-
MSE News: David Cameron: law will force energy firms to offer cheapest deals
"Energy firms will be forced to give customers the cheapest available deal under new legislation, says the Prime Minister ..." Read the full story: David Cameron: law will force energy firms to offer cheapest deals
-
EDF switch process
I just applied to switch to EDF on Saturday. I've got the confirmation that my application has been received and estimate monthly charge 70 quid. I have not received any documents by post yet nor agreed on the date they will collect the money (maybe I picked the date online while filling in my application but I am not sure…
-
Querying final bills from npower
Hi I left npower in August 24th this year and got my final balances for gas and electricity. I have had the red letter about two weeks ago, and have just remembered today that I need to sort this. For the electric I got a cheque of £29.05 and for the gas a bill of 49.77. I was paying 71 per month since April 12 and before…
-
erm....... Miracles do happen EDF gav me money!!!!
Hi After months of silly paperwork and workouts and a few digs at them from me.... I got this! So if your struggling, do what Martin says..... keep going and don't give in and you will win :) :money: nearly £800 saved! A big thanks to EDF Trust still :) Helen & Gary I tried to post the letter but the forum wont allow…
-
New meter installed yesterday.Does this sound right?
Hi we had a phone call from SSE saying our meter needed upgrading.The new meter was installed yesterday morning at 11am.I checked the reading and it was on 8 I have just checked again and it is at 221.Surely that cant be right after 28 hours? We live in a normal 3 bed semi if that helps
-
need some advice as boiler condemned by warmfront surveyer
Hi, just wondered if anyone could offer some advice to me please. we are on a low income and applied for a warmfront grant for our property. we have a very old back boiler which has been in the home since approximately 1980. The surveyor visited our home and when inspecting the boiler informed us that it was unsafe as it…
-
nPower current tariff exit penalty
My current tariff with nPower has an exit penalty attached if I switch to another tariff or to another provider. However I vaguely recall reading that if a provider announces tariff increases then you are entitled to switch penalty-free - is that true? Am I mis-remembering something else?
-
How to boil a kettle, with min. water, without ruining it!
Here is a tip for people with standard flat element (not old style curly) kettles. I take no notice of the 'min' marker. If I only need one cup of water, that is all I heat. You could use the cup to measure it out or just judge from experience. Nothing new in that , you may say. The key thing when heating such small…
-
electricity consumption when kids off school
It is half term up here in rainy Glasgow.Two teenage boys with laptops on,PS3 on and paused,tv on constantly. 29kwh consumed yesterday :mad:
-
Npower refund after switch
Hi all. I switched energy supplier from npower to sainsburys in May this year. The final Npower bill said i was £300 ish in credit, so in July i asked for the money to be refunded to me. August came and still no refund even after phone calls, they gave the age old excuse of a new computer system being put in place. Anyway,…
-
Variable DD with Scottish Power
Hi Just in the process of switching to Scottish Power for their online fixed to 2014 deal and said that I wanted to be on a variable monthly DD. They apparently don't do these on a montly basis but only on a quarterly basis and then if you do the unit cost goes up! I prefer to pay for what I use but I don't want to have to…
-
Switching electricity for students
Hello everyone I have a few questions regarding switching my tariff. I am a student living in a 2 bedroom flat with my friend who is also a student and we just moved in in September past. We have the lease of the flat until May. After seeing Martin on the telly I went searching to see could we get cheaper electricity bills…
-
Online Tariff??? Log in occasionally - OPPS!
Hi All! I'm a *Very* occasional user but thought I'd share a bit of advice for anyone else complacent/lazy like I was. I received the British Gas "We're putting up your bill" e-mail so thought I'd look into switching my energy suppliers. I'm on on line tariffs for both Gas & Electricity with BG and enter my meter readings…
-
Electric Boiler expense/change?
Hope someone can help? Am looking for the best supplier for this type of boiler? It runs with two electricity meters which have 4/5 settings each. Its costing a fortune and we rent the house. We are currently using Utility Warehouse Thanks :cry:
-
48kwh per day for 2 hours heat!!!
I currently have my heating on for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening - my gas useage for this is approx 48kwh per day... does this sound right??? This seems so high. Large winter bill last year (we had it on more) and wanting to reduce it this year but this still seems really high for the amount of time we…
-
Any recommendations for energy monitors?
I'm concerned that our electricity consumption is too high. Have switched on MSE advice to the Scottish Power fixed tarrif, and the lady from EON who phoned me to ask me to stay mentioned that our electricity bill was way high. We have gas heating and hob, so I can't see an obvious reason why our electricity is so high. I…
-
British Gas letter this morning
Hello all, I feel a bit late to the saving party of fixing costs but I'm here now! :) British Gas wrote to us this morning to outline their fix offer - we could fix at current price and if the standard cost falls, so will our bills. If we leave BG before end of fix period, we get charged £20. Wow. Essentially: We'll put…
-
Switching from E-On Online 10
Hi My Online 10 contract with E-On ends on 28th October and then I will get put on their standard tariff. I am looking at signing up to First Utility fixed till 2014. If I sign up today will I still have to pay the early exit fine of £45 from my existing contract or will it take longer than the 11 days left to go through,…
-
Help in understanding what tarrif
Hi all, Apologies for what is probably an obvious question, but I am a new home-owner, having never paid for electric (or gas) before and not really having much understanding of how they work. The property that i bought was a new build 2 bedroom apartment. It does not have gas, electric only. The supplier was British gas…
-
Smart meters
I came across this one while looking for a new electricity contract for next year. "...that's 20p per day extra for the smart meter" so I said "just a minute, that's in addition to the standing charge. But you didn't supply the meter, it was provided free by a previous supplier and you're suggesting that you charge an…
