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EQUIGAS & EQUIPOWER - WORTH SWITCHING?
I am currently with npower who have just (from 31 March 06) put their prices up (I'm a Sign On-Line customer) to: GAS first 4572 kWh = 3.821p and then (over 4572 kWh) to 2.149p and ELECTRICITY first 726 kWh = 16.74p and then (over 726 kWh) to 8.17p Just had a look at the Equigas/Equipower site here:…
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Bah! Please help! Damn Scottishpower to the bowels of Hell!
Meh. They're not that bad, but I was wondering if anyone can give advice here. It's a bit of a complex issue. We (me and my flatmate) moved into a two-bedroom apartment in the centre of Newcastle last September. The provider for the power is Scottish Power. Boo hiss. The place is heated by a storage heater and lots of…
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cheapest electricity supplier?
i recently changed to scottish power and wish i hadnt. i pay using a pre-payment meter.and for the 10 years iv lived at my home have only ever payed £6 a week on my key occasionaly £10. but since changing supplier im paying anything from £15 upwards a week??? can someone recomend a good cheap supplier?
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London Energy best tarrif for "brand new customers only"
After much deliberating I decided to use the utility comparison sites to see who was now cheapest in my area to supply me fuel. I am currently with London Energy and found that the cheapest rates that I could get were to go onto online billing with them and pay by monthly direct debit. I have now been told that I cannot…
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Shocker of a Gas Bill
I received my gas bill today - £460 for 5 radiators! I switched on 21 Dec from Scottish Gas to Hydro Electric, did all the things, checked uswitch, checked the rates BG vs Hydro on wattage or whatever they use - realised at the end of March I hadn't received a bill, the guy said there was a problem changing from BG and the…
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British Gas doorstep salesmen
Just had a doorstep visit from a BG salesman trying to tell me that they have noticed that we are being overcharged on our fuel bills. I asked how he could possibly know that and he said that our bills were estimated. Well, we are with Equipower for both gas and elec and Southern Electric have people who read meters every…
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switching suppliers
Just been checking what tariff I'm on with N Power and noticed that it would be cheaper if I was able to switch to their sign online tariff, however it states that its only available to new customers, what are the chances of asking to be switched as I don't see why I should pay more, has anyone been able to do this or…
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Seeboard estimated bills
Hello! After receiving my estimated Seeboard gas and electricity bills in Febuary, I rang in to give my gas reading, and entered my electricity reading over the internet. The estimated energy use on both bills was higher than my current meter readings. I received the latest bills this week. The gas has had £20 knocked off;…
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What a result!!
I am :j this morning. Just had a letter from Seeboard regarding our Electricity payments, asking us to reduce our payments from £70pm to £23pm. :T We've been following all the tips and recommendations about reducing electricity consumption and have got it down to a third of what we were using this time last year. I…
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Can I switch back and keep old a/c?
Until about 6 weeks ago, I was with Powergen . I used Uswitch and found Scottish Power could save me about £10 a month, and along with a £22 cashback through Greasy Palm, I decided to switch to Scottish Power. I always pay monthly DD and have paid my first payment of £38 to Scottish Power. However, Powergen have sent me…
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NPower the cheapest, but is it?
I have just done a comparison for gas and electricity and it came out with NPower as the cheapest, saying I could save £410 per year. Now, do I believe this? Have read some horror stories on here about switching and then people not getting the savings promised. Has anybody changed to NPower and, more importantly, are they…
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Powergen dual - advice welocme
Hi I am on the above and the bills are reasonable but they could do with being cut further. Elec is approx 125 monthly and gas 112 month. The units are priced: electricity 10.23 primary and 7.73 secondary gas 2.416 primary and 1.921 secondary We have a balance of £248.71 with £75dd every month for elec and are in credit…
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British Gas Discounted Electricity - Any problems
Comparison sites show British Gas Discounted Electricity would save me about 30% compared to Southern Elecricity new prices effective 1 May. Before switching can anybody say if they know of any problems with British Gas Discounted Electricity such as penalities for leaving within 12 months or having to use premium rate…
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Paying Outstanding Balance with old Supplier
hi, i am in the process of swapping my gas and elec supplier ( from British Gas to Severn Trent, who have just starting providing this service). What i want to know, is if there is any outstanding balance with British Gas, do i have to pay this in a one off payment? or can i spread it over several months with them? i think…
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BG Green tariff!..price already increased?
Hi folks, I've done my energycomparison check and can see I can save £133 by swapping to british gas green tariff. I was wondering however how we find out if the green tariff prices have already gone up or if they are likely tochange soon? Also I guess the electricity is green but the gas is just gas, can anything be green…
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Gas Engineer West Midlands*WANTED URGENT*
Can anyone recomend a corgi reg gas man that doesnt charge a fortune. Walsall area or not too far away Thanks
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Winter Benefit Error - Warning!!
I recieved my quarterly Gas bill from British Gas. The promised £20 benefit (due to my disability) was ADDED to my bill not deducted! I telephoned the Customer Care line and the lady was very helpful, apologised for the error, deducted the £20 and a further £20 for my inconvenience! :beer: It may have been a one-off '…
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Which Gas and Electricity Tariff am I connected to?
I get my gas and electricity from British gas but I don't know which tariff I'm on. I haven't signed up to any extras since I joined them several years back Does this mean I'm on the Standard Tariff? Cheers, Spears
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An idea for Martin??
I get the clear impression that folk who are moving in to property occupation for the first time or mving to differently sised accomodation have little idea as to energy costs for their particular situations. Might it be of value to have a table of typical amouns of power various appliances are likely to use in a year, and…
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increase in monthly gas
ive got my gas through british gas, and using uswitch i find that they are the cheapest. however ive just got a letter asking that we pay $43.50pm which is a £3.50 increase on what we were paying pm. we cant afford this! certainly not when my maternity pay ends in june and i go onto extended leave. we wont qualify for…
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