-
Utilita warning! Avoid, Avoid
Hi fellow forum members, I find myself in a situation i never thought I would. I have a smart prepayment meter that i am unable to top up, either online, on the phone or instore with card or cash. I am now without gas and am tired of begging and pleading with them to help me. They offer to borrow me money to top up with…
-
Amerun cut my power
My son and i were cold and i was dumb:( Amerun cut my power because i couldnt pay and forgot to call. It was 42° so cold weather rule didnt apply but im a petite woman and my son and i were cold and he needed internet we had no hot water or heat but had fireplace. I cut boot off meter and turned power back on. I intended…
-
Buying a one bedroom flat which is all electric, best heating way?
There old storage heaters on the walls, what is the latest and best way to heat a flat? There is no gas in the flat, it's just electric. Underfloor heating, oil, convection heating- what is the best option?
-
E.ON is charging me tooo much! £248.47 for a 2-bed flat
E.ON charged me £248.47 for last month. I moved to this flat (a 2 bed flat) in early October, 2015. My first bill was charged about £90 and then second bill was about £150. BUT the latest bill I got is £248.47. that is really ridiculous. The plan I am using is E.ON EnergyPlan. I looked at my online account it says I have…
-
Energy usage too high?
Hello I've decided that 2016 is the year that I get my finances in order and I've been looking at my monthly outgoings to see where I can make savings in order to pay off my loans early. Energy is something that stuck out considering my monthly spend is £110, which has increased recently to £130. I was checking my online…
-
Problems with estimated final bill - CoOp
Hi I switched from Co Op to Eon back in September. Co Op overestimated my final electric bill by around 500 units, so I received a lower refund than I should have as my account was in credit. I provided the actual reading to Eon, however they initially ignored this reading as it didnt match the one Co Op gave them, which…
-
Quick! NPower rep! Come and make false promises about how NPower isn't rubbish
NPower drive me so potty I cannot be bothered to hide my frustration at all when I email them, as in the email I've just sent to them which is copied and pasted (with anonymisation) below. When I posted a few months ago about how vastly much better the customer service from Sainsburys Energy is, somebody replied saying…
-
Want to change but like app features
Hi all Was wonderIng if i can get some advice on changing provider. Currently with npower for dual fuel and theres been lots of talk about the big energy suppliers still charging more for services than smaller energy companies. I am also receiving email alerts that i am paying way more and could be saving as much as £150…
-
New March OVO Energy Rates Going down
Hi All I am with Ovo Energy at present and was using the excellent "Cheap Energy Club" and was about to jump to another supplier. Yesterday I received an email with the rates for March. Anyone who is thinking of moving might be better to wait and see if the other suppliers betters OVO's the new rates. With the £60 per year…
-
Moved into a flat with a prepayment meter - what do I do?
I just moved into a flat in London and they have a prepayment gas and electricity metres installed, I believe they're with British gas and Edf. It's horrendously expensive (I don't know how much but we have had to top up 3 times in the last week or so). I'm desperate to swap to a cheaper provider and to pay by direct…
-
cheap energy club move
hi, hope someone can advise me. I have started a move to Flow energy from Eon on 11 DEC , I have logged into my account and it says switch in progress. Flow energy say they have no record of the switch Have emailed Cheap Energy Club twice and had no reply, no other way of contacting them. Not Happy:mad:
-
Should I switch now?
Hi, I am currently with Sainsburys Energy on the Price Freeze February 2016 tariff. This is due to end on the 29th Feb. I did a quick search today and Gas prices have really come down and E.ON recently announced they are reducing Gas prices by 5% My question is, shall I hold off a bit longer before I make a switch to E.ON…
-
Estimated readings
Is there any sense/theory/logic behind these estimates? I've been with Scottish Power for 8 years at the same residence. Every 3 months I have given a meter reading This time round, I "allowed" an estimated reading to occur, and then checked my actual reading...... Their night-time estimate was 25% higher than it should…
-
Free Boilers UKPBC Birmingham?
Hi has anybody any knowledge of ukpbc.co.uk. Birmingham. They say that they are offering free boilers for people on certain benefits. Child Tax Credit Pension Credit Working Tax Credit income below £16,010 JSA ESA Thanks
-
MSE News: E.on to cut gas prices by 5% – but you can save much more by switching
E.on is cutting gas prices by 5.1% – but even after that, its standard tariffs will cost on average over £250/yr more than the cheapest...Read the full story: 'E.on to cut gas prices by 5% – but you can still save much more by switching' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you…
-
in laws finally switch!!!! so don't give up on non switchers you know
After years of asking my in laws finally caved and have switched their gas and electric-they were still with BG and the old "electric board" for our area. MSE energy club helped as we could illustrate the various options and saving for them and the switch was easy, plus we had just switched again lol. Just shows never give…
-
Should I switch outside of the Big 6 energy companies?
Hi everyone, I'm just after a bit of advice. I'm currently with npower for my gas and electric. I've had no problems with them but always looking to cut this cost where I can! Cheap Energy Club tells me my cheapest tariff would be with GB Energy Supply, and the second cheapest would be Ovo Energy. Reviews are average for…
-
E.ON to cut average gas price by 5.1%
Energy giant E.ON is to cut its standard gas price by an average of 5.1% and has launched what it claims is the cheapest fixed tariff on the market. The February 1 cut, which it says is the equivalent of £32 off an average annual gas bill, comes after all the big energy companies have faced mounting criticism for failing…
-
Economy 10
Hi all, can anyone explain how this works with electric radiatorshower please.
-
What sort of tariff would be best if I only wanted gas in the winter?
Hey, first time posting so excuse any awkward turns of phrase. Backstory: I'll be moving into a flat with some friends of mine, and while most expenses are taken care of in the rent (maybe not the cheapest, but it is easier and less worrisome for us) we do have to pay for gas separately. Apparently, we will only need it…
