Jusoda Kid 1 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Anyone recommend one, I'm currently with Npower who I'm sure are having my eyes out but I don't understand the bills so I'm not sure. Is £130 a month excessive for a 2 bedroom flat, I wouldn't say i use that much gas and eleccy and it's a 1 year old combi with all temperature controlled radiators etc. I'm sure the fuckas are having me over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We pay £60 a month in total for gas and electric for a 3 bedroomed house with EDF so unless you live in a sauna or are using a lot of UV lamps it seems a lot to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26506 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 www.uswitch.com is supposed to be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Just been looking at that site, reckon i can save £350 a year by going with scottish power. Npower have just had SMO over as well, I think he thought he was getting his for nowt with his lass shagging the gas man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4905 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) I pay £55 for both through Southern Electric (2 bed flat). Works out to be a bit more that than that. Going to move back to British Gas though. Sick of ringing them up after they have over estimated my bills by £100 each. Donkeys. Edited November 29, 2006 by Holden McGroin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Sounds fucking expensive Wacky. Npower's prices are high and their customer service is poor. Switch using uswitch or energyhelpline, but do it via this link to get an extra bonus: Clicky, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We've just switched to British Gas thinking it would be better than Npower, bastards are charging us 115 quid for gas only from the start of October to the middle of November. They are fucking kidding me aren't they!?!?!?!?! Wor lass has a bath most nights and now it's a bit colder has the heating on for at least 3 hours a night but still 115 quid just for a month and a half's worth of gas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 The newer companies basically know nowt, make up an amount, charge you it and then make a massive adjustment either way after a period of time. Figures plucked out of the air tbh. Not that British Gas are sainted either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6308 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Just been looking at that site, reckon i can save £350 a year by going with scottish power. Npower have just had SMO over as well, I think he thought he was getting his for nowt with his lass shagging the gas man The uswitch site is very good because you input all your usage information from an existing bill and it will advise you which is the best solution for you based on that. (think moneysupermarket.com does the same thing). Scottish Power are supposedly the best there is but there was something on the news the other day about them possibly being taken over by a Spanish outfit so the good rates may not last forever.. British Gas are thieving arseholes - at the end of the day the pipes that are supplying gas to your house are exactly the same, the only difference is that you're sending your money to another firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We had Scottish and were paying about £100 a month (in total for both) for a 2 bedroom house and there's never anyone in through the day. So we just changed to Atlantic and we now pay £20 for gas and £25 for elec (might be the other way round). I think what they will offer you depends on where you actually are. I've been looking into changing our electric at work and that's what I was told. And we were with Scottish and they were taking our eyes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks all, I've just asked npower for a fina bill today and I'm switching to scottish power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 How often can you switch like, I'm not paying 115 snots every month and a half for gas only! British Garseholes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4905 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Is there a minimum contract with Gas/Leccy suppliers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We're with Powergen and they have us on £80 a month for gas and leccy for our 3 bedroom house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 We're with Powergen and they have us on £80 a month for gas and leccy for our 3 bedroom house. As i thought, I'm being arse raped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We're with Powergen and they have us on £80 a month for gas and leccy for our 3 bedroom house. As i thought, I'm being arse raped Or Hollyoaked as it's known in the trade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Hollyoaked, explain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Hollyoaked, explain! Not watch Hollyoakes a few years ago when Gary Lucy's character got bum-shovelled in the showers after football? Think it was the first gay bloke rape scene ever, I was glued to my seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 That's quite a range.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm looking to switch from Npower as well. Expensive and shit customer service. Gas bloke from Transoc came the other day to look at our meter and said whatever I do, don't switch to British Gas a they're even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 You should use the uswitch web site to get the best current deal BUT they all pretty much buy their gas in the same market and the real difference in price is due to what they bought when - if they have a lot of gas supply at (say) 2004 prices then they can offer lower prices than if the gas was contracted in Feb 2006. The problem comes when their 2004 contract runs out and they have to replace it with 2007 gas - your bills will shoot up Electricity pricing is more complex but there is significant oil & gas contribution to it so if gas prices are up so will be electricity prices Personally I wouldn't sign up for a long term fixed price deal right now - oil prices are languishing and gas supply from Yurop is impoving so prices should drift lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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