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MSE News: Cold snap 'no excuse' for energy price hikes, Government says
"The Government has issued a warning to energy companies that the recent cold weather is "no excuse" for putting up bills..." Read the full story: Cold snap 'no excuse' for energy price hikes, Government says Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works,…
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Should I demand reciept?
Hi...when we get tradesmen in to do work...they usually give price at completion....accept cash and...go!....should I give cheque and ask for receipt?....are they obliged to give one?....whats the general / correct way to deal with this? thanks
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How is switching a good idea when .... ?
I have just switched from Scottish Power to First Utility. I have been paying about £100 (£97) per month for a while now with Scot Power. I have now switched to First Utility (supposedly lots cheaper) and their monthly estimate is £99. I have now had the first collection of £99 on 12th March from First Utility, and I now…
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Best Tariff Fix?
I am asking this on behalf on my 91 year old Aunt who I help she is with British Gas on Dual Fuel and pays her bills quarterly by cash at Pay Point and wants to remain that way. She has had her bills fixed and this has now come to an end they have sent her a letter offering her their Clear and Simple tariff which 26 per…
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nPower Prepayment Meter and Landlords Historical Debt
I've been living in a 3 bedroom rented property for over 4 and a half years. It appears that before I moved in that my landlord racked up a big debt (around £3k) because the electrical boiler was not on a timer and was thus on 24/7. In early 2009 nPower informed the landlord of the debt and specified that he would be put…
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Is it possible to disconnect your gas?
Is it possible to dsconnect your gas (I assume this would involve capping the pipe and removing the meter) so that the daily standing charge is not payable. Woulkd I approach my supplier? Thank you!
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Central Heating Pump
I have gas central heating, and the main pump for the radiators has always been silent in it's functioning, but in the last month or so I've noticed a distinct thrumming in the pipes when the pump is active. I don't hear much when I go into the garage where it's located but you can feel it vibrating when you touch it. Do…
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EDF !! anyone else had experience??
hello , sorry if this has been asked before! I have been with edf since dec as they installed new meters for DD instead of prepayment previous tennants were on , i had a bill for end of january , gas 105 and elect 78 so thought ok ill set up DD which I did on line (took me about a million hrs with their rubbish slow…
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gas boiler fitting issues
Hi All i am after some advice please Not sure if this is the correct place or not for it. Or even if i am entitled to anything or not. we had a new boiler fitted as part of a go warm grant and its really efficient. However the firm we had fit the boiler have been terrible. Firstly on the day they left several defects which…
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Immersion Heater tripping electricity?
We were woken up at 2am by the house alarm going off and all the power to the sockets to the house had also gone. We had an RCD Consumer unit (I think that's what its called) fitted a few years ago and the 'socket' switch was off. I tried to switch it back on and re-set it but it wouldn't work. In the end I switched all…
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MSE News: Government minister: 'Gas price hikes show market's working'
"Minister Greg Barker said that while price rises were "uncomfortable", volatile prices were a key part of the market..." Read the full story: Government minister: 'Gas price hikes show market's working' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read…
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High energy consumption on E7...
I live in a small 2.5 bedroom detached house with night storage heaters and economy 7 and seem to be using a large amount of electricity yet I only use 1 of the 3 storage heaters (which is probably as old as the house, around 20 years) and the immersion heater (which is only about 4 years old and the timer for it about 2…
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first time buyer
I am buying a house that has been vacant for several months. Who will be my gas and electric supplier when I move in, can i go and sign up with any company on the day I move in or will I have to go with the suppliers of the previous owners initially and then go thru the switching process?
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What's wrong with my Worcester Bosch 24i Junior Combi Boiler?
Hi, I've come home today to find I have no heating/hot water and a boiler that I thought had a frozen condenser pipe (I've suffered from that before). Reset it and it tried to fire up but failed and locked out again. Took off the front panel to check the reservoir but it wasn't full. However, when I turned back to the…
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£300 Electric Bill
Basically when i moved into this property, unbeknown to me, there was an economy 7 meter installed. I phoned EDF and got them to transfer my old account from my old house, they said fine, we will transfer the existing fixed tarrif across, and not once did they mention it was eco7, therfor i would be billed at eco 7 prices.…
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Electricity: is this back-billing?
Hi, My partner and I have recently moved into a very small one bedroomed flat. its tiny. We have just received our first electricity bill and it costs roughly £70 a month! To me this is massive, we're hardly in, both working, and out a lot. Also its so small we have the usual gadgets and heating on a timer. My question is,…
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SE electricity pricing
anyone know the latest price per kw(unit) charged by Southern Electric on their Better Plan plus account? have tried to get answer on their website - put required info in then press 'get price' and nothing happens. done this more than once with same result. could phone them of course but just want the price and think I…
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British Gas Help
I am currently on the standard tariff for gas and electricity and got an email about seeing if I could go on a cheaper tariff. My annual spend is £869.68 and it recommends the Online Variable May 2014. Should I switch? Thanks
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NPOWER Problems!!!!!!!
Grrr!!! Is anyone else having problems with Npower billing :mad: I feel like I have been banging my head against a brick wall! I have been with Npower forever, their tariffs always work out the cheapest for me so there has never been any reason for me to change provider. I do check from time to time just to make sure I am…
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gas & electric switching
I just received a letter today about switching to British gas, one is this cheaper or can I get cheaper gas and electric elsewhere? Also the old supplier Eon had my details on the account, so when I do sign up for a different utility provider can my partner sign up in her name?
