own energy supplier since we moved into our first grotty flat 7 years ago and were put on a prepayment thing, we didn't think it would be an issue now. Unfortunately we seem to have got ourselves…
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Moving into a property supplied by Npower
Hi guys, I know compared to some this is a minor issue, but I'm going to ask all the same: At the start of September, my partner and I moved into our new flat. The landlord paid the energy costs up until we moved in and we received a letter from Npower to tell us that it was our responsibility now on 21st September (nearly…
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No contact from nPower for years
Hi everyone, When I moved into my flat about 4 years ago, I phoned npower, the electricity providers at the address, to register with them under my boyfriend's name (he was living with me at the time.) They said he would have to phone them himself, so I let him know and left it with him. He never phoned them back (out of…
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Switched to British Gas - Wrong Initial Meter Reading
I switched from Scottish Power to British Gas just before British Gas announced price rises a few months ago. I noticed that British Gas's initial meter reading was different to my closing meter reading with Scottish Power. Unfortunately, I was being charged twice for the same gas usage. I called British Gas, who claimed…
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Should I switch from Scottish Power?
We changed from NPower to Scottish Power last year and got cheaper unit charges as well as £130 cashback as a result. My question is, do I switch even though I'm happy? Unit prices have gone up from last year as has everywhere else. Old charges Electric: First 225 units @ 12.908p and then 7.776p thereafter Gas: First 1143…
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Why can't gas bills be simplified?
My water meter tells me how many litres I have used and it is easy to work out what it costs. My elec meter tell me how many KWh's I have used and it is also easy to work out the cost. My gas meter tells me how many cubic feet I have used. Then it is multiplied by 2.8316736 to get it in cubic metres. Then it is multiplied…
