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Bulb Vari-Fare Cheap Energy Club MSE deal Dec/Jan
Hi I can't find any evidence on my emails but I remember this cheap energy club switching deal including £50 cash back. I have received a £25 cash back and wondering if/when I will get the other £25 and how. Did anyone else take out this deal in late Dec/Early Jan? Was it definitely £50 as I wouldn't have done the switch…
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Utilita quote
MSE's switch cost projection for Utilita, saving me several hundred pounds, is not reflected in the quote that Utilta's website offers. In fact, their quote is more expensive than my current supplier Ebico. Ether way, I will have more than a 100% increase in my energy bill.
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moving into a new build - how to I change suppliers
Hi, Moving into a new build in a couple of weeks. Gas is with British Gas, Electric with SSE. I want to transfer to first utility which do a cheap duel fuel contract. How do I transfer if I don't know the MRPN/MPAN numbers yet? I don't get the keys til next week. This is my first flat so would appreciate any input and I…
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Electricity Meter readings
Should meters be read by supplier by law? Ours has not been read for 5 years, and only been estimated (even when changing supplier) resulting in huge bill on house move!
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Gas service upgrade-who pays
I have a property which has been deemed by BG bolier service engineer to have 14mbar pressure when two appliances are on (heater + cooker). Ovo who supply me agree to install new meter (u16) but Cadent who own service pipe claim that their tests showing 19mbar pressure (with only one applicance on-the boiler) meets the min…
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Huge energy problem
Hi all, Please bare with me while i explain. I moved into a a bedroom flat in may 2017 and at the time the energy suppliers where british gas and SSE electric. This is the first ever property ive moved into and dont really know how this works but the landlord gave me a simple point and grunt to say out of the 3 possible…
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understanding negative energy figures
Hi all, I am thinking of switching from E-On to Bulb. I want to use exact usage or monthly cost to generate a quote from Bulb to reflect the amount of energy I use. I know it varies from month to month specially during winter. I have below written a energy usage cost with E-on: Your energy cost Compare your monthly costs…
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Which switch takes priority?
On 12th March I switched my electricity supply from Brilliant Energy to Bulb. This was confirmed by Brilliant via email and also by Bulb who gave me a start date of 2nd April. Then on the evening of 15th March I received an email from SSE informing me that Brilliant had ceased trading and that I would be switched to SSE.…
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Storage Heaters vs 9-5 job
I'm moving soon to a flat which seems to be economy 7 and storage heaters I work a 9-5 job and its up to 1 hour commute With that in mind I'm worried that I will get no benefit for storage heaters- that they will just heat the house when I'm out. So could do with opinions on the follow ideas 1. Buy some electric oil…
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2 Meters - Bulb
I've just applied to move from Scottish Power (3 rate all electric) to Bulb as they're much cheaper. Bulb however sent me the following email and are charging me for 2 supplies/meters even tho' SP only charged for 1 and although 2 supplies I have just 1 meter! This significantly reduces the financial advantage of the move.…
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Moving House
i am moving house in 2 weeks and wanted to find out if I can choose and energy supplier now or if I have to wait until I have moved in? I’d like to lock into the British Gas deal but fear I may be too late by the time I move.
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Gas usage
Hi, Trying to get my head around my gas readings can anybody help? I’ve just been paying by DD but put my readings in and it’s says there’s something wrong 9th July meter reading was 10672 20th August meter reading was 10690 18th of September Meter was reading was 10709 Today 17th March my reading was 11691 Does that seem…
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SMET2 meters - Is it going to get worse?
We all have deals with an Energy supplier, but it's not just the two of us - Standing in the shadows is an Agency that monitors our useage and decides whether or not our meter readings are accurate when we Switch supplier. I've had a run-in with them and won, but it took time, evidence and effort Now with SMET2 a 4th…
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EOn, Fix 2 Year MSE Collective Feb 2019
Hello, I have just received my confirmation letter about this. It says "We'll be in touch to check your home is suitable to fit smart meters. If it is we'll book you an appointment." I thought this tariff was not conditional on having a smart meter. Please could someone confirm that if I refuse a smart meter I will still…
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Switching whilst in Debit
Hi I have made my final payment on a fixed tariff and the first payment outside of this isn’t due until April Can I switch now or do I have to pay off what I’m in debit (<£200) to the account, even though it’s not due to be paid yet? (I don’t consider a bill etc a ‘debt’ unless it’s due/past due payment - tell me if I’m…
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Gas meter serial number
Hi Does anyone know if it's possible to get the type of gas meter (imperial or metric) from a meter serial number? The meter has since been replaced but I have a query with charges and would like to know! The only thing I'm able to do now is compare the kWh usage from the smart meter to what I've been charged for a similar…
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Five million UK homes set for smart meter madness as thirty per cent of devices to be installed in G
Five million UK homes set for smart meter madness as thirty per cent of devices to be installed in Government scheme won’t work properly New ‘SMETS 2’ smart meters are meant to send data to suppliers automatically But the new smart meters cannot yet be linked up with a central energy database This means they will not…
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switched supplier but OFTM dispute the reading
I switched energy supplier on 14/12/18 from OFTM to BULB and was told to expect my final bill by 25/01/19. This hasn't happened and as I was in hospital over Xmas and the new year I didn't login to the OFTM site to see if they had produced a bill. On 16/2/19 I logged on and found that my credit had gone down from £62…
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Where to find out the law that states a provider must provide accurate bills with accurate informati
Hi, for 3.5 months last year, I was responsible for 2 properties. One was empty whilst being renovated. The provider firstly lost one of my bills, and put unexplained charges on, then managed to totally scramble my bills back and forth between the two, and eventually recorded my actual final readings as estimated. I worked…
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Economy 7
Hi, apologies if this isn't in the correct section. I'm looking for some advice for my elderly mother who lives in a 2 bed flat. She has electricity only provided my npower and has an economy 7 meter. Her flat has storage heaters and a water cylinder for hot water (which she hasn't used for over a year due to rising…
