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first utility, lucky escape or bad luck?
Some comparison sites say that I the cheapest supplier for me is First Utility saving me £30 on npower's and £41 on eon's cheapest tariff. Slight problem with first utility. I stay in one of these areas. Shetland Hebrides Kirkwall Inverness Paisley Perth Isle of Wight Scilly Isles which they don't supply. So why do some…
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Quidco Electric and gas on new home
Moving home on wednesday do i just sign up through quidco to get my gas and electric at the new home ?
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Stick or switch?!
I just moved into my flat and when I set up an account with British gas (the previous suppliers) I was told the cheapest I could possibly get my direct debits was £95 for dual fuel with no option to change D/D amount for 6 months. I searched and found Scottish power offering £80 a month but if I entered my meter readings…
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What are EON playing at ?
1) My bill came in today and I'm over £110 in credit, but they want to put my DD up by £12 a month ? Then they predict I will use £930 next year, which my current DD will cover. Sheer madness 2) When our current plan ended in 31st August we went over to Save Online 9 and sumitted our own readings.EON have ignored our…
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save money on your gas boiler maintenance
Hey guys I have just had a letter from Corgi homecare offering cheap boiler maintenance. I currently use British Gas who are significantly dearer, I rang British Gas, who explained that the T & C's of Corgi were far more restrictive (OK I agree as I checked online whilst talking tothe advisor). but BG gave 10% discount…
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Estimates and Customer Services It pays to ring
I hope this will help someone. I recently moved, providing a meter reading 10 days before I moved. I forgot in all the madness to send a final reading on the day. As a result I got a final estimate bill from Scottish Power. I rang them to question the bill and they re-estimated to to nearly half the price cheaper. So do…
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Solar PV Question
Hi, does anyone know if ex-pat landlords are allowed to receive FIT payments? Have googled this but no joy thus far. My pal moved to Germany with his German wife but kept his house in the UK which is now rented out. If he installs solar panels is there anything to stop him receiving the FIT payments (he has a UK bank a/c…
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Flick that Switch!
Over on the 'T thread, but it's not the T thread', GQ gives her daily usage of electrickery as just under 3kw. Like other posters, I have only ever managed to get as low as 5 per day. I'm not sure what else I can turn off during the daytime when we are all at work/school. Lights, internet, boiler - everything gets turned…
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How to heat my flat?
Good morning, I've got a small 2 bedroom flat which is electric only (no gas supply to my area). It's got cavity wall insulation and is generally warm most of the time without any heating switched on. During winter time, it does need a little heating and at the moment I have those Dimplex storage heaters which work from…
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Heating advice please
I'm after some advice for heating my flat. It's a 2 bed 1st floor (1 below, 1 above) flat in South London, built in 1996. It has triple glazing, no gas, economy 7, panel heaters in the bedroom. The hot water is heated via immersion but I have an electric shower, dishwasher and virtually never take baths. I recentally…
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Smart Meters - is it true?
Had a phone call earlier from someone saying she was from British Gas. She said that my meter is coming to the end of its life and I have to have it replaced with a smart meter. She said it was a legal requirement and I have no choice. I refused to let her book an appointment and refused to give out any information.…
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Comparison Sites may mislead
I just tried to check that I'm on a reasonable tariff with ScottishPower. (I'm on Online Saver 10.) I used 3 of the comparison site links from this site. All suggested that significant savings could be made by switching. All the sites said that First Utility would save me £133 pa. None of the sites mentioned any tariffs…
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Clueless: Southern Electric tariff due to end 31/12/11
'Go Direct' is ending, I'll 'still enjoy' a discounted rate with 'standard energy online' and prices are frozen until 08/12. They've sent me a leaflet with prices on which is a load of gobbledygook to me. Do I need to switch?
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Can't Compare
Hi :) So I'm getting totally frustrated at the moment with trying to find the best prices for Elec/Gas... I don't have a current supplier because i'm staying with the the girlfriend and have been for the past 2/3 months. I've got a new house to move into and i'm searching for the best energy prices. Problem is every single…
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Gas usage - any estimates??
Just moving to a 3 bed semi with gas central htg & hot water(pressurised closed system) and electric cooker. Does anyone have any idea on likely gas consumption?? Obviously ball park assuming 'normal' use. In KWh or cubic mts/hr. I've never had gas before and can't work out the best deal without some sort of useage…
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EON Confusion
Hi Looking to move away from EON. We currently have EON's Energy Online tariff. Trouble is, none of the comparison sites seem to recognise this tariff. Also, Eon publish rates with a discount. Is the rate published before or after the discounts which apply? Any help would be appreciated.
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Help! Am i on economy 7 or not?
Hello, wonder if anyone can help someone who is really confused. I am currently with British Gas on their fixed online tariff with energysmart, having switched from their standard tariff 2 months ago. I was always under the impression we also had an economy 7 meter and i have closely looked at our meter and it definately…
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moneysupermarket £30 cashback
I followed the link on here as I believed I would get £30 for switching my fuel through MoneySupermarket. When this didn't happen i contacted them and was told that although my switch had been tracked the offer had ended on 1st April 2008!!! I have contacted this site but i've noticed the link still appears so be…
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Advice from Eon Rep please?
Hi, I've got a query about how Eon are working out the higher and lower rates, as I haven't a clue what they're doing. After the kwhs have been worked out, both the gas and electricity are priced up in the same way - divide 2680 by 365 days, then multiply the answer by the number of days the bill is for, and it gives the…
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Gas supplier problems
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can give me some clarity regarding my gas supply situation. Its slightly complicated and I'm really unsure what to do. We moved into a rented property in Sept 2010. We didn't receive any letters or communication from any gas or electricity companies after we moved in i.e. no letters 'to the new…
