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Moving to new home: can I switch now ?
I just exchanged on a new house and am moving in later this month. I need to arrange transfer of Utilities, but do I have to go with the existing supplier to the property or can I switch now ? I'd rather switch now obviously, but I'm thinking it might be more difficult to switch and takeover a supply at the same time ....…
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confused about switch advice
looking at the "Is It time to switch?" page - sorry - can't post a link - new user - DANGER - Will Robinson. it says: 1) Urgent! Fix now OR stick! but it also says: 2) Switch Now! on the green sticker. It then says: 3) If you're on a standard tariff, compare, ditch and switch ASAP It then says: 4) Yet if not fixing - STICK…
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Help with social tariff analysis please
Hi everyone, My daughter, after her abusive partner left last year, found they were :eek: £800 behind with the energy bills. She has been paying over the top direct debits to reduce this debt. She's studying to become a teacher, on income support and has two children under five. I've been looking at her energy situation,…
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Mis-selling advice wanted
Approximately 8 - 10 months ago we were phoned and informed that if we changed our energy supplier we would save between £200 - £300 per year. I was thinking of changing supplier at that time, and although cynical of fervent promises of price savings, decided to go ahead, even though our supplier at the time offered us one…
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edf electricity - looking to change
Hi guys Ive sat down and worked out where I am spending too much a month and am hoping to cut bits down to suit Edf...I am currently on a prepayment meter, which I'd prefer to stay on if possible as I like to see how much I'm spending rather than the shock horror of a massive bill every 3 mths etc I seem to be topping it…
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npower gofix6
hey all, i signed up for the go fix tarff from npower, fixed until 31st july. they've only taken over the lecy for about a fortnight and today i received a letter informing me of new prices? anyone else had similar? dunno if it's a generic type letter sent to all customers or whether i now need to go through the hassle of…
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Moneysupermarket email address.
Has anyone got a working email address for moneysupermarket in connection with energy switches. Thank you for your postings.
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Galaxy Utilities
Hi guys, anyone heard of the above company and had dealings with them. they are a utility broker and i wondered how they work? cheers
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Online switching quotes
I am with Scottish Power on thier online enegry tracker October 2011. I have just visited a few switching sites to see if I can get a better deal in October. Uswitch looked positive as it suggested I could go to Npower sign online 23 and save around £300 per year. However on visiting Moneysupermarket and Tesco compare all…
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Website - costs per diem for household devices
Being a bit/lot of a geek, I was interested in ascertaining approximate cost per use/per day of household appliances when I stumbled across this interesting website (seems to be the right place, given it concerns energy use): I can't post a direct link, but it's called "Confused About Energy", so if you google that plus…
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Incorrectly billed - now they want it all back!
I am in need of some advice from people in the know. Its a long story really. We have been gas and elec customers of one of the big companies for a long time. We have always paid by standing order, no issues really, money came in, quarterly bill went out. Until just over a year ago. We have continued to get the bill,…
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Need some help/advice re switching from Scottish Power
Wow, I'm getting myself completely befuzzled by this whole switching business and would really appreciate some advice. My current situation is that I'm on Scottish Power's Online Energy Saver 12 (dual fuel), which I started in January, but I'd like to change over the the Co-op's new energy supply. I understand that because…
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Changes in prices increase & changing before increase date - advice
Help please? I;m current with British Gas. I duly contacted BG before the date of the increase (effective 18 Aug) that I wanted to end my gas supply with them and that my new supplier would be in contact in due course but also confirmed that gas prices up until the final bill has to be at the "lower price" - ie before the…
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'Green Energy Trust' - Unsolicited Phone Calls
Two days running now I've had calls from a 'Green Energy Trust'. Very cagey and the usual tale about conducting surveys into solar panels and offering enticing Government grants. Pointed out the first caller that my number was registered with the Telephone Preference Service and shouldn't be receiving unsolicited calls.…
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Scottis power problem
Hiya Ive been with Scottish power for 18 months, Ive never recieved a bill to date or any kind of email or letter. For the second time in 6 months they have increased my direct debit by a good ammount without a letter, sendind a bill or an email or even requesting a meter read. When they did it 6 months ago, i called…
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Standing daily charges
Hi I'm looking into changing my electricity provider, currently thinking about switching to the EDF fixed saver V2 as my current provider has contacted me to say they are rasing the prices despite saying they would be fixed when I joined. THey have given me the opion to leave so trying to find a cheap fix. However two…
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British Gas changed our tarriff without letting us know...now they want more money!
Hi, this is the first time I've posted on here, so sorry if any of these issues are covered elsewhere, but I dont know where else to go! Basically, me and my partner were with british gas (just electricity) for our small 1 bed flat. We originally signed up for a websaver 4 tarriff which meant we payed £45 a month. this was…
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Is this about normal and how would people suggest reducing our energy costs
Hi all, I live in a one bed house with my DH and we pay our gas and electric by DD. Our electric is £23 a month and our gas is £58 per month. Is this about average or are we overspending? And any suggestions to help bring this down? We don't use our tumble dryer but we do do most of our cooking on the gas hob. We used to…
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N-Power - "fix your energy prices for two winters"
Anyone know of this/considering this? The advert in the paper says "if you switch to npowers Winter Fix tariff energy prices until 31st March 2013........" you'll get up to £40 off your bill. It's available to existing customers. I've been with N-Power for some years. I pay my quarterly bills by Direct Debit and get £100…
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New flat, high electricity costs?
Hi there, My girlfriend and I are new to London and we've just moved into a little studio flat. It's really tiny (bedroom/lounge, small kitchen and bathroom). Our electricity is on a prepayment meter with EDF energy and is currently costing us around £1.50 per day. The sum total of our electric use is: 1x water heater…