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I don't receive a gas bill????
Hi, I don't receive a gas bill from my supplier. This is a new connection that was installed in the summer. When I contacted them to be put onto a cheaper tariff they told me that I do not have gas at the property although they installed my meter. What should I do? I need to use the gas but am worried that they could come…
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Ovo price rises
OVO have hiked prices for new customers, the New Energy Fixed Tariff is now 10% more expensive than it was in July, mainly due to large rise in standing charges, and a smaller rise in electricity price per unit. Old price for my usage : £626 p.a. New price : £689 p.a.
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Empty house over winter and building work - what tariff?
Hi, I have a house which will be unoccupied over winter whilst extensive building work is going on. It currently has heating via electric storage heaters and is on economy 7. I intend to replace this with central heating once the house is finished, but what should I do in the meantime? If I leave the tariff as E7 will the…
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Switching to npower WARNING check your tariff
Just wanted to warn anyone who is switching to npower to check their tariff, in the letter sent by npower. I am switching to the sign online 23 tariff but the letter I received from npower stated the 'standard tariff prices' with no mention of sign online 23. I then checked through the emails I had received from them and…
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New boiler
Dear all apologies if there is a thread somewhere but I cannot find it. I am thinking of upgrading my boiler, the one I have is ancient and has had some problems over the past year or so, nothing major but just annoying. Now I am sure that a shiny new boiler will save money in the long run, but is there a thread somewhere…
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Should i switch? advice please ;)
Hi experts :) Im currently with E.on and pay Direct debit for Electric and Prepayment meter for gas. Im a very light user, live in a 1 bed flat and pay £13 a month Direct debit for electric (im £16 in credit) And only use prepayment meter in winter for gas fire, about £10 every 8-10 days. im currently paying: Electric…
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Economy 7 meter confusion
My E7 meter appears to have 3 readings - Rate 1, Rate 2 as expected and then another one - Rate 1 is currently 17xxx, Rate 2 06xxx and the other one is 32xxx - what's this third reading actually for? From what I've read some E7 meters combine the two to produce the 3rd, is it a combination of the two readings as if they…
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Switch now before its too late EDF Fixed price 2014
switch now before its too late, EDF are the last of "the big 6" to announce price increases, w/e/f 10/11/11 prices will rise. The last of the big six energy firms will increase its electricity by 4.5% and gas prices 15.4%. Go through a cash back site like Top Cash Back or Quidco and get £20 cash back for switching, get…
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Extension cables
We need to get an extension cable - ideally we just need a 2-way, however, we have seen a 4-way that is £4 cheaper. In the long term, does it make any difference which we get??
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Practicalities of transfer
I'm transferring from npower to ebico. Npower sent me a card that referred only to gas, but I'm transferring both. They said on the phone that they know that, but I'm suspicious that may go wrong. I've been told the transfer is taking place on the 2nd and Ebico say they're sending me info about what to do about readings,…
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Are we allowed to install out own electric oven?
Hopefully this is the right forum for my question. My oven (not the hob, just the oven) has given up the ghost and DH has ordered a new one. Does it have to be fitted by a qualified electrician or can he legally do it himself? If he does it, does he need an electrician to check it? (I'm wondering about insurance etc. I…
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Newbie needing advice please!
Hi to all Money Saving Expert forum members! As the title says i'm a newbie to the forum and in need of some advice if you wouldn't mind! I am 25 and my partener is 26, we have saved for a very long time and are now in the final process of buying a 4 bed end terrace in Bracknell, Berkshire. We have no idea of where to…
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gas leak
hello , having alot of work done on our house at the moment as it is really damp and mouldy we noticed some months ago a gasious smell ? we called the gas engineer from the local council to take a look , he found nothing and said it was most probably the dampness we could smell . a couple of weeks later our boiler broke so…
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Direct Debits - THE BIG CON
I am with EON and up to now have been paying £100 per month by DD. I recently changed to their fixed rate till Autumn 2013. They then told me they wanted to change my DD to a whopping £168 per month. Now I know Gas & Electricity prices have gone up substantially and a fixed rate is more expensive at the beginning. But I…
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Check Your EDF bill
I think I posted this in the wrong section ( warnings ) :o So here goes again :D Just received my latest on line bill from EDF a quick glance through and I noticed that in the ' Account activity since last statement ' , there is an item ' Miscellaneous charge of £20.85 ' . No date of when this charge arose or what it was…
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Please can anyone advise me?
My grandson is living on benefits and struggles each winter to pay all bills and buy food. He has an electricity meter which eats money. I think I heard that people on very low income could get some kind of reduction on the cost of electric meters - how do I find out ? His flat is rented from a private landlord and he gets…
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Energy co's. don't we just love 'em.
Had a call from E-on/AgeUK recently offering me a 'special' deal for the over 60's. When I worked out the cost it was £137 more than I will pay in the coming year. Today I had a call from E-on offering me a new deal called Energy Fit saying that they would (not could) save me money. When I worked out the cost it was £82…
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I hate Scottish Power...
So I finally switched away from them in August. Ever since then, both SP and my new supplier have been taking money from me via direct debit. It was clear that my accounts with Scottish Power (both electricity and gas) were in surplus, and I was waiting for my refund cheque. A refund arrived for electricity, but not for…
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New Gas User Looking Advice
I’m looking advice for a friend. An old workhouse building has been restored and converted into homes. The outside of the building remains the same, stone and single glazed sash windows. The inside, as you might expect is up to modern standards. The rooms are not standard, some are large-ish some small, some norrow; the…
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prepayment to credit meter - tariff
just switch from a prepayment meter to a credit meter with EDF, the engineer has just told my girlfriend that as we have econemy 7 currently due to the night storage heaters we can't change tariffs and even though we have a credit meter, we have to stay with the same tariff we have with the prepayment meter. my question is…
