n power sticking its overpriced energy up again

If one goes up they all go up.

Ofgem says they have no excuse to put prices up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38681378

Its all a load of BS.

Regulators without any apparent power.

Energy companies complicating what should be a simple commodity market in order to confuse customer, regulators and screw the public - particularly the old and feckless.

Take it all back.

I got a letter from my leccy company yesterday asking if I wanted to sign up for a new tariff..
New affordable pay as you go tariff!
Robin Hood energy lots of spiel then your present use projection is £340.00 with this new tariff
powered by Robin Hood Energy it will be £379.00...
Robin Hood my arse..

I've just changed to em

Might be cheaper if you use loads more leccy than me!, they have a standing charge but cheaper unit price so there
will be a cut off point where it becomes cheaper.I pay no standing charge so if I go away for 2 weeks I just pay
to run the fridge.

This is just the start of massive retail closures because most people have little left after paying bills. Economy in good shape ? lol

Car insurance premiums in the UK have hit a record high, partly because cars' increasingly complex electronics have made repairs more expensive.
The average annual comprehensive policy cost £462 in the last three months of 2016, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Previously the highest figure was £443 in the spring of 2012.
The rise comes in spite of government attempts to limit compensation payments and cut court costs.
One reason for the increase is a rise in the cost of repairing cars that have been in accidents, because of their increasingly sophisticated electronics.
Buying in spare parts is also getting more expensive, due to the weakness of sterling.
The average repair bill has risen by 32% over the last three years to £1,678, the ABI said.



my insurance has been more or less the same for many years now due to switching websites

Comparison sites are very misleading in most cases. You tell them what plan you are on so they know when your current price fix ends. Their savings quote is then based against what you will be paying if you stay put and revert to a standard tarif with your current supplier, most people would not do this. So they may announce you will save £300 by moving, when it is probably nearer 50 if you were to stay put and take another fixed price.

i know what mine costs so can calculate savings, some sites do it for you, giving you
cheapest option, but recheck estimate with pencil and paper if necessary


i can get car insurance quotes and request sample policy to ensure i get at least
as good a service, then challenge current company to match it or watch me leave

Its a joke.  Why don't people think about what is happening?

Dual-fuel, different tariffs, contracts, fixing of rates, exit fees ffs, capped, free periods of electricity, etc.

Contracts, terms and conditions...wtf..

The energy companies say that it is to give us choice.  What more choice could you want other than the cheapest energy.

Its a commodity!

I'm all electric so use different tricks to save money, switch off stuff when you aren't using it
use a halogen oven to cook chickens, spuds etc..switch overnight immersion heaters off alternate
days ,don't iron your clothes or bedding and use a laptop/tablet instead of gaming pc for browsing etc.

I was paying about a grand dual fuel with Extra Energy. When that plan ended If I did nowt I would revert to standard tariff and would pay around 1250. I actually would not have reverted to standard tariff, but all savings on comparison sites automatically assume I will. The "savings" then look huge, but I could probably go on another fixed rate with Extra energy and keep it near a grand. Smoke and mirrors.

it is from that point of view saddo

but if you correctly imput your useage it will find best deal, even if
new best deal is not as good as your current deal.

we would find it far more difficult to compare prices without these sites

This is the free market in action folks , these mobsters have been robbing the people blind for years now and carving up the market in a cartel to boot

I do that myself, donny, but the savings quotes that flash up are based on what I may be paying in the future if I stay put revert to standard. They should tell me what I will save against the plan I am currently on. We can save you £300 looks far more enticing than we can save you £48.

yes you have said that above, i know and agree, and did above

Sorry, found it difficult to phrase it correctly.

twas fine

Good way to save money on electric I've found is to plug an extension lead into next door's outdoor socket.

Told Mrs mememe not to put underfloor heating on high at the same time as using tumble dryer, though.

Food prices will rise 20%+ this year. A lot  more strikes on the way.

That fookin Brexit ...

been a cold winter since that vote.

Wish I'd voted to stay in and have more temperate EU weather.

At least we can look forwards to bent bananas

Just wrap up and eat plenty of lettuce...oh hang on

grow your own lettuce .....seed prices up

Use fruit'n veg discs, makes everything last longer.

Brexit ..the obesity cure for the U.K.

Also has cut the number of smokers.

pubs/restaurants will be shutting in much bigger numbers everywhere outside of London/SE

Farmers unhappy too..
An irate local farmer told me he voted to leave as a protest against EU bureaucracy that delayed payments of his subsidies. When I pointed out that Defra was responsible for the delays, he said, “That’s right!”. He thought Defra was an EU department. He didn’t realise it was Britain’s Department for Rural Affairs and that the EU had fined our governmental department for its incompetent administration of subsidies. No matter, we got our country back, even if it means losing the subsidies and keeping the incompetence.

so Breeding, on a sample of 1 you extrapolated that and came up with the conclusion that No matter, we got our country back, even if it means losing the subsidies and keeping the incompetence.


You're not the sharpest knife in the drawer, are you? 

That bit was copied it's what the Farmer said and the journo

I doubt any farmer would not know what DEFRA was. I was at a farm yesterday where they are very switched on, happy, and see the industry growing, these people are not bumpkins.

Sharper than you by a long straw..never mind...

I'm interested in your "local farmer", nowt but weed grown within miles of you. I know quite a few of em and none are much concerned about brexit.

The E.U. gives defra subsidies which are then given to farmers do you really trust the govt to replace
those monies and keep farmers happy?

careful you don't cut yourself Breeding, with you being sharp.

Now that bit that you copied (but you didn't say until saddo challenged you, you made it look like you had spoken to a local farmer)

(That bit was copied it's what the Farmer said and the journo)

Looking forward to your reply to Saddo

I'm interested in your "local farmer", nowt but weed grown within miles of you. I know quite a few of em and none are much concerned about brexit.

They will when Britain starts importing cheap crap food and meat and they can no longer compete..

My guess is that they know more about farming than a forum copy and paster.

I'm immune to gas bill rises, at least.

donny, as far as what I've seen and read N Power are putting up electric prices by 15%. It may be 10% if you also get your gas from them as far as I can understand.

I only speak formyself here but there will be no 'smart' meters in my premises.

** I should add that the goverment have every intention of intervening in this case. (apparentlly)

yes its an average increase

smart meters .....do folk really need them

Not really, when I press a light switch I'm smart enough to see that a light comes on.

Smart meters are a gimmick. Guess who pays for them?

Breedingmad    03 Feb 17 10:26 
I got a letter from my leccy company yesterday asking if I wanted to sign up for a new tariff..
New affordable pay as you go tariff!
Robin Hood energy lots of spiel then your present use projection is £340.00 with this new tariff
powered by Robin Hood Energy it will be £379.00...
Robin Hood my arse..Laugh


The best ' tariff' to switch to is 1 year fixed tariff
This will give significant savings on any other variable or standard tariff.

NPOWER are Germans  another Load of european Wxnk

Would not surprise me to see NPOWER FOLD, DREADFUL COMPANY customer service attrocious absolute chaos 3/4 years back after a Systems update .

they talk BS, BS BS BS

this is their line of BS. oil prices are up per barrel so we must put prices up?

LOGIC MFkers - Oil was $110 a barrel a few years ago.

it is now at $53 -

Is arithmetic wrong? FKERS.

I seem to remember huge price rises at the start of the banking crisis. They were all trying to get in before the **** hit the fan, thereby making it hit bigger and harder.

Inflation doesn't bother me - I always put £10 a week on the meter.