n power 1st to go up this year

jackyalex · 04-01-2008, 23:07

N power have got in 1st this year to up their prices, gas is due to go up by 17.5 % and electric by 12.5 % depending on where you live, the rest of the suppliers are due to put theirs up aswell. now we were told that by cutting down on the amount of fuel we use will save us money and cut down our carbon footprint. so we cut our usage and the suppliers up the price, its not fair really is it, i would put up a link but i dont know how to sorry

cashman · 04-01-2008, 23:10

watched it on the news jacky, think its as well hanging on to see what the rest of these rip-off merchants do.

Speedy · 04-01-2008, 23:13

Notice how wages and benefits dont rise by the same amount to cover the added costs. How the hell are people who are struggling already, supposed to cope. Really annoys me this.

cashman · 04-01-2008, 23:16

yer quite correct speedy, but the power suppliers do not give a monkeys how people cope.

Neil · 04-01-2008, 23:37

It's simple isn't it. Everyone who is currently with Npower should switch to someone else immediately. Then they will have no customers at all. That would prompt them to reduce the price or shut up shop.

Speedy · 04-01-2008, 23:47

But surely then all the other companies would put prices up due to high demand.

cashman · 04-01-2008, 23:54

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Originally Posted by Neil

It's simple isn't it. Everyone who is currently with Npower should switch to someone else immediately. Then they will have no customers at all. That would prompt them to reduce the price or shut up shop.

thats true, but like with the i aint gonna pay the poll tax,lol people in general are "barrack room lawyers"

Bonnyboy · 04-01-2008, 23:57

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Originally Posted by Speedy

But surely then all the other companies would put prices up due to high demand.

I would have thought the other companies would be able to drop prices buy virtue of having a larger customer base, the rest will jump on the bandwagon tho...shop around thats all we can do

jackyalex · 05-01-2008, 00:01

i am with N power and they have been fine up to now, i dont like the service we got from BG or powergen, theres not many more out there left to try, do the suppliers actually buy the fuel from another source or are they actually producing it themselves?, they say its to cover costs of the rise in the price of fuel, but surely they are making a profit from the price hike too?

Speedy · 05-01-2008, 00:05

I dont understand what difference there is between the companies? If your gas and leccy are working and they are reasonably priced then surely they are a good company? So where do the not pleased with service problems come from?

jackyalex · 05-01-2008, 00:23

the customer services that promises to sort out the duplicate bills you have recieved or the wrong meter readings or the red letters you get even though you have paid the bill months before, and the time you have to wait just to get through to C/S is a joke

Speedy · 05-01-2008, 00:26

Ah i understand, so its not to do with the actual products they are supplying, its the customer case thats the issue.

jackyalex · 05-01-2008, 00:30

its all part of the service that you are paying for, it was so much easier when i had prepayment meters, no bills to deal with

MargaretR · 05-01-2008, 00:47

I have lived at this address 5 1/2 yrs and have swopped 5 times - its easy - I have heard that it might become compulsory to stay with a company a year before you can swop.

Prepayment meters always havee the highest tarriff

pipinfort · 05-01-2008, 08:59

we`ve been with Scottish Power for about 8 years and have been very happy,i`m always looking to swap but when i enter my details on the various sites Scottish power always come back as the cheapest, energy prices rise every year (as does everthing else..EXCEPT WAGES grrrr) apart from last year when the price cuts appeared along with a mass marketing campaign( which we don`t get whenthe prices go up), price cuts don`t fool anybody , we knew last year that this year they would want their money back!!! RIP of britain continues!!!