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British Gas talking silly when I wanted to reduce my DD
I am two months into my fixed BG tariff, s/c for gas and elect 43p a day, elec 32p kwhour. I started out at £48 a month DD but have turned the gas off at the meter so that is only the s/c and have radically reduced my electric use from around 3kw a day to 1.2kw a day, the result that the bills are now £20-£25 a month. This…
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Remaining Credit On Removed Prepayment Meter
In January 2022, British Gas replaced my prepayment meter with a credit meter. I had more than £10 remaining on the meter when the gas engineers came to replace it. I took a time/date stamped photo as evidence of the credit shortly before the engineers arrived. After the work they gave me a form with the final meter…
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Fuel tariff
I don't really understand how the fuel price cap works. I currently have a dual fuel tariff with British Gas that expires at the end of this month, should I opt for a new tariff or go with the standard variable rate for now?
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How is my energy usage normal?
Hello all! As we are all acutely aware, energy prices are currently crippling the nation! It has however made me look really closely at my own energy consumption and question everything! I have gone from paying £215 a month for combined energy in 2020 to now paying a whopping £670 a month being with EDF- transferred from a…
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Why oh why has the daily standing charge risen by over 100%
I can understand that energy prices have risen, still can't really understand why we in the UK are paying double the unit cost that French consumers pay. What really gets me is the more than doubling of the daily standing charge, to over 45p per day. How do energy companies justify this? The cables are the same size,…
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Compulsory meter reading while on a smart meter
Hi, my girlfriends mum has been on smart meters with British Gas for over 5 years. Today someone came to visit, called her by her her name and insisted on taking meter readings, saying that they needed to be checked every so often. Is this a normal thing, or should we be worried that she's been scammed in some way and need…
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Cancelling BG included services cover - is it homecare?
My British Gas energy tariff is British Gas Exclusive Energy Plus Cover v2 which came with an included "Central Heating Breakdown Cover, Plumbing and Drains Cover, and Home Electrical Cover" The gas/electric still has just over another year to run so I tried to cancel the auto renewal of the bundled services earlier today…
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Are fridge freezers more energy saving than separate appliances?
I was going to buy a fridge freezer but wondered Are fridge freezers more energy saving than separate appliances? what will cost more to run per month/year.
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Together energy/British gas
Since together energy have gone bust (probably 3months ago)I have had 2txts from British gas and nothing else.i am concerned because obviously I am building up a debt(although I am putting money aside)&I wondered if any other member has had a similar problem and if(or how)they managed to resolve it?
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Fridge-freezer electricity usage
Hi, I have a fridge-freezer. Only using the fridge part really as not much in the freezer (but can't turn freezer part off obviously). Would the freezer use less energy if it was empty or if it was mostly full? I could put some old milk bottles filled with water in to make up for the lack of food. The fridge-freeze is over…
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Back Billing
I joined my energy company in December 2020, I have a smartmeter from a previous company. I have been paying the whole time by direct debit and, like everyone else, my bills have gone up drastically - all fine so far. However my account is now £500 in credit and I was told they haven't billed me since December 2021. Having…
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Bulb boss sorry, but still gets paid £250000 a year.
So he can still pay for his energy then without to much pain. Bulb boss 'very sorry' for energy firm's collapse - BBC News
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WHD
Hello has anyone eles still waiting for there warm home discount been on british gas chat last 3 weeks only to be told i would receive by end of week after 3 weeks still waiting only explanation one agent gave for delay was something about new barcodes :s
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Advise of if I should switch energy providers???
HI All Apologies in advance if this is a duplication. I am currently with British Gas both Electricity/Gas since April 2021. My fixed rate deal is coming to an end, end of April. I have been trying to educate myself to see what the best options are for me. I have been offered a deal with Octopus Energy. With BG Electricity…
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Discrepancy in gas charged vs meter reading on prepayment or is it just my bad maths?
This may well be due to me making a stupid maths mistake but here goes... We went away for two weeks and turned off the heating and hot water. We are with Utilita PrePayment and topped up just before end of March. The Updated Prices email stated that prices were rising to: First 2kW per day = 25.806p (matches with 09 on…
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Fluorescent tube
How much power does an old (20 years plus) 4ft Fluorescent tube use?
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Gas or Electric heating and water
This used to be a no brainer but... British gas standing charge for gas is now 27.22p per day... which equates to £99.35 for a year. The gas boiler is our only gas appliance. It's a relatively new combi boiler which is quite efficient. The hot water part of the system is absolutely fine but we've just been told our very…
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Energy bill goes from £80 a month to £650
My monthly cost has risen from £80cm to £650pcm. I don’t understand the price cap of 54%. Based on 54% I expected a max bill of roughly £120-130pcm. This is over a 600% rise. I’m with Bulb, on Direct debit. Any advice appreciated.
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Electric or gas hob
With rising gas bills shod I change to an electric hob (not induction). Thanks
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Student - help with new £650 direct debit for electric/gas!!!!!!!
Hi everyone. My direct debit has just been put up to £650 for a 2 bedroom terrace house and as I am a poor student I simply cant afford it and need help!!!! OK so here is the story. I have been having estimated bills for the last 5 years with a direct debit of £100. I was with Green Energy and last year it swapped to EDF.…
