HUGE nPower bil HELP!!!

joel10873

been in a property 7 months and bill is currently £768 debit

this is mostly due to there being a problem with the heating when we moved in and it being on 24 hours (we have two babies so this was somewhat of a neccesity) its a rented house

have upped direct debits twice and usage has gone down since heating was fixed and with warmer weather etc although i am not entirely convinced there isnt a problem with the meter.

problem now is i am moving. i had thought about taking npower with me and paying of the debit balance in my new (smaller and much more energy efficient) house

However i am now wondering whether i may be better off cutting my losses and starting with a new supplier and trying to pay off this bill in full

Opinions please?

KimYeovil

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joel10873

would just like to sy kim was talking about another post on this thread (not me) which has now been removed so would still appreciate any opinions

Cheers

KimYeovil

It is your call as to what would be easier - a two-off payment of £385 when you are scrabbling together money for deposits and moving expenses or an extra £64 for twelve months on top of your new usage.

Even if the new house is energy-efficient it does not sound as if you are a particularly careful user so there may not be significant savings to be had putting yourself out precipitously repaying the money and switching to a different supplier.

Are both places dual fuel? If so you may be able to transfer your annual £105 direct debit rebate seamlessly across so it may be worth sticking with them for another six months. It will be Jan or Feb by then so you should have a better idea of just how efficient the new place is in practice.