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Archives for June 2013

Multi electric meters economy 7
Hi, Apologies in advance if I am just being dense but I thought this was the way place to ask a question before I contact edf. We moved into a property 3 weeks ago and it's the first time I've lived anywhere with storage heaters. When I read the meters when I move in, I contacted edf to give them the readings. I go to bed…
How much have prices changed in the last 5 years?
Apoligies if I have missed this somewhere but I am reeally struggling to work out what gas/elec prices were 5 years ago (2008). To explain our situation, we lived in the house in 2008 and were paying £35 pcm on gas and the same on elec all year long and it about matched usage. We moved out and rented it out for a while,…
Shocking bill
Just got a bill from EDF saying they are putting our direct debit for gas and electric up to £453 a MONTH!!!!!!!!! Theres two of us living in three bed bungalow, my partner is away at least three days a week and its just me, I seldom have the central heating on and am out a lot myself, Has anyone else got a monthly bill…
6 kWh per day gas usage if anyone is interested
I've been away on holiday and forgot to turn off my gas hot water heater, so in the past 8 days I wasted 48 kWh of gas to keep my tank of hot water hot.:(
Fixed contract expired: then Scottish Power want a Cancellation Charge
I had a capped deal with Scottish Power which expired at the end of May, 2013. I arranged a new deal with another supplier to start on 9th June. When I checked my final SP bill I discovered, tucked away in a lot of figures, a cancellation charge of £30.64. Their excuse: they heard about my change of supplier before the old…
Changing supplier with key meter
Hi everyone I moved into my house last November (split from Hubble who used to do all bills etc) the house I moved back to had key meters in so I've just kept these. I'm on british gas clear and simple for both. At the minute I put £40 on the electric per month and over the winer £60 gas and summer £20 gas .... Now I'm…
N power-help needed!!
I moved to my house just before Christmas and the old owner called n power with meter readings. She left me a copy but I didn't check them. I had no bill for 2 months so called up and was told I was on a quarterly bill so I told them I didn't want a massive bill so would like to start a direct debit. The bill is on line…
Energy Supplier advise of 4k bill
We bought a house 8 years ago and kept the original gas supplier for 5ys. We then decided to switch to a new supplier.. So we paid up the old bill and changed. A year ago we had a debt collector at door saying we owed 2k in gas as supply was still with old supplier. advised him we switched and showed him bill with new…
Problems with EDF
Hello, I hope someone can give me a little advice... I have been using EDF at my previous address. Before we moved out we informed EDF about it, later we received the final bill and after we paid for it we received information that our account has been closed. It all seemed as it should but it was back in April.... Few…
Smart meter errors
I have a small business, (a pub), and after the smart meter was fitted in early 2011 it seems the bill has been incorrect. Day and night units have been billed the wrong way round, leaving me with a bill of well over £10000. British Gas have offered 10%off. Is this enough? Is this a reasonable way to treat a small business?
Comparison site promised lower tarrif but sse decided it's not sufficient!
Hello, I am new to this forum but I'm not sure what to do about my situation so have decided to post it up and get your feedback. Back in Jan, I changed electricity supplier from Eon to M&S (SSE). The reason I did this was because I came onto the MSE website and used one of the recommended comparison sites…
Solar Transfer
Hi, Our energy deal with BG is due to run out and we are looking at changing. In 2012 we had fitted a bank of solar panels for which BG pay us every 3 months. If we change supplier does the new supplier have to take on our energy production? Which supplier is best for the above.
Mum's Electric Bills are Massive
Hi All I hope that someone on here can help and I hope I have posted on the right forum. My Mum and Dad have always suffered from massive electricity bills for as long as I can remember. Dad never wanted to do anything about it and payed between £800 and £1400 per quarter!!!!! Dad passed away a couple of months ago and now…
Scottish Power DD doubled and they won't lower it
I could do with some advice here on the best steps to take next. :beer: Now I know what you're thinking from the title, that I'm massively behind on my account or that there have been estimated readings. It's none of these things. And it gets worse... I give monthly readings to Scottish Power and this has kept my account…
Electric meters
we are buying a new house that previously was rented out and it has an electricity meter installed that you have to put money on with a card/key. obviously we wish to change back to a conventional meter, but am having difficulties finding out from any elec supplier how much and how long this will take as we dont own the…
British Gas maintenance plans
If your boiler is not recent, the British Gas engineer who does your annual service will probably urge you to get a quote for a new one - even if your boiler has been trouble-free and works well. He should in fact be able to provide a quote himself, but I've established that he gets a bonus if you agree to another engineer…
cheapest tariff
hi i cant sign up to the energy club since im in student accommodation and dont know the suppliers etc. i will be moving to an independent flat on my own and i wondered which company would be the cheapest to go with for gas and electric will be on a tight budget
Old Wives Tale or not? Flourescents - switching on costs more than leaving it on
OK my dad always used to leave the light on in the kitchen as he said that the energy used to switch it on took more than to leave it on for more than an hour. Is this true and are newer fittings more cost effective? Thanks
NPower wildly over-estimating summer gas usage
I knew this would happen! My gas meter broke sometime during last summer/autumn, and thus was stuck on the same reading. It's taken NPower a month to issue my bill as it had to be sent to a 'special department' to manually calculate it, with an estimation of how much gas I used. As a result, they're ballooning my DD from…
Does this seem like a very large bill?
I moved house in the coldest months to a rural bungalow 4 beds however I have now found myself in fuel poverty and from researching average usage am querying my bill. I have been charged1843 for period dec till may surely this is extreme? I contacted n power who suggested this is normal please advise

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Ofgem proposes new 'no standing charge' Price Cap – but Martin Lewis warns vulnerable customers need to be opted in or it won't work
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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
Major flaws in the Council Tax system in England could finally be fixed in future, as the Government has launched a wide-ranging consultation to review hideous debt collection practices, the difficulty of challenging your band, the overly complex and horribly-named Severe Mental Impairment discount and more. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, who has long campaigned on these issues, shares his response and analysis.
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Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
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