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Want to Switch
It's currently costing me £160 per month for gas and electric with nPower, we only have a three bedroom house but unfortunately it's 200 years old with very little insulation, drafty doors and 3 children who never remember to turn anything off. We pay this by monthly direct debit and with it being the end of the winter we…
Any experience of Good Energy (formerly Unite)?
We have just bought a house (hopefully!) and are keen to use renewable energy sources. I was recommended to use Unite by a friend and having compared costs on USwitch using my current bills (current house is very similar to new house) it looks like I'd save over £100. Obviously I will wait to see what the bills are like in…
On prepayment meters and want to save
When we moved into our current house we discovered that the electricity and gas were on prepayment meters. Not a problem we thought at first, but when I'm paying out over £60 a month then it becomes a problem. At our old house we paid by monthly DD fixed and were with Powergen which meant I also got Tesco clubcard points…
Finding good gas deal with Independent Gas Transporter
Hello everyone. Being good moneysavers, we frequently switch our utilities to get the best deal. The problem is, that our gas is supplied by an Independent Gas Transporter. This is not mentioned on any of the comparison sites, so you can go through and find the cheapest and apply, but then a few weeks later we usually get…
Uswitch.com
Not sure if this has previously been mentioned on here but I just saw the advert on TV for https://www.uswitch.com which compares suppliers of phones, internet, utilities, tv, credit cards and loans etc to find the best deal for your circumstances :)
At what point should I choose a supplier?
Ok, just sent off the forms to transco to have a gas pipe laid, so that should happen in the next month they say. No hurry cos I havent even contacted a plumber yet to see about getting my gas central heating installed. My question is though, at what point do I contact a supplier? I mean, the gas will be led to the house…
Broken meter - free electricity?
This might seem a bit of a rambling tale, but please bear with me ... We moved into our current house a couple of years ago. Not long after moving in, we were cold-called by Scottish Hydro and asked if we would consider shifting gas and electric providers. As Scottish Power (our old provider) had ballsed-up our account…
Scottish Power Sharp Practice!
I recently shifted my gas & electric provision from Scottish Power to London Electric. Approx two weeks ago I rang to query why they hadn't refunded the overpayment on my electric of £24. They used the excuse as the gas account hadn't actually been closed they wouldn't do that as they would offset it if there was a…
ZEST Electricty
Anyone any experience or knowledge of this supplier. I've just done a comparison on USwitch and they came up as the cheapest. USwitch said this about them....... "You could save £XXX.XX by switching your electricity supply to ZEST4 Standard. Why not choose a supplier with a better service rating? uSwitch is not currently…
I am interested in using Zest4 but
I am interested in using Zest4 but who is the best around for just electricity
Gas -Elec - Dual Fuel - Confused as hell....
Hi, Decided to do a review of the household gas and electric... Gas £30 a month - British gas - every 12 month get 60 - 70 quid back Elec £20 a month - Britiish gas - in arrears by £40-00 Get dual fuel discount..... Ok taking martins advice and check out all the various websites and in the end get confused as hell. One…
United Utilities - will help you pay off arrears
i was talking to someoe who works for the CAB and she was telling me that apparently United Utilites have a scheme for people in arrears with their water rates. As long as you start to pay your normal monthly instalments on time any arrears you pay will be matched pound for pound by them. Therefore say you owe £200 arrears…
1st home Bills
Hi there. i am in the middle of buying my first house with my future Mrs P. i just wondered if anyone could give me advice with regards bills.. i have researched how much they will cost etc but wondered where am i best going for gas, electricity, water and all other rates i will be needing! any/all info greatly recieved!…
Anyone Have a User-Friendly Central Heating Timer ?
Hi, I've got a standard central heating/hot water timer that allows you to program in an 'on' time and an 'off' time either once or twice a day. My wife is at home with our baby son, so the heating is on all day. However, she's often out visiting, going to kids clubs and stuff and the house is being heated with no-one in…
Dual Fuel Deals
Right, I've sorted out the phone, made a start on my broadband, next is the utility bills. Does anyone have an opinion as to whether I am better with a Dual Fuel Deal or am I better putting my eggs into different baskets? I currently pay powergen for electric and BG for gas. I am thinking of going to Scottish Hydro for…
Changing To Powergen Gas - Taken 12 Weeks So Far!!
I started changing my Gas & Electric over to Powergen from British Gas on 17/10/04. The Electric was done in a few weeks but I'm still waiting for my Gas!! I've sent them a E-mail etc, they replied with a letter in the post saying they are talking to my current supplier still ! Anyone in the same situation or know why Gas…
A long saga with Scottish Power.....
After they completely and utterly messed up my account when i joined with them 18 months ago, i have been paying nearly £100 a month dual fuel after they said i owed them in the region of £300 about 6 months ago. My other half told me they were charging me for a period of time when i was actually with Swalec a few months…
Utilita/Powergen Energyonline
These two win my price comparison though I've never even heard of Ulilita...Iis there anything I should know about either of them? I searched the archives and read of problems switching to Energyonline in particular but these were some time ago and there was a suggestion this would be resolved.
Powergen Price Increase
For those contemplating a change, be aware that powergen have increased their prices by 14 pence per day. :(
Gas central heating cover
Is there a company giving cheaper cover than British Gas, including service. I have just had my renewal and its gone up to £13 a month. I live in manchester. thanks

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