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E.on Fixed business plan-renewal problems
Hi I was on the fixed rate business plan from 10/5/11-10/5/12. Ive just received a letter stating that as we apparantly handnt contacted them before 14/2/12, our contract has been automatically renewed for another yr. Having phoned them up, there is no termination/exit fee and you'll not be surprised to learn the new…
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Southern Electric DD increased by £60 a month
I changed suppliers from Npower to Southern Electric arosund May time last year,it was i was at home following major surgery and i had salesman from Southern Electric knock on the door do all the figures and say yeap we can save you money so great i thought anything that saves bit money while i am on sick leave from work…
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British Gas Scam ? _BEWARE
Having signed up for free British Gas insulation and had it installed, I've now received an invoice for £300. The invoice is headed "British Gas" and the contact telephone number is answered "British Gas" - but there is no switchboard. Also the Invoice is printed on cheap paper with an ink-jet printer. The Bank account for…
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Independent Gas Transporter Charges
Hi. I have just used the energy price comparison tool and switched my energy to nPower and made a saving of £190 per year. At the final moment when switching I got a message that my gas is supplied by an IGT and I will be charged a surcharge (no amount given). Checking npowers website, it says that "If the M number shown…
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****Urgent help needed with dodgy bill****
two years ago when i moved into my rented property which is electric only, i contacted eon energy and gave them an meter reading and was told as i only have electric in my property they will put me on the economy 7 tarrif. so with every month that has passed up untill october last year i had been payng £30.00 pm . In…
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Urgent help for sky high energy bill
two years ago when i moved into my rented property which is electric only, i contacted eon energy and gave them an meter reading and was told as i only have electric in my property they will put me on the economy 7 tarrif. so with every month that has passed up untill october last year i had been payng £30.00 pm . In…
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First Home - Where to start when choosing a provider??
Just moving into my new place and really have no idea how to choose an energy provider! Always lived in house shares, so never had to think about this before. The previous tenants used Co-op energy, but as they have already left I am unable to see any bills to see what usage they had in the house. The landlord has…
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has anyone haggle with a power service company
Im happy with my gas and electricity provider but i can save up £100 if i switch to a cheaper provider. Has anyone successfully negotiated with their power provider and got a cheaper deal. My 12 month contract due to end in May 2012. If so when is the best time to contact my provider before the old contract expires and i…
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Tips for moving to Economy 7
Hi, I'm posting a similar thread on the money saving at home board, figuring there may be some tips to be had there too. My story is that I'm moving into a new home, and because it has storage heating I'll be on an Economy 7 tariff; but general saving tips are useful too. I have some of the obvious covered: timers for the…
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British Gas. Warm Home Discount
I was told by British Gas they would phone the DWP about what benefit I get and gave my National Insurance Number. Month or two later get a letter asking to send in evidence I get benefit so I send in a DLA letter. Now they say the letter was not enough and I have two weeks to get the evidence and return the evidence. I…
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no bill - back billing query
We signed up to a new energy supplier (A) in December 2010 and although they've finally managed to bill us for the gas, we've yet to receive an electricity bill. I've spent hours on the phone (luckily free phone number) trying to sort it out and have got nowhere. There have been all sorts of explanations given, mostly…
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Lost my gas bill
My gas bill came in 2 weeks ago and I've completely lost the thing. I've searched the house and can only think I must've chucked it out with some old newspapers. I thought the reminder would've been here by now so I could pay it using that, but it hasn't arrived. I don't know whether to ring them, or just hang on for the…
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Looking to switch soon
I'm looking to switch soon. My usage is low, 5913 kWh for gas and 2452 kWh for electricity over the past year. The comparison sites are showing first:utility as the cheapest, but I don't know anything about them or know anyone who uses them. This is also a variable rate, whereas all the next five are fixed rate before…
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eek, high gas bill!
We moved in to our new house on 21st December, (3 bed end terraced) and changed our gas supplier soon after but apparently it took a while to go through and we have a bill from npower from 21st December to 9th Feb. So for 7 weeks - and the bill is £200! Surely this isn't right? We have young kids and someone is home all…
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electrical periodic inspection report
Hi Guys Writing a question on behalf of my mum who is a pensioner, her home is due a full electrical wiring, its now been 30 years. I was wondering if she was able to gain a discount for one of these reports as having contacted BG and they were not able to help! Any advice would be appreciated, thank you. Panny
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scottish power
does anyone know if there is a scottish power rep on here. thanks. i have emailed them twice and got nothing back. very hard of hearing so the phone is quite a problem for me. especially if it is anyone with an accent.
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the result -Gas central heating - Cheaper to leave on constant ..almost
This winter i done an experiment with the gas. Last year i use to get in and turn the gas on, and when it was warm enough, switch it off..then when it got chilly see how long we could last and then switch it on...till about 9.30pm ..wore jumpers and used throws (blankets) This year i thought, sod it and kept it at a low…
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npower love to shop query
We moved from Scottish Power to Npower go fix 8 in December 2011 but Scottish Power made us a better offer and we agreed to move straight back to them after 1 month with Npower.My question is this - we have received £100 worth of Love to Shop vouchers yesterday from Npower which were part of the deal for moving to Go Fix…
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New Vailant Combi Boiler fitted £2295?
I have been quoted £2295 for following: - Fit New Vailant Ecotech Plus 837 combi boiler - Honeywell Programmer Thermostat CM927 - Adey Magna Clean professional -Power Flush - Reposition boiler to external garage wall from internal wall Does this sound competitive or do I need to obtain more quotes? thanks.
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online account southern electric
hi before i moved in dec i had an online account where i submitted my meter readings for gas for my old house, well when i moved i had new gas meter put in and im now bk on direct debit. I went on my online account and noticed its still my old accoun t on there but it says payment type quarterly (which ive never had) and…
