is this true

19hertz

Hi

I've been sent this and was wondering if its true or not as, if it is then lots of money could be saved/wasted.

---

Original Message

---

From: Energyhelpline.com
To: Energyhelpline Member
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:42 PM
Subject: Avoid Gas and Electricity Price Rises


Customer Alert: Gas and Electricity Prices set to rise - How to avoid the rises



We are sending this newsletter as we have some urgent news and advice that we would like to share with you as a person who has used our service in the past.



Gas and electricity prices set to rise from July - How to avoid the price rises

Unless you are on a capped deal, your gas and electricity prices are soon set to rise sharply. On Friday, British Gas announced that it shortly expects to 'make the kind of price rises nobody has seen or done before.' (Source: BBC) 15% is the figure they are said to be mulling. Once BG raise their prices other suppliers will follow suit. This means that if you are not on a capped tariff your prices are almost certain to go up by the autumn.
You can avoid these hikes if you act quickly. We would advise all customers to seriously consider moving to a capped tariff. They will cost more in the short term but we expect you to save a lot in the long term. You need to act quickly though. Npower's (the cheapest for many in the market now) is only guaranteeing to accept new customers until Friday. ScottishPower and Powergen's may also end soon.

Click here to find out how much money you could save on gas and electricity with a capped price deal...

or call us on 0800 074 0745 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm).




Cut Your Home Phone Bills With our New Site - firsthelpline.com

Did you know that using BT for your home phone can cost you up to double compared to their competitors? In fact, some of their international rates are 3-4x the competition's.
Our new firsthelpline.com telephone calculator can compare the cost of your current provider to a wide variety of others in a few simple steps. Many can save a lot of money. Switching home phones is very simple - the process only takes two weeks from start to end, a new company charges you less for your calls but BT still maintain the line, and you can opt for carrier pre-selection so that you do not need to dial any prefixes.

Visit firsthelpline.com to find out how much you can save by switching home phone providers...

or call us on 0800 074 0741 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm).




Energyhelpline.com / NOP Survey Q1 2005

Why do you think gas and electricity prices are rising?
(people could answer yes to more than one answer).

Rising oil prices

72%



Supplier greed

62%



Iraq

50%



Global Warming measures

29%



Don't know

3%



Survey conducted by NOP Feb 25-27 2005. 981 people surveyed.




Free Energy Efficiency Grants

Most people in the UK qualify for a free energy efficiency review of their home. And some of you will also be eligible to receive a grant which will help you to make improvements to your home and save energy at the same time.
It's all part of a Government initiative which is designed to make us greener, and grants are available through local councils, energy suppliers and through schemes such as Warm Deal (Scotland), Warm Homes (Northern Ireland, Warm Front (England) and Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (Wales).

For more information on free energy efficiency grants, call your local efficiency advisor on 0800 512 012 to get free advice, or visit https://www.saveenergy.co.uk.






Energyhelpline.com is an independent price comparison company for energy and heating insurance which helps about 100,000 people switch providers each year. We are also available over the phone for help, advice or to organise the switch for you on freephone 0800 074 0745 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm).

If you do not wish to receive further emails, please click here to unsubscribe.

Fran

I had one of these too and had left it lurking in my inbox! It seems genuine, I'm not sure how I've suddenly got on this mailing list though, it could be because I switched providers not so long ago.

rosscobley

this is correct prices are likley to go up soon. the wholesale price of gas is going up very fast. we are getting ready for the bgas prices to go up very soon