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esb arrears

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  • 24-11-2010 5:11pm
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    alanhiggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭


    anyone having problems with paying their arrears..i keep paying it every week and every week they keep threatening to cut us off..they really a shower of wanke...country is bad enough without these looking for every penny we have in the run up to xmas..any help would be great


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    #2
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    If you're struggling, call MABS and they'll come to an agreement on a payment plan between them and you.


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    wicklowdub
    Registered Users Posts: 847 ✭✭✭wicklowdub


    There is three month waiting list to get in the door with MABS. Communicating with them is the best solution, keep paying something also as that will be taken into account.


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    jc84
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭jc84


    a friend of mine was in arrears with esb, he changed to bord gais energy and his bills are almost half, not sure if he had to clear his bill before hand but definitely worth looking into if you can


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    You don't have to clear your esb account first.


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    #6
    alanhiggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭alanhiggy


    really even if its couple 100 euro


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Yep. I know someone who had a grand of arrears and switched.


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    alanhiggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭alanhiggy


    ya but they will still chase u for that money tho


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    They will but they can't cut you off for it once you switch.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Bord Gais only save about 8.5% and insist on Direct Debit. It's not possible to halve your bill by switching.

    We stick with ESB as we pay cash or credit card or bank transfer (bank or post office) and have a day or two flexibility. There is no flexibility with Bord Gais and it's inherently dishonest and inefficient the Regulator creating this "artificial" competition.


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    ingen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭ingen


    watty wrote: »
    Bord Gais only save about 8.5% and insist on Direct Debit. It's not possible to halve your bill by switching.

    We stick with ESB as we pay cash or credit card or bank transfer (bank or post office) and have a day or two flexibility. There is no flexibility with Bord Gais and it's inherently dishonest and inefficient the Regulator creating this "artificial" competition.

    im with bord gais for elec and gas, and they do not insist on a Direct debit.

    had those airtricity muppets around a few times, and they tried to tell me that they "airtricity" dont insist on direct debit , muppets of the highest order!


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    ingen wrote: »
    im with bord gais for elec and gas, and they do not insist on a Direct debit.

    had those airtricity muppets around a few times, and they tried to tell me that they "airtricity" dont insist on direct debit , muppets of the highest order!

    They don't insist on direct debit, I pay them by laser every month.


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Did you pay €400 upfront?


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    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    alanhiggy wrote: »
    anyone having problems with paying their arrears..i keep paying it every week and every week they keep threatening to cut us off..they really a shower of wanke...country is bad enough without these looking for every penny we have in the run up to xmas..any help would be great
    So you use a service, yet the company who provides you with the service are a "shower of wanke" for wanting payment in full for services rendered? Would you accept a payment of €5 in full settlement of a debt of €10?


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Haddockman wrote: »
    Did you pay €400 upfront?

    No, I didn't.

    But good news for the OP
    The ESB, Bord Gáis and Airtricity are to suspend disconnections during the current bad weather.

    Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland programme Brian Montayne, ESB Corporate Communications manager said customers in arrears would not face disconnections during the current cold spell and over the Christmas holiday period.

    "It was a very easy decision to make. It is not our intention to put any further pressure on customers at this difficult time," he said. The suspension will remain in place "until conditions improve".

    There were more than 500 disconnections during the month of November

    Meanwhile, the energy regulator confirmed yesterday that charges for reconnecting electricity or gas are to be halved to ease the hardship faced by thousands of householders unable to pay their energy bills.

    The measure, which will take effect from January for 12 months, will cut almost €100 off the current cost of reconnection to electricity and gas supplies. The Commission for Energy Regulation has decided to go ahead with the change, despite opposition from the utility companies.

    At present, it costs an electricity customer €86 plus VAT to have their supply disconnected, and €88 to be reconnected.

    Both charges must be paid before supply is restored. The charge for disconnection and reconnection of gas supply is €61.74.

    From: msn.ie


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