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No one Charging for our Gas supply
I was wondering if anybody could help me. I moved gas and electricity to British gas from OVO, I have been onto British gas every month to say you are not charging me for the gas but they are adament that the meter is a pay as you go one, I have never had pay as you go on this meter. So I am now stuck because i do not want…
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Combi with water storage - efficiency advice required
Hi, I recently had a new boiler fitted which features a storage tank and combi backup (Glow Worm Ultrapower 170 SXI). It claims to be the most efficient on the market ('SEDBUK A rated with NOx Class 5 rating - the best possible') and has a 170 litre storage tank. My question is regarding the most efficient way to utilise…
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New Home - New Utility Providers Required
Hi there, Happy New Year All... We will be buying our first home in the next month and need some advice on utlity providers. As a new customer are there any special offers or experiences people can share about what to look out for - good or bad? We live in the Luton Area (LU3)... Thanks, Simmms
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change from prepayment
hi all, does any one know if its possible to change off prepayment to a credit meter and pay by direct debit with bad credit history? I have been with bg elec prepay for about 4 years and eon gas prepay for about 9 months. thanks
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pre payment meters vs dd meters
hiya all, at the mo i am on pre-payment meters. i am putting £20 on my gas every 5 days.. and £10 a week on my electric. i was just wondering how much people pay for a small ex council 3 bedroomed house on a monthly meter? thanks
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gas electric advice again please
Hi all posted regarding my gas and electric prices last month and know the house is not very energy efficient. i am with southern electric on prepayment meter. The below is just for my gas. 24/11/11 £15.00 09/12/11 £15.00 16/12/11 £15.00 23/11/11 £15.00 04/11/12 £8.00 but down to £4.56 as went into emergency credit…
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Don't let EDF push you around!
This is information for all EDF customers. EDF have recently arbitrarily without asking their customers' permission, put all their gas customers and electricity customers onto one combined 'gas and electric' account. Each customer has been given one new account number. This change means that the customer no longer has…
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Any advice?
Hi all. I'm new here so apologies if this isn't done right. I'm having a few probs with my energy supplier. Basically, my hubby phoned them just before christmas to set up a payment plan for an outstanding debt. They wanted a large amount paid straight off before they would do it. We could't afford that right on top of…
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In credit by £500!
We used to pay all our utilities bills per quarter but decided that instead of getting big bills one month we would go to direct debits and spread the payments. However, BT keep putting our direct debits up and down because some months we make more calls then others and it never seems to work out right. After getting a BT…
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Need URGENT help please! Being charged way too much. BT won't help :(
SORRY! I meant British Gas, not BT! Brain = mushy peas Hi all, I live in a tiny 1 bed flat and am on a gas meter with British Gas. As I type, I'm freezing because I can't afford to have the heating on. It's very windy and throwing it down outside. The heating is on MAX (absolute max) 3 hours a day on the coldest days. I…
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ECONOMY 7.... Anyone understand it ???
Questions about "Economy 7", which guarantees 7 hours of cheap juice at night for storage heaters... The switching on has to be staggered... but do they switch one house at a time ? By computer programs ? And are the commands sent by RADIO, or along the mains cables? Also, can it be arranged for the whole house to go on…
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EDF refusing to keep me on old tariff
Hi I was previously on EDF online saver V7. I received a letter last month stating that this tariff was due to end and i would be put onto the standard tariff on 1/1/12. Ive switched to Npower go fix 10 today which will take about a month to start. Having read posts on the forum stating that EDF would keep you on the OS7…
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Small Business Electricity Prices ??
Currently ( !! ) using British Gas for electric. Can anybody tell me if the following prices are good or bad ?? 24 month fixed price contract Daily Standing Charge 18.92 p / day Day Units 11.27p Night Units 6.04p :D
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units of electricity per day
I have a dispute with british gas over our electricity bill, which for the past 3 years the bill is £ 6000. we were paying £ 158 per month direct debit which british gas stopped and sent us a bill for £3000. british gas realised there was a problem with our meter as it was spinning round 9 times faster than it normally…
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Do metres go wrong ?
hello, I had a statement form British Gas which stated that I had used a total of £663.25 worth of electricity from 30/04/11 to 30/11/11.(seven months) I read my meter a few days ago and according to the reading I had used £418 worth of electricity in one month. Although we do use a bit more during the winter months I'm…
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Is it cheaper to run hot water all day and turn off at night?
Hello, we are a larger family, 2 adults and 4 children and we had to call out an engineer recently as our heating broke down. Very easily fixed and the engineer recommended it would be cheaper for us to keep our water on all day and then turn off at night rather than having coming on 3 times a day which I did have it…
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Scottish Power Meter Tarrif
Hi All, We had an electricity meter fitted yesterday and it has already cost us over £5 in less than 24 hours. We were pressured to have it as we do owe money and could not come up with the large amount scottish power wanted. My partner dealt with this and was told that it would only cost £3 odd a week extra to cover what…
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MSE News: More help urged over fuel poverty
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: Read the full story: More help urged over fuel poverty
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Eon Standing Charge
Since moving into my property, to be honest, I have not been on the ball with my meter/bill/tariff set up so decided to look into it. I have been in the property approx 10 years I have had 2 meters. 1 normal and 1 RHT The RHT meter has never moved from 00000 and I began to wonder what was happening. I checked my tariff on…
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new account when can I switch?
Hi everyone, I've just set up my account with Npower after moving in to a new property. When can I start searching to switch to a cheaper tariff? Do I need to wait for the welcome pack to come through with my account number? Also, if I find Npower are offering a cheaper deal through a comparison, can I switch to them…
