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Gas & Electric estimate?
Hey all, Moving out of student halls at the end of June and we've been looking at flats/houses. Currently the 2 bed house we've seen will leave us with about £120 a month for gas, electric, water and internet bill, not taking into around low use of gas, electric and water during holidays which means we will only live there…
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Standing Orders.
Can utility companies refuse to accept a standing order even if you have set it up with their account number and sort code? Just to give you a bit of background. I'm trying to pay my utility bill and they are refusing to let me set up a direct debit. MY DD has been refused twice, the first time was an error on my part and…
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Huge Bill Of Npower Due To Transposed Metre Readings?!
Hi Just wondering if anyone would be able to help me, i have been in my current property just over 2 years, (2 Bedroom Flat) i moved in May 2012, when i set up my Electricity i started paying £51 a month, i have paid this set amount for the entire time i have lived here up until October, where i received a letter from…
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Connection of Utilies in Repossession
My son has just completed on a house which has no utilities on because it was a repo. How does he start to get Gas, Elec & Water reconnected? There is no evidence in the house of the previous supplier and he has no idea of usage so we can't seem to get a quote online.
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Not sure if anyone else has managed this..
http://tinypic.com/r/1nzodc/6 Not sure if this is a possible record, and confirmed the discounts with NPower. I'm a very low user for gas, having central heating in a first floor new build, with flats to both sides as well as above. Previously lived in a very cold house for almost 20 years when growing up, so used to the…
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Gas meter not registered to my address and flat not found on register
Hi I'm having real trouble with my gas meter and hoping that some help might be found on here. I've been trying to battle this with the Gas companies and my landlord for the last nine months. Sorry if this is long winded! Some background info: Top Floor 1 bed flat of a Victorian Conversion in London. We list it as Flat C…
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Will my electricity still be on?
Hi, I am moving in to a new place and wondered if the electricity will still be on from the previous tenant? It's one of those meters you use a pre-paid card on. Or will I have to call them to get it switched on? I had a meter in the past and think it was just a case of topping up, but can't quite remember. Did try calling…
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My gas and electricity pipes are too close together
I have recently had a British Gas engineer out and he said that my main service pipes are too close together and advised me to ring 'Northern Power' to get my electric pipe moved. So I called them and they said it would cost me £972 to move it. They didn't seem to have any concern towards my family safety . I can't afford…
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Eon - tariff for Economy 7/storage heaters
Hi I got the renewal letter from Eon that a lot of people are talking about on here and I called them to discuss renewal/moving onto a cheaper tariff. They said that because i had an Economy 7 meter and storage heaters in the house, there are no cheaper tariffs that I can be on. I'm currently on Eon Track & Save 11. Does…
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Eon Price Change Date check your reading!
Eons prices increase on the 17th of January. Can I force them to issue a bill on the 17th for energy used upto the 17th? I think I have worked out (can someone confirm) that if they send me a bill based on an estimated reading for this quarter, and I have used more energy, but that that does not get corrected till the next…
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scottish power
does anyone know if there is a scottish power rep on the forum?? been trying for ages to find an address to email them, (very deaf and the phone is problem for me) and just cant find anything!!!!
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Am I legally allowed to phone British Gas and switch from meter to normal bills?
I am one of three students living in a small ex council flat in east london. Ever since we moved in we have had to top up a meter to get electricity, and over the four months we have lived here the bills have been phenomenal.. We're running a few light bulbs, a fridge/freezer, a couple of stereos, we charge our phones,…
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Switching
Hi guys, I recently switched gas and electricity supplier and was charged twice in one month! I was charged my usual amount from my old supplier and my new amount from my new supplier when they had only supplied it for a day!!! Is this right? doesn't seem worth switching as the savings made over the year have nearly gone…
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Heater recommendations
Hi I wonder if you could recommend a heater for my dd bedroom. It gets so cold at night it wakes her up. It's only a small room but has 3 outside walls. I was hoping to get one that I could set to come on when the room gets to a certain temperature and then would switch itself off again, iyswim. Also one that won't cost…
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Switch the Scottish Power via MoneySuperMkt
Hi, recently went through Money Supermarket to switch dual fuel to Scottish Power. Put in current consumption which is currently £70+ per month for dual. Got a letter a few days ago from them telling me they will put me on £170 per month. This is way too high, so I phoned them and they said there was nothing they could do…
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Greater Manchester's energy-switching auction
Does anyone know if this is likely to be a good scheme. Basically you sign up for free and the energy company is supposed to bid for your custom and then you can decide if you like the offer. It says on the site "Sign up by 28 January to join Greater Manchester's energy-switching auction for UK energy providers to bid for…
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Electric, Gas & Water Rates
Hi all, Planning out the living costs for me and my partner to rent a house in the St Helens, Merseyside area. Our first home. Could anyone help us out with the average costs you all pay for your Electric, Gas and Water Rates. We are looking for a 2 Bedroom house, we will be working full-time approximately 40hrs, therefore…
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Working Out Annual G&E Usage
Help needed by someone more savvy than me please! I moved in Oct last year and returned to Eon for Gas & Elec on 8th November. My online account is a mess with readjustments and what not making it really difficult for me to work out my estimated annual usage (for use in comparisons for other providers and for energy saving…
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Helping Mum find the best utilities deal !!
Hi, My Mum lives very far away from me. Dad died back in April 2011 and Mum has been quite independent. However, more recently it has become apparent that she isn't as well as she could be, particularly when it comes to looking after money (possible early dementia but not diagnosed, she may just be getting old!!). She has…
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unsure how to read my meter?
hi everyone, i have a couple of issues and could do with some help. i'm with spark energy and live in a small 2 bed cottage that is electric only - we have no central heating or storage heatings etc. when we moved in 6 months ago we set up our account with spark and gave them the meter readings (which the agency took also)…
