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Credit meters
I know there is companies that charge to change meters from pre payment to credit but is the price set in stone has anybody managed to haggle them down?
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Eon repayments: help needed
Hi all, I work with adults with learning disabilities. A married couple I support get their gas and electric supplied by Eon. Resently this couple received a monthly bill stating that they were £1690 in credit. We contacted Eon and asked them to refund the money to the couple and after a couple of attempts; system froze,…
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had to laugh re energy bill
I am with Scottish power and been meaning to do a comparison for ages, last time I did I was ok where I was. Anyway following martins advice I did it again and woohoo I supposedly am now saving £300 a year. 2 days later my old £64 a month DD went up to £80 emm how is that cheaper ? lol I know it goes on fuel usage and its…
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Smart meters
I'm with Ovo as a dual supply customer and have a smart meter fitted, and am happy so far, but does anyone know what the deal is if I decide to switch? I think I read that most suppliers cannot read their competitors meters. If so, I suppose this means that a switch would require the new supplier to fit a new meter? Are…
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Have your say on the Government's policy paper on draft energy legislation
The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s policy paper 'Draft legislation on energy', which was published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Thursday 21 January. The Government states that the package of measures once enacted…
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EDF Energy/Buchanan Clark & Wells
I moved out of a studio apartment a few months back. When i phoned EDF energy to inform them that i was moving i gave them my metre reading. They mentioned that I owed them around £200 as i have gone over my usage during my 10 month stay in the property. This is a studio apartment with a 13 story block which is around 8…
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Expensive Pre-pay
Hi everyone, The house we live in has pre-pay meters. They've always been there since we bought it, and just kept on with them as didn't know much better really. Looking on here it would seem I could make a big saving by getting a regular meter and paying monthly. I'm not sure how to go about this though in honesty. Will…
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Misleading headlines
Hi all, I've had a brief look to see if this has been covered before and didn't find anything, so apologies in advance if I've missed something. I'm concerned about the claims made when comparisons are shown between ending contracts and reverted-to standard terms. In my case, I was shown a saving of over £300 but I…
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Dual Fuel vs Separate Gas and Elec
I've been doing some comparisons today on CEC and other comparison sites. Seems selecting separate Gas and Elec suppliers gives me a cheaper overall comparison (by about £40). Does anyone know whether the comparison sites include things like the dual fuel discounts that some suppliers seem to offer? Other than the extra…
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Places for people energy
My (and all the other switchers on the MSE club deal last year) deal with Sainsbury Energy ends at the end of February and, as I didn't find the MSE deal very efficient last year looked on my own. Whether this is a good idea or not only time will tell. The cheapest deals for my use came out as Extra Energy and People for…
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Have your say on the Energy Bill
Have your say on the Energy Bill and get involved with the work of Parliament. You can submit your views to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill. Aims of the Bill The Energy Bill 2015-16 introduces provisions related to the regulation of the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry and…
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MSE News: AA and Sky voted top firms to haggle with
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Switchin advice please
Hi there, So I bought my house 4 years ago and only just getting round to switching from prepay to DD today. I've called Scottish Power and they've quoted £77 per month (to be revised quarterly), the meters will be fitted on 5th Feb and the first bill will be 1st March. I'm wary of the fact that this is their lowest…
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NPower - 400% increase of monthly bill!
I'm a first time user of this forum, but signed up in the hope that someone might be able to advise me before I call nPower. I live with my wife in a one-bedroom terrace and pay a monthly DD of £123 for gas and electricity. I thought this was high, but never challenged it. This month, however, we have received a bill…
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First time switcher - timing?
We bought a new house at the start of February last year. The gas and electricity were with British Gas so I stayed with them and just changed to the February 2016 Price Promise plan. This tariff ends on 29th Feb. I've had a look with the cheap energy club and E-on looks like it will save me £300 a year. I know it takes a…
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Save Money on your Business Energy Bills with Project Lower
Calling themselves 'PowerNinjas' but some great articles, looks like a genuine business, has anyone dealt with them at all? http://www.projectlower.co.uk/
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British Gas Pre Payment
Hi everyone, I wonder if someone can clear something up for me. I was up until recently living with a house mate. He was responsible for the gas an electric. He fell behind with both and got into a huge debt. British gas forced him to have pre payment meters for both his gas and electric. Hes now moved out leaving the…
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Switch your Gran - Need many email addresses?
Hello Apologies if this is the wrong place to post! I am switching my Gran (or to be more correct, my partner's parents). At the moment, I am a member of the Cheap Energy Club :beer: I had hoped there was a way to have multiple accounts on the same login but there doesn't appear to be. Seeing :money: is so keen on getting…
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E On - new meter
E On are proposing to replace their meters with the associated promise of cheaper bills and notification of energy use. Is changing mandatory/ a good idea? Will it affect my ability to change provider in future?
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OVO energy
Hi. I'm currently with OVO energy prepayment, I'm having lots of issues with topping up and being told things that are contradicting themselves, and its costing a fortune. I really would like to change to a credit meter with someone else but am struggling to find anyone without a charge. I'm not in debt with them so I…