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Electricity - 'Zest4'
Hi, just starting to investigate moving electric supplier. I have checked 3 comparison sites and Zest4 (https://www.zest4.co.uk) seems to be by far the cheapest . . . but it is only mentioned on Energylink and not on uSwitch and Energyhelpline. A search on this site finds zero . . . Anyone used Zest4? Any feedback and…
Gas training required
Hi fellow MSE's, My Partner is looking for some help of the people in the know!! He has recently been accepted onto a NVQ gas service and install course, the only snag he is faced with he has to find his own placement. He has tried quite a few places and keeps getting knocked back. The log and short of it is, as part of…
Excessive Electricity Bill
I received a ridiculous bill fron British Gas (electricity) which was about 4 times the size of my normal quarterly bill. I phoned in with the correct reading and expected to receive a new bill, but nothing happened. I've emailed and written to them, but they STILL keep demanding payment for this excessive amount. I was in…
Error's in Electrycity estimations
Morning all, I was wondering if anyone has any advice, I've recently got a bill through for £1220 (previous bills come in at around £20 - £100). After talking it over with London Energy and them deciding its not the meters fault they've pointed to the following process as the issue. Apparently when a meter reading is done,…
Scottish Hydro -gas bill help?
Could someone please help me, i'm having difficulties understanding my Scottish Hydro - gas bill. It has: Standard energy=2197.06 kWh at 1.680p = 36.91 Monthly direct debit discount = 2.21 Service charge at 9.160p for 91 days = 8.33 VAT at 5.00% on charges of £43.03 = 2.15 TOTAL this invoice = 45.18 Balance from previous…
Power surge
Last Friday, we had a power surge in our area which knocked the electricity supply off for about one hour. Ever since then, our central heating/hot water controller has not worked and we have been told that it has "blown" as a result of the surge. Before I approach my supplier, does anyone have any views on liability? Why…
Efficiency?
I just got a 3K+ bill from Scottish Gas for electricity I allegedly used between 1999 and 2002 (when I changed supplier)! During this period I paid the bills they sent and I supplied correct meter readings to them (the meter was regularily read by a meter reader). How am I supposed to verify that what I am actually due…
gas cover with British Gas
Hi, do you guys bother with gas / drain cover? I pay £21.00 a month for this and must have forked out over £600.00 over the last few years - I'm beginning to wonder whether I'd be better just paying this amount into a savings account each month and then using it if I need to sort any gas problems out and saving it if I…
Gas price hike !
Domestic gas bills are expected to soar this winter as the future cost of gas hits record highs. The price of gas for delivery in October is currently 66p a therm, a 75% premium on this point last year. However, to give consumers more piece of mind, fixing the cost of your gas for a set period could also prove beneficial.…
Powergen maths?
i have just recieved a letter from Powergen after them insisting i did a meter reading, over the year we have been paying £18 per month and owe them £30.60 to the meter reading. seems fine, but they say that to clear the balance over 9 months i have to begin to pay them £30 a month, an increase of £12 per month. to my…
Be Careful if you live in a modern house !
:cool: You may or may not be aware of this - I wasn't. I swapped both my gas and electricity accounts to npower over the last few weeks. My electricity transfer went through OK, my GAS transfer hit a problem however. I live in a house which is only 6 years old. I didn't know this but newer housing developments do not use…
My new flat has got two S numbers
I've just discovered that the flat I'm about to move into has got two S numbers. After seeing this thread - now I'm worried that I won't be able to get a decent price on electricity. So I guess I'll have to make a decision, on whether or not it's worth paying to switch to a single meter. That will depend on how long I…
Victory declared
I've mentioned this before but here is an update. Jan 31 - sign up to switch from SWEB to London energy so I can get the EDF online tarif. Feb 1 - Realise they don't do E7 online so phone and cancel. Feb 2 - Get paperwork from LE so phone and cancel again as precaution (no record of first call so good move by me). Feb 14 -…
Scottish Power
Have been a customer with SP online for 18m now. Just had a series of emails/letters requesting re-assessment. On making the telephone call, it appears they have left annual re-assessment of accounts to customers but (by their own admission) failed to make this clear on their website. So I've now found myself in the…
powergen service any good
just bought a new house, thinking of moving the gas and electricity to powergen single fuel online. just wondering if they have a good rep for customer service, etc. also how easy is it to switch. clubcard points as well.
another London Energy price rise
We signed up only earlier this year thinking we'd save quite a lot. Escaped the prise rise in March for new customers, but now seems there is one for existing 'on-line' customers too :( Got a letter from them this morning, stating due to rising costs for the whole industry they are going to have to increase their prices…
Scottish Power Prepayment
Hi Folks, Looking for a bit of advice here. I moved into my property in Aug 04 and contacted Scottish Power to advise of my details and to take ownership of the PowerCard Meter which was in the property. The agent asked me to give him meter readings which was fine. After a few days I noticed that my Off Peak Rate didn't…
prepayment meter
This is a work-related question. I work for a voluntary organisation. One of the people we support has a prepayment meter. If she runs out of electricity she has been buying tokens off friends - whoever's around at the time - to put in the meter. The way the system works however is that if the tokens were bought on someone…
Need Help seting up my Economy7 Timer!!
Hi guys, I recently moved into a new flat and everything here is on an economy7 timer including the night storage heating and Boiler (er or is it an emersion heater? sorry im a noob) anyway I was told by the landlord when I moved in that he'd set it up just before I moved in so that it comes on at the proper Eco7 times…
How to reduce the electricity bill by 70%
If you want to reduce your electricity bill it is very important to identify what you need to concentrate your efforts on. There are many electrical appliances around the house and they contribute differently towards the cost of electricity bill. You don't have to be a scientist to grasp the basics of it but without doing…

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