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Help needed on quickest way to dry clothes tonight.
No time to research this. Time now 7:35pm.Just washed clothes needed for tommorow at 2pm.Have put them outside on washing line. Temp is 16 degrees and gentle breeze. Should i leave them on line overnight or bring them in where temp is currently 20 degrees.Pretty sure they wont be totally dry either way but choosing the…
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British Gas Fixed Deal
Current Tariff with British Gas:Standing charge: 43.395p per dayUnit rate: 28.455p per kWh Offered a fix till end May 2023: Exclusive May 23v1Standing charge: 50.244p per dayUnit rate: 33.283p per kWh Should I go for this or wait till I see how bad the increase will be in October?
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Scottish Power reduced my DD
I was on a fix with SP which ended 31/12/21. Was paying £75pm and at the end of it was nearly £300 in credit. Went onto the standard tariffs as Martin suggested and was still paying £75pm until last month, guessing I was in credit so they never upped it. Then last month they upped it to £112, which was to be expected,…
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Moved house & companies are not offering energy quotes what do I do?!
Hi all, I have just moved into a new property and I have gone to look for some energy quotes however lots of the usual cheaper companies are not offering any quotes as they say "this is a bad time to switch" however I am not trying to switch I literally need a new contract somewhere for my new property. Does anyone have…
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CST LAW letter demanding £459.88 for E. ON Next Energy Ltd
I have just received this letter telling me that I have gas and electricity debt of £459.88 for E. ON Next Energy Ltd from Nov last year. I always pay by direct debit, but as I have not been with E. ON Next Energy Ltd, how can I have a bill? The legal letter is long and worrying. I dont know what to do. Could anybody point…
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Getting new gas supply hooked up - how to choose supplier
Hi Experts I am moving into a house that currently has no gas supply (it has been capped). I've been told that when I find my new gas supplier, they will install a meter and uncap the gas supply. The issue is, how do a find a new supplier. I can't go on a comparison website as there is no old supplier to compare it with.…
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Fixed Tarrif? In this economy?
First time poster here. An Ovo salesperson host came to the house hoping to get his slice of commission. He said Ovo are offering a fixed tarrif (he wouldn't tell me what it was) that brings the "average medium house" to 284 a month. And it's locked for 2 years60 exit fee per fuel, but also said you can switch to variable…
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My bill will rocket from £89 per month to £270!!!! How is that fair or legal?
We have paid £89 for ages with EDF, but they just told us it would increase to £270 - almost TREBLE!!!!! As a couple of pensioners on PIP, this is ridiculous, in fact, I call it THEFT. Any suggestions?
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Cutting costs
Im just wanting to compare with others if we are managing to cut back. There are 2 of us in a 3 bedroom house, gas central heating (which we have turned off) The only electric running is the TV (flat screen) and the fridge/freezer during the day. At night all standby's are off and only the fridge freezer is running. We…
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Exit Fees
Just received notice of our EDF fixed tariff ending along with renewal costs (estimated). currently paying £113 per month for dual fuel, not surprised to see the estimated variable rate of £224 per month with a fixed offer at £312 but the exit fee is also moving from £30 per fuel to £150 per fuel !!
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Changing supplier
Hi everyone. I’m hoping you can give me some advice. I’m currently with edf for both gas and electric but my tariff comes to an end in June. I’m currently paying £185 and they’re saying I can get a fixed rate of 224 until 2024. If I don’t do anything they’ll put me on an expensive standard rate. If I leave it’s £150 per…
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Who owns my smart meter
I had a smart meter installed when I was with Bulb. I changed to E.on in April 2021 with a fixed deal which ended 6th April this year. I was switched to E.ON Next and the Smart Meter was fine through both changes. But after 6th April, when the price shot up in line with everyone else to their variable rate, the smart meter…
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FLASKS Will Save Us!
I have a large flask that holds 1.8 litres of water. I measured how many mugs of water that is. It's six. And I only have six to eight coffees anyway (the first two, coffee and the rest Decaf). This means I will only have to boil the kettle once a day instead of six to eight times. Yes I know I have to fill the kettle, but…
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More than double energy direct debit increase
My daughter is on a soon-to-end price cap
deal. Presently, she pays £208.00 per month which, Scottish Power tells her,
will shortly increase to £806.66 per month – an increase of 288%. Instead of paying £2496.00 p.a. for
gas/electricity on a 4-bedroom house, she will now be paying £9679.94. She has
complained to Scottish…
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standing charges gone up by more than 100%
I am really puzzled how and why my electricity company is charging me more than 100% in standing charges compared to last year. Last year my standing charge was 21.90p per day and now it is 48.53p. My united price has gone from 16.17p per kWh to 27.36p per kWh. It makes me angry that electricity companies are making a…
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Eon Next
Is anyone else having problems with the transfer from Eon Energy to Eon Next? I contacted Eon Next last week to be told my account would not be transferred to them until 11th May, contacted this morning to be told my account has not be transferred from Eon Energy as yet. I am £512 in credit and wanted them to refund me the…
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Smart Energy In House Monitor - no support
Hi, due to the rising costs of Energy I am even more reliant on the In House Monitor (IHM) I received, when I had Smart Meters installed, to keep a watch on my real-time energy use. Recently, the IHM failed to show my energy usage accurately. I contacted British Gas, my current Energy provider, to discuss the issue. After…
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Moving house
Hi all, hoping someone can help me and I am sorry if its been asked before! We are moving house. We currently have a fixed deal with EDF for £96 but moving to a property that is provided by British Gas. What is the cheapest option for me whilst we are in an energy crisis?
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Smart Meter Online Data
Hi, I have a smart meter but no no in-home-display and British gas claims they're not compatible with my smart meter to get readings automatically. So I recently downloaded loop.home app which can access my smart meter data online and show trends, etc.. but doesn't give me the actual current reading. Are there alternative…
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EDF Deal
Been offered a deal by EDF from June 22 till May 24. It’s close to the 25% above the current price cap 33.86 unit elec/9.37p unit gas. With standing charge of 44.75 elec and 27.22 gas. Sting in tail is £300 exit fee.
