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Energy Bills VAT January 2011
As standard Vat is being raised by 2.5 percent. Does this mean that, stealthily, the VAT on Utility Bills will now be 7.5 percent instead of 5 percent. If this is the case EVERBODY is now a loser!!!!!! Even for true blue supporters surely this is a kilowatt too far.!!
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npower 'Sorry You're Leaving' Department...
Thought I'd ask here first before giving them a call; does anybody know whether npower has a 'Sorry You're Leaving' department? We're looking to change to another fixed price tariff (currently on their Fixed Price 2011) and would consider changing supplier if necessary. The decision to change is purely financial as we've…
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edf charging 4 times as much as last year?
This is for a friend and it is actually a business account with EDF not a home one as it is his workshop - sorry if I am in the wrong place on here! Last year for the winter quarter his bill was around £400, this year it is £2000. They estimated the bill but he checked it against the meter and the reading is not far off.…
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How much for Gas Bill?
Hi I've had an issue with my gas supply which I think will soon be resolved (thanks e-on) but as a result there will be a charge for a year's worth of gas. Can anyone give me a rough costing for this so I can brace myself? I'm in a 3 bed house with gas ch which is only on mornings and evenings during the winter (Oct -…
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Economy 10 times + Npower
I have been for the last 3 months trying to get the peak/off peak times for E10 out of Npower it's taken phone calls and an official complaint but tonight I received this email Anyone understand those figures. I thought you got 5 hours at night 02:30am-07:30am and then an afternoon boost and an evening boost but I didn't…
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Help with switching please
Hi, I have decided to switch to fixed asap as recommended on here. I have got it down to EON v Atlantic, am tempted to go Atlantic because it scores better customer services wise and I am currently with southern which is the same group and have no complaints. Secondly, which cashback to go for MSE have Energy Helpline top…
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How do I get a new gas supply?
Hiya, We had our gas turned off by Transco a few years ago because we thought we could smell gas and called them out. We have been putting off getting it fixed for so long now because we have been worried about how much it will cost. The guy from Transco said he thought the leak was under our floor, so we would have to get…
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Take that British Gas! Just switched to E.ON to Fix Online8
British Gas really annoying us by sending a bill for £3.42 to a debt collection agency for an unpaid part of a final bill in a previous address. We moved and took British Gas with us, so they have always been aware of our current address (and we have paid about £800 in gas since we've been at the new address). They say we…
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British Gas 'Smart Meters'
My parents have just had 2 smart meters fitted by BG, as these automatically report your usage back to BG, what happens if they decide to switch suppliers?
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Have an Energy Monitor? How much do you use?
Hi, We got a free energy monitor from our supplier earlier this year, and it's been very interesting seeing how much our usage fluctuates from day to day. We had a huge bill last year, and made a concerted effort to cut our usage prior to getting the monitor. We switch everything we can off at the mains at night, and…
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Can I have a little help please
Were wanting to put a small heater into a room that our cat sleeps in The heater will be kept away from the cat:o The one were looking at is a 350w (im sure thats what it said) hallogen heater Can anyone please tell me if these heaters are effective or should we look for a higher wattage one and secondly for example if one…
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ScottishPower - Improvement Activity Required
Hi All I suppose that this is really aimed directly at the official ScottishPower member to get their teeth into in order to improve the switching experience for their customers, so here goes .... I have recently requested a dual fuel switch from my current supplier to ScottishPower and have today received the confirmation…
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Confused and Overwhelmed
My gas and electricity bills are horrendous, we currently pay £270 a month by direct debit !!! and it is crippling us. We are with Npower for both utilities and on their standard tariff. We get a statement every 6 months and if it is an estimate i always do a reading and ring them up. they often underestimate i find. We…
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Switch with OVO gone wrong
I recently applied to switch my gas and electricity from npower to OVO, which was supposed to have happened last week (got the confirmations, provided readings etc.). Now I find out that OVO has switched my gas correctly, but has switched someone else's electricity instead of mine. Npower confirmed that they are still…
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Electric Heaters
I currently have two large storage heaters in my flat that do not look very nice and was thinking of changing them to thin, electric panel heaters as they look a lot nicer. Do electric panel heaters use a lot more electricity?
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ANyone had this problem wit Uswitch?
I switched power on Uswitch last week, because Eon were putting up my bills by another £10 a month. Meaning £840 per year I did a search and found scottish power could do it for £692, so i thought great happy days, i changed over but got a letter yesterday from scottish power saying thanks for joining your monthly bill…
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Any good deals on Energy Monitors?
I am looking for and energy monitor, does anyone know of any good deals going, in good old MSE fashion :D
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Cheaper Gas Electricity
Can someone explain how this is £146.33 cheaper than my current provider? Current provider EDF: Gas unit rates: 6.535p per kWh 2.975p per kWh above 2680 kWh p.a Electricity unit rates: 11.19p per kWh 8.73p per kWh above 900 kWh p.a Prospective New Provider EON: Gas unit rates: 6.525p per kWh 3.158p per kWh above 2680 kWh…
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Starting up a new home
Hi I am a first time buyer and trying to budget monthly expenses what is the rough average out going for gas, electricity and water for a terrace house? The house has a combi boiler and loft and cavity wall insulation, the property is also double glazed. Can anyone please help? Thank you Michael
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Best current cashback for electricity only switch to N-power??
Hi im going to be switching to N-power this week, as their sign-onoine V-18 tarrif is the cheapest overall. But does anyone know if theres any better cash-backs than the current £20 that quidco and topcashback are currently doing for them? Or are there any other suppliers which would are doing cashback to such a high…