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How much do you pay to have your septictank emptied?
I need to have mine done but have no idea what I should be paying
Huge Gas Bill - Faulty Meter??
I have had a read of some of the other posts regarding faulty meters, but they have only left me more confused. I have a mechanical meter, installed when we moved in Dec 1999. I read the meter every quarter and submit online. I did Dec to March 2016, and apparently I have used 108973 (kWh)3 which is an average daily of…
British Gas not refunding
I am having problems with British gas and need some simple help. I have power of attorney looking after the interest of a 92 year old lady with alzheimers. The lady concerned moved into care nearly two years ago but her house was sold late 2015. On the 20th January 2016 British gas sent a final statement showing that she…
All Electric
Why is it a problem to switch energy suppliers when one has dual/related MPANs (meters)? How can I overcome this problem?
Total Gas and Power ripping off business customers
Total gas and Power are allowing unregulated brokers to up lift their already steep prices by 3 p per kWh. This is obscene and is in some occasions nearly doubling business owners bills. The way this works is a broker receives a matrix price for gas and electric and is then allowed to add 3 p onto the price per kWh. To the…
Smart meter ?
I am currently coming to the end of my fixed price deal with First Utility. A while ago they installed a smart meter. I am not aware of any useful functionality on it other than allowing them to do remote readings. I have just tried to switch to another supplier online and got a message asking me to say if I have a smart…
Monthly Debit for Sainsburys British Gas
Took my latest Gas and Electricity reading over the weekend, submitting these online on Saturday 30th April. Result was a bill that was calculated immediately and showed that over the year and the recent/current winter weather we were £5 in credit. Not bad given the fact that the summer is just around the corner (we hope).…
Please help me with Gas and Electricity!
Hi there, I'm part of 5 students looking to move into a private rented house over the next couple of months and I'm finding it very confusing. We're trying to get a feel of how much we're likely to spend and would really appreciate some help. I've tried looking for quotes but everyone asks how much we're spending with our…
replacement boiler?
New at this so apologies!...got a 30 yr plus old boiler that suddenly stopped firing up yesterday. Electric and pump appear to be working but pilot light wont fire up....told years ago " parts are sparse"...cant afford 3k without uncle " visa" helping out....anyone recommend / advise on how to get replacement but without…
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