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Octopus EV Smart Charger — Misleading Compatibility Info and Incomplete Resolution
In 2021, I paid Octopus Energy £545 for a smart EV charger installation so I could use their Intelligent tariff. Octopus told me the charger would be compatible with my car — a 2015 VW Golf GTE Advance — and even now in 2025, their website still says it is. However, the manufacturer confirmed that the car is not compatible…
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Incorrect meter readings for 2+ years.
After a little advice re our electric bill, with Octopus. For context, we moved in November 2023, the previous owner of the house was with Octopus, and we chose to stay with them. (There is a sticker on our meter saying they fitted our meter Jan 2021.). When we moved in my partner rang to sort out the gas and electric,…
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Smart meter advice
Can anyone please offer some advice on the type of smart meter that would be suitable for my property which is an apartment, my meter is located inside a communal cupboard along side other residents meters so room is limited for wiring. I am looking to have one that supports tou tariffs, I already have a multi rate meter…
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edf gas
hi all, question for anyone on edf normally i allow the smart side of the meter to send my readings on both gas and electric and both gas and electric are always on the same bill but today i have received my bill, and no gas section on the bill should i send a actual reading to generate a gas bill or leave it to be added…
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Incorrect meter reading
Hi all BG have been using incorrect estimated meter readings to generate a bill, as in my old analog gas meter reads 445670 however BG have been using 04456.0 this has been going on for over a year obviously if I tell them them this would make my bill in the region of £40,000 any suggestions how to resolve this thanks
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New to home working - utility supplier quandary
Hi, I will be working from home from mid September and am due to renew my energy supplier contract at the start of the month. I'm conscious my daytime consumption will significantly increase. Does anyone have any advice on which suppliers are best for home workers? Many thanks
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Economy 7 Smart Meter Installation Error
Hi Everyone Has anyone else had issues having new smart meter installed due to the Radio Teleswitch Service cancellation? Just for back ground; Octopus Energy installed new smart meter on the 21st October 2024, supposedly for duel tariff Economy 7. The engineer only rewired the main meters for single tariff, meaning the…
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Help with British Gas PAYG
Hi all! At the start of July I had my electric PAYG meter stop working and when the enginer came out he swapped both that and my gas over to a more modern system. since then I have been on the phone to them at least once a week with multiple failed call outs also trying to get this fixed as my gas is no longer topping up…
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FIT meter gives strange readings; installer gone bust!
In January 2024, I had a battery installed to work with the solar panels I already had (January 2012). This required a new meter and I have submitted manually the three meter readings required since, to E.On. They recently asked for a photo of the meter readings to verify my entries and have said that the readings are…
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Heating advice for my house in Greece
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Move from Economy 7?
Hi all, I am looking at getting Octopus to install a smart meter and was querying if it would be worth moving from E7 to a regular tariff. 4 bed detached property. We have had many years on E7 - £173 per month with Octopus. We have a hot water cylinder tank which is programmed to heat up during the night - the tank powers…
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Condensing Boiler temprature
Hi, We have vaillant eco tech plus condensing bioler with a hot water cylendir. Max operating temp for heating is 68 degree. Last night heating was on at full temp for 4 hours and it used 4 cubic meter of gas (£2.81 cost). I have seen lots online that condencing bioler can be more effcient if used on proper temp. My…
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Anyone heard of HomeEnergy?
I'm with Octopus in a 3-bed semi. I was lucky enough to sign up for fixed dual fuel for 2 years in June 21. So this ends in 4 days time. I hardly use any gas at all ever. I won't be using much LX either until it gets cold in September. Most comparison sites appear to have decided to give up. Weird. However, I found one…
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Rebel Energy goes bust – here's what you need to know
If you're one of its 80,000 household customers, your supply won't be affected and any credit balance you had with the firm will be protected – but you should take a meter reading now. Here's what you need to know. Rebel Energy goes bust – here's what you need to know If you haven't already, join the forum to reply.
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Octopus Energy - £5000+ in credit for months
Hi all, I've been with Octopus Energy for 2 years and in May 2025 my account received an unexpected credit of roughly £900 through a bunch of 'reversed account charges' in random amounts. I emailed Octopus to let them know because there's no reason I can see why I was credited this and provided pictures of my gas meter to…
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Getting an electricity supplier to deal with solar panel power
I have had problems with bill payments to outfox the market.
I had solar panels fitted to my property in 2024. Whilst I would have expected
not to need electricity from the grid from that point, I was told that I would
realistically need maybe 15% usage from the grid, and mainly during winter due
to shorter days. I…
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Octopus Website Meter Read History
Does anyone have a problem finding their historic meter reads on the Octopus website? I scroll to the bottom and select view meter reading history and don't get any displayed except half hourly energy usuage which is not the same. I've tried on various tech setups and it's the same. I notice they are visible if I use the…
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Fuse Energy, anybody with them?
As they were being mentioned on another thread I thought I would take a look and sure enough very cheap SC for electricity and discounted unit rate by the looks of it. Personally happy with Octopus and our Tracker/Agile seasonal hop-skip-jump but it's always nice to see if the upstairs companies are getting any traction…
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New smart meter user - British Gas app not showing usage data and Bright app onlys shows electric
New smart meter installed 2 weeks ago. The IHD / monitor is working, although the gas tariff is still not showing the 1st Oct price increase, The British Gas app isnt showing any usage data, which I think isnt just me and their usage app data hasnt worked for a while. The Bright app works but it isnt showing any gas usage.…
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RTS Meter Switch Off - Off Peak turned to standard tariff and standing charge applied
Hello, My electricity supply is via RTS meter that the energy supply company yet to change. The property has two meter and until 30 June was charged one standing charge on the general supply and the "off peak" meter for the water and storage meter had no standing charge and a lower energy tariff. From 1 July my electricity…
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