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Problem £1500 quarterly from BG.
Hi everyone, We, in May, received a quarterly bill from BG for the amount said above and obviously we ain't impressed. Please could i have some advice on how to go about this. Some background info... My partner moved into this property in Feb 2012 (me in Nov.). BG told her to pay £22 p/m for dual fuel (ridiculous i know)…
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1 year after leaving property BG want almost £1000
A friend of mine recently rang me to tell me he had had a new bill from BG to the tune of almost £1000 saying that we owed this from our time staying in a property. We lived there for roughly 6 months, during which time we paid what we thought was the correct amount for our electricity. Here is the breakdown of what we…
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Gas and electric sub meters
I am buying a property with a side extension offering bedroom, sitting room, kitchen, bathroom, parking, garden and own front door. To date the extension has been used as part of the main house. I want to rent out the main house and separately rent out the 1 bedroom extension as its own unit blocking off the door / putting…
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Will energy prices fall due to fraking
I live in in a 1bedroom multi story flat (which i love) but as its multi story the gas was removed and replaced with night storage heaters, which are the worst type of heating ever cold on the night and cost the earth to use. I seen on the news that they were starting fraking and that the UK has years decades of the stuff,…
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Moving into new property
Im new to the forum, so please excuse me if this has been discussed before. We are moving into a property that is with a company that supplies the electricity only, and then the property has oil heating. When can i check for the cheapest rate by comparing other companies? Do I wait until we have connected and registered…
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Stressed re fuel costs following bereavement, would welcome any help
Hi, since my husband died last year I have been working hard to address our finances and have had a lot to sort out. I feel like addressing our energy bills is the last thing on a long list of things to do, but one that is stressing me out. Because of my state of mind, affected by grief/trauma, I don't know how reasonable…
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Npower - no bill for 19 months! Then bam!
Hello everyone, I am new here but was recommended it as a please to find advice for problems like this! We moved in to our rented house at the end of 2011. Shortly after we moved in we received a welcome letter from Npower with mine and my housemates name on it, saying that a customer number would follow shortly. So we…
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Debts caused by no readings
Looking for some advice. My partner and I have been living in our rented two bed flat for two years. It's a modern flat, well insulated with underfloor heating, which we very rarely need to use. Everything is powered by electricity, no gas. When we moved in we gave the electricity company a reading but since then we…
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NPower help, please
Please help - I need advice! NPower were our energy supplier at our previous home. We moved out in October 2010 and put the house up for rental, finding tenants the following April. The energy account was transferred into their name. We gave them notice to leave the property after a year, and they moved out on 1st July…
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EDF blue price promise Feb 2015 ending today 2 July 2013
This is being pulled tonight. The next deals will be fixed to Nov 2016 or Sept 2014. Don't know anything about prices
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British Gas Insulation Scheme
I applied for the above scheme in June of 2012. I was aware the scheme finished in Nov 2012. When I rang British Gas I asked if I would be still be able to apply. I had a letter apologising for the time it would take to send someone to survey my home, the appointment was for Dec 2012. I rang on several occasions and was…
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putting up electrtic without telling you
hi, i wonder if someone can help please. I have just had my quarterly electric bill and they have put up the price per unit with out any notification from 9.07 to 9.685 per unit. i rang them up and they said it went up at the end of may so they have included the increase in this quarter which runs from 1st april until 1st…
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Quidco and New Gas/Elec customer
Can anyone tell me how it will work when using Quidco and getting a new gas/elec company. I currently live in a flat where I don't need to pay for gas/elec bills as it's all included in our rent by the landlady. Whenever I go through quidco to see what I can get it always says about switching companies but nothing about a…
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Npower cold caller
I thought that cold calling to get you to change your gas and electricity was banned? I got a call from Npower the other day and after going through all the details, who I was with, my tariff, etc. she said, well our cheapest tariff is £300 more per year than what you are paying now, would you like to change to us? Gas is…
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Sse
Hi all, I contacted by internet SSE to supply my gas and elec. They sent an email to me confirming that they had received my application and would be in touch in due course. I heard nothing at all for weeks and sent them an email to ask if all was in hand. I got an email back saying that they could not speak to me as it…
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Help with working out annual Gas/Elec cost - Eon
I moved into a new build home a little over a year ago (28 Jun 2012). The supplier that was already supplying the property was Eon. We were on what I believe was their standard tariff (Eon Energy Plan) until mid Nov then, on advice from Eon, switched to their Eon Energy Fixed 1 yr V2 plan. In the course of a year we have…
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Huge direct debit what are the rules?
Hi all So this morning I checked my account and noticed that npower have taken a huge direct debit of nearly 400 pounds without any prior warning which leaves me with an account no money until the 25th on this month Are they allowed to do this? I genuinely don't know what I'm gonna do for food and other essentials Can any…
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E-ON overcharge?
Hello, I had a recent high bill (500£+) and from looking at the bill breakdown online, i noticed i got two blocks for both electric and gas, one with and one without a standing fee charge. Fair enough i thought, they would of just split the bill and start charging the standing charge from the 18/01/13.. but then i noticed…
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Back billing possible?
Ok, i'll try and keep this as brief as i can. Hopefully someone can give me a little advice. I moved into my current flat at the beginning of August 2011. I registered my gas supply with edf and began paying it. I attempted to find out who the electricity supplier was and after phoning numerous suppliers and using online…
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Standing order?
What electric & gas providers allow this payment method ?
