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Ditching EDF - an alternative?
We've been with EDF now for a number of years and after a few problems I've decided to bin them and look for another supplier. I just got my quarterly bill of £117.40. I pay £50 per month. This was agreed in about February when they said the this would be adequate to cover my bills. I now find myself £75.57 in debit and…
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Never paid gas bill!
My partner had british gas connect her house to the gas main and fit a meter around 3 years back. They came out, did all the work, took the readings and said they would set up her monthly payments etc as it was a new install. 3 years later and she still hasnt had a bill. She gets her electricity through British Gas and…
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EDF Energy prepayment meter
Hi can someone help please? i have an edf energy prepay meter in my flat. they were the supplier before i moved in last october . they have £6 emergency credit, usually when it goes in emergency i top up £10 so i didn't notice this...but recently i've been trying to top like £6-7 but it's not enough to take it out of…
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Southern electric doorstep salesman
I've just had a boy at the door trying to get me to sign back up with southern electric telling me they have bought the gas/elec supply from transco or something and that i should switch back to them as the prices i pay them will be cheaper than i am currently paying eon as they now supply eon? He was very insistant and…
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Converting my usage !
Hi Guys I am sure its been asked before... I am trying to compare rates etc , we are with Atlantic... They now write to you to say what your 12 month usage was etc and what they expect you to use etc.....but just looking at my Gas bill , i cant work out what the usage is , as i know average Gas consumption is about…
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Anyone tried EDF Eco 20:20?
Hi Don't know if this question has been asked before (I did search, honest, but found nothing) but does anyone rate the EDF Eco 20:20 electric tariff? I am currently on Economy 7 with E.on. In all honesty I do not use it to its full potential. We used to have storage heaters but as we had gas central heating fitted 3 years…
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Replacing a light, with a downlight - what price should I expect?
Hi. In my room I would like to replace my light with a recessed downlight. I have a basic light hanging from the ceiling, and I guess it requires a tiny bit of rewiring. I'm not confident to do this myself, and will have to get an electrician out for it. Before I start hunting around for one, do you have any ideas how much…
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MSE News: 1.2 million EDF Energy customers face price hikes
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The power giant is hiking electricity costs by 2.6% in most of the UK, at a time when household consumption will rise ..." Read the full story: 1.2 million EDF Energy customers face price hikes
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EDF Energy ECO Manager, Sneaky?
Just about to signup for a free ECO manager. As i was filling the information in i spotted in big writing at the top. COMPLETING THIS FORM WILL TRANSFER YOUR ACCOUNTS ONTO OUR STANDARD TARIFF Not exactly FREE then...
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Swith to online fix or online standard for Electricity and Gas
Hello All, I am paying too much for both of my bills with Atlantic. I am thinking about swithch. Which one should i choose? online fix or online stanard? I am in IG11 area. Thanks
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Gas and Electric to a new house
Getting a brand new house - so I'm presuming we get to choose the supplier of gas and electric before we move in. Most of the threads i've seen on here are about changing suppliers and tarrifs. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on who to go with from the start? Both work all day mon - fri and in at the weekends, so…
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Incorrect gas safety certificate
Hi I have recently purchased a property and insisted a gas safety certificate be provided. The vendor did so with no issues so I was happy. 5 months on I have decided to service our boiler and the engineer found that the pipes from the gash meter around the house are too small and the pressure is far to low in the system.…
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help want to switch from EDF energy assist tarrif, is it worth it??
hi everyone this is my first post, i am thinking of switching energy suppliers for both gas and electric, and on doing comparisons based on my monthly spend i could save £166 if i change to scottish power. i am currently on edf enery assist and i did used to get a gas rebate from them of around £80 every 6 months but that…
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"free" solar panel offer.
There is an article on MSE here re this - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2637431&page=50 However, can't find anything relating to the below, so I'll soldier on! Just been glancing through the lastest copy of "Which?" and found an article about this solar panel offer. I've been interested in this for a…
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Incorrect electric Economy 7 readings
NEWBIE ALERT!! Hi dont know if anyone can help but here goes. Bought a house August 2009, repossession which was on a prepayment meter, with EDF Energy. In October 2009 got a new meter installed for gas and electric, monthly pay with direct debit. Electric was Economy 7, ( though i didnt really take much notice, and know…
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EON overcharged for 7 years
I've been overcharged 40% for electric for the last 7 years by powergen/eon. after I threatened court action they have since refunded me and have said I can charge interest but I would need to work it out and let them know how I came to the figures. Is there a simple interest calculater somewhere that I can put each…
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Can I cancel installation of pre pay metres
Hi, I am paying british gas quarterly at the moment, so when our bill finally comes it is high. I rang them up & asked to have pre payment metres installed, which are due to be installed this wednesday. I have since thought about this & really don't want pre payment metres I would rather just change to monthly billing. Is…
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When do we get wine voucher/cashback Uswitch deal with Scottish Power
We used a Uswitch link on this website to check out deals and transfered to Scotitish Power, which would give us cashback and also a Virgin wines voucher. Everything went through ok and we started with Scottish Power in July, but still no wine voucher or cashback. My mum went through a similiar thing a few days before us…
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Meter Readings
I'm looking to switch energy providers, but I'm not sure what is the best thing to do as I haven't given meter readings in some time. I'm not sure I'll be getting the best tarrif because all the comparison sites ask for usage details to get the most accurate quote. Should I stick with my current provider for a couple of…
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Pv Solar Panel installer in the North West
Hello - New to this forum but considering having PV solar Panels instored in the near future. Does anyone have any ideas on any Local firms who are reliable and value for money in this area. I have looked at some other threads and seen the feedback on PV Solar who have given me a quote for £10,500 for 11 panels, is this…