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Forgot to give meter reading when moving out! What to do?
Hi, So, stupid as it sounds I forgot to give my Gas and Electric companies a meter reading when I moved out last July (2012). I still have the meter readings, and am more than happy to pay what I owe. My worry is if I call up this late (I've heard nothing from either company) that I might end up getting stung for lots of…
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Should I jump ship??
This is my last Winter on my current Price Fix deal (EDF) and am wondering is it worth foregoing the "cheaper prices" for this Winter in favour of fixing for a further 3 or 4 years? Is it worth jumping ship early to get another fixed price deal?
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Our boiler
Tonight the pressure on our boiler went, we've managed to sort it but OH says that he thinks there is such thing as boiler insurance where you pay per month and when these things happen you're protected somewhat? We wouldn't have been able to afford to fix our boiler until payday and even then it would have been iffy! Does…
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How much to budget - 1 bed flat.
Hi all, I'm trying to work out a budget for renting a flat on my own.... however I've been lodging (bills all included) for the last couple of years and before that I was in a house share, so I have only a vague idea of what to budget for gas and electricity for a flat.... water, c tax and internet are all much easier to…
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Cancelling gas supply
Having a bit of trouble with my gas supplier, hope someone can help When I moved into my new house, I signed up to the EDF blue plus april 2014 thing for gas and found out recently that everything runs on electricity (which explains why our elec. bill went up substantially) and nothing runs on gas. I checked the meter…
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NPower bill mistake, where do I stand?
Hello all. I had an electrical bill from NPower the other day that was admittedly rather low. When I phoned to pay for the quarterly bill they told me a different figure and said that their was a mistake with the bill. I paid the bill, but they did no honor their own quote on paper, where do I stand? Cheers.
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What is the best electric heating for a flat?
I'm at my wits end about what to do! This is a small flat and double glazed but I still need some effective heating. The first year I only had a built in electric fan heater, so the second year after doing the research I bought a storage radiator for the living room to the recommended size. Despite the fact that it was a…
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Cheapset Electricity
Hi Please can any advise who is the cheapest elec provider i Have 2 bed flat and only elec no gas I am paying £60.00 a month with my present provider
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Switched from Npower
I have switched from Npower to Scottish power, as part of the process Scottish Power asked for a meter reading a couple of weeks ago which they pass on to Npower to create final bill. I have gone on to Npower website and account is closed but £175 in credit. Today i have received an email from NPower asking for a reading,…
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Another question about prepayment meters
Someone said on a question I posted about PP meters earlier that you can only have £49 at a time - I think that's what they said: but does this mean you can only put £49 on the key? Or that you can only have £49 at the most on the meter? So if I had a PP meter, could I get £49 on it on 1st December, then £49 on 2nd…
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Electricity costing so much...
I need to work out what I'm doing wrong as.....well I remember getting an electric bill sometime last year saying I owed about £400. I called them and they said no worries, just to add something extra to my monthly direct debits. I started paying something like £70 a month. I haven't monitored the whole thing in ages,…
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Massive usage increase
Looking for advice. Here are my actual gas readings: June 2010: 9566 Nov 2010: 10543 Feb 2011: 11755 Aug 2011: 12741 Feb 2012: 13923 Sep 2013: 26136 ! We had a new comHi boiler installed in Feb 2012. But our consumption has gone up from 200/month approx to 700/month When I phoned Uswitch they laughed when I asked for a…
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Totally confused...
I'm afraid I'm being stupid again. I moved out of a property in June. The gas and elec were on those awful prepay thingies. There was about £20 left on the elec and £6 left on the gas when I left. I rang up the day before I moved and told them, and also queried why they were still sending me letters about me not using the…
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Worth fixing for 2 years?
My current fixed price for dual fuel is coming to an end so I'm looking to change plan. I'm currently with E.On and will be staying with them as there's relatively little to be saved by moving but can't decide whether it's worth fixing for 2 years rather than 1 year? Fixing for 2 years would cost ~£50 a year extra. Are…
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Massive fail by co-operative energy
I just got a statement through from Cooperative energy stating they need to put my monthly direct debit for gas and electricity up to £100 a month (from the £60 it is now) because I've been using more energy apparently. I live in a small two bedroom flat. I checked the gas meter reading they have for me, which shows a…
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Standing Charge where no electricity is used
Good morning. We have knocked two terraced houses together (many years ago) and there still remain two electricity meters. One is not in use as all of the supply has been routed through one meter. For years after informing the supplier we have paid no bills for the meter which is not used. Then suddenly this year (or late…
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Switching from Dual Fuel to seperates
Just a question, i'm currently on a duel fuel tariff from scottish power, using comparison sites i'm cheapest going to separate suppliers for gas and electricity. my question is this, if i start the switching process what happens if 1 goe through before the other, does the existing supplier just treat them as separates.…
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New House, New Bills - Prepayment Meters
Hi All, Feeling very overwhelmed at the moment, just about nearing getting a date for completion on our first home and starting to worry about all the things I need to get set up. Currently renting and had a few problems last year sorting gas and electricity (kept Southern Electric and went on a 2 year capped price plan,…
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disgraceful scottish power boiler care
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4015 electricity units per year... okay for us?
Hi guys I have read through a few of the threads in here and have found that the average 3300 units per year for duel fuel. I don't know if 4015 is "okay" or quite shocking to some? It's hard to compare to the average as households vary so much! We live in a 3 bedroom upper flat (the four in a block type so own front door…
