All Posts Tagged With: "Utilities"

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Make Energy Companies Compete For Your Business

E.on, the energy supplier, is to cut prices. Good news for the consumers both domestic and business? Which? the consumer advocacy organization while welcoming any price reductions, points out that E.on will be followed by all of the other five energy suppliers. The UK energy supply market is an oligopoly with the main players doing [...]

April 10th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Regulators Asked to Investigate Energy Suppliers

Which? Says that some energy suppliers are breaching Consumer Protection Regulations (CPRs), since they are allowing customers without their knowledge to accumulate large debts through underpaid energy bills.
This is causing consumers to be left with a large bill from prior years of underpaid bills, since most energy bills are based on estimates instead of actual [...]

November 23rd, 2009 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Check Terms To Save Before Switching Energy Supplier

Which?  has reported that around half of those consumers surveyed in October 2009 had not read the terms and conditions on the contracts for their utility providers.
According to Which?, consumers who look at their Ts&Cs prior to making a switch can save themselves a lot of money and ensure they are getting the best deal [...]

November 9th, 2009 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Bills incomprehensible

If you are like most consumers, trying to understand the industry jargon that appears every month on your energy bills is like trying to solve an advanced mathematics equation according to a satisfaction survey conducted by Which? magazine.
The Plain English Campaign recently received an assortment of energy bills sent from Which? magazine. They described the [...]

October 5th, 2009 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Save Money on your Utility Bills

Savvy consumers should check that they are on the best tariff from the cheapest energy supplier at least every year or after any market changing event. For example, British Gas announcing that it will reduce it prices by 10% a couple of weeks ago, but be warned the market hasn’t settled down [...]

February 5th, 2009 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued