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Supplier change timing
I have just received notification that our current electricity deal expires at the end of March and it has an early exit penalty. Does anyone know if it would be safe to start switching supplier now as the last time we changed it took 3 or 4 months to complete and during this time we were on a very expensive standard…
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My meter timing is out, what to do?
Following on from a post a couple days ago about whether my E7 was working for me I've been monitoring my usage, I've found that my night rate yesterday was 12hours out. I.e 1pm til 8pm. Checked it this morning I looked at 5:30am expecting the dial to read around 5:30pm. It was actually reading 3pm, It would seem my clock…
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Change from prepayment gas and electric
Hi We are interested in buying a house, however we have just had a viewing of it and have noticed it is a prepayment meter for the gas and electric. How easy is it to switch to a normal meter etc, and what sort of costs would be involved?
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Unhappy with N-Power
I feel like im being robbed to be honest but dont know where to start looking. I received my bill for both utilities (estimate) (approx £480) which was considerably over so submitted a proper reading. New bill arrived and barely any difference !??? (£470) How can a lower reading produce a similar bill. Unfortunately id…
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Tariff
This is specifically for SHC (storage heating control) tariff. I don't know how old or available this tariff is, but I'm on it. Basically it is for storage heaters and immersion on a separate meter from general appliances. This comes on at off-peak times throughout the day, controlled by radio teleswitch. In winter (now)…
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New Electrcity meter
Got a letter saying electricity meter needed to be replaced. Having googled seems legit. However are there anything things I need to watch out for? For instance would it be prudent to submit a meter reading online just before the switch. Oh and will it be a smart meter or just a straight meter change. Asked when phone to…
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Npower 'own' a meter and are preventing change of supplier?
I was just chatting to a friend and celebrating the fact I've finally managed to ditch EDF after numerous false finishes. She stated they haven't been able to change away from Npower as every time they do they get a letter from their new supplier saying they cannot change because Npower own the meter. I haven't established…
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Not eligible for Warm Home Discount Scheme
I've been trying to sort out whether or not we are eligible for the £120 Warm Home Discount with our power supplier. I've checked the Directgov website, and my husband gets pension credit guaranteed credit (not savings credit). His name is on our power bill and npower are in the scheme. So I phone npower who tell me that…
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NPower
Hi I just wondered if someone could help me. I moved from British Gas to Npower last July. Due to British gas being absolutely useless I didnt start paying Npower till November. I received my 6 month bill at the weekend. My direct debit has gone from £33 to £72! I understand i owe them around £169, but this seems a bit…
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British Gas - Is this legal?
We recently took the lease on commercial premises in November, they required renovation which is still occurring. All suppliers except British Gas had written to us within 30 days introducing themselves and offering contracts. As the Gas was switched off from day one, it wasn’t a high priority for me to address who the…
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Should I pay gas balance
Hi, we've just moved into a house 2 months ago, first time in a house of our own so we are getting used to stuff. It's a 4 bedroom house and we have been using the heating and gas fire quite a bit. We've just got the first bill through for gas, it's from 30th dec to 20th feb £266.67 which seems quite a lot to me, but…
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Utility Meters Costing A Fortune!!!
Please help I am on SSP (statutory sick pay) atm and its costing me £10pw in both my meters...thats £80 pcm which feels like an aweful lot for a single person in a small one bed flat. I often cannot afford to put the heating on just put layers on and lots of blankets...im sick of being freezing cold and getting…
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Cost of Gas per unit - help please
Can anyone help me with a rough idea of the cost of gas per unit please? I am living in a 2 bedroom rented flat as a stop gap between selling and buying a new property, and have just received an invoice for gas from the landlord. He is charging £297.55 for 241 units of gas, so 123.46p per unit. This equates to almost…
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Just moved, standard SP tariff - huge bill?!?
Hi, After some advice. Just moved to a new property (late 60's early 70's build), 3 bed semi. Gas bill (Scottish Power), just came in for period of 04/01/12 - 16/02/12 and it seems really high to me. Usage - 4589 kWh (consumption charge 4589 x 4.061p, standing charge 44 days x 35.4p) Bill - £201.94 (for around six weeks).…
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how much gas is average??
Having just received my latest bill for gas and electric I am again gobsmacked at the cost. Now this bill is from correct readings both at the start of the quarter and was just read again a couple of days ago. Electric I used 1596 kwh at a cost of £234.28 which is fair I think, well im not overly concerned anyway. Gas I…
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BBC telling porkies?
Listening to radio 4 this morning, British Gas results. The BBC announced that BG increased their prices by 16% last august but reduced their prices by 5% jan 12. I've checked my bills and I'm on e7 and standard day rate. My e7 tariff increased from 4.54p to 5.96p 32%! and day rate increased from 13.671 to 16.746 22%! I…
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Thanks Npower (Refreshing Change?)
Nope, I'm not being Sarcastic here, I'm genuinely hoping to give you guys a refreshing change, by posting a positive thread with regards my experience with npower. Last March I signed up for their SO21 tariff. Initially, my previous supplier Eon, did everything they could to slowdown the transfer. To cut a long story…
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Time limits
Hi all - just a quick one ?? Is there a limit to how far you can go back with utilities (edf in this case) if you find errors not visible at the time. I've found some overcharging from Nov 2008 - Oct 09 which I think could total about £200. Thanks
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Can i get a smart meter removed
I had a smart meter installed by not by choice. I have heard all sort of electromagnetic problems online about these meters just google it, there is a goverment pettition in the UK. It seems to tie in with my Tinnitus (ringing in ears i have been suffering with). Can i get it removed and an analogue one put back in its…
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Smart meter - scam? - screen blank
One day a meter man came to my house and asked to read my electric meter he checked it but was a bit longer than expected (over a minute) , i did not think anything about it and I let him out. My utility company (I won't mention at this stage) emailed me for readings a month or so later, when i went to check my meter the…
