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The Independent
April 21, 2018
That came just days after British Gas raised its prices, drawing heavy criticism from MPs, with Labour shadow cabinet minister John Trickett describing the move as a “slap in the face” for customers. The energy giant said prices will rise by an average of 5.5 per cent, meaning the cost of the standard tariff willÃâà...
The Independent
April 20, 2018
The biggest hikes in the cost of energy will impact households with tariffs ending in April, where the average annual increase in energy costs will be Ãâã217 if no change to their tariff is made, the research found. Last week, British Gas hit 4.1 million customers with the news that it would hike prices by anÃâà...
The Independent
April 14, 2018
This week saw the first of what could be a new round of energy price hikes with British Gas announcing a 5.5 per cent increase for customers on its standard variable tariff from the end of May. Price increases like this always get some negative news coverage but they sting less going into the summerÃâà...
Express.co.uk
April 13, 2018
Energy prices have become a source of misery for residents across the UK after Government promises to look at the issue are continually suspended while suppliers blame the rising wholesale gas and electricity costs for the continually rising price. With news this week that British Gas is putting its prices upÃâà...
This is Money
April 13, 2018
British Gas have revealed this week that more than four million households face a 5.5 per cent bill increase from the end of May thanks to changes to its standard variable tariff. Hot on its heels, EDF Energy announced it will be hiking the cost of energy bills by 1.4 per cent for 1.3million customers. Energy:Ãâà...
Mirror.co.uk
April 13, 2018
And it is despite British Gas making a Ãâã572million profit last year, while owner Centrica made Ãâã1.25billion. Some customers say they still get bills with the free number – 0800 048 0202 – on them. A Mirror reader said the new number – 0333 202 9802 – appeared on a bill this week, adding: “I'm disgustedÃâà...
This is Money
April 13, 2018
Most households that haven't switched for a while – British Gas customers or other – could probably make a saving by switching. Do like Cheesed Off from London, my second favourite commenter of the week. He or she says: 'I haven't change yet but will now. British Gas has lost my custom for sure thisÃâà...
The Scottish Sun
April 13, 2018
Its main activity is the supply of electricity and gas to businesses and consumers in the UK, Ireland and the US. British Gas is the oldest energy company in the UK. It was founded in 1812 as the Gas Light and Coke Company. It changed its name to British Gas in 1973 following a restructure after the Gas ActÃâà...
TrustedReviews
April 13, 2018
Days after British Gas announced a 5.5% price increase, EDF has announced a 2018 price rise of its own, a slightly lower 2.7% increase in its electricity prices. We dig beneath the surface and see how you can still save. The two firms have slightly different reasons for their price rises, and will affectÃâà...
MoneySavingExpert
April 12, 2018
The news follows the announcement on Tuesday that British Gas will increase gas and electricity prices by 5.5% in May. We predicted at the time that more would follow, and EDF is indeed the next of the big six to raise prices. EDF says the hike will hit 41% of its customers. If you're affected, you could likelyÃâà...
Blasting News
April 12, 2018
#Labour is announcing that they will provide free bus travel to under 25s, the research done by the party claim that this could create annual saving of around Ãâã276 million a year, as well as providing vital public services for young workers. Meanwhile, a few days ago, #British Gas announced that they wouldÃâà...
Marketing Week
April 11, 2018
Millions of UK households could be hit with increased energy bills after British Gas revealed plans to implement a 5.5% price hike. The company says rising costs in the wholesale market and Government policy are to blame for the increase. The price hike will impact customers of its dual tariff by an averageÃâà...
The Guardian
April 11, 2018
Mark Hodges, chief executive of Centrica Consumer, part of the British Gas parent company, said: “We fully understand that any price increase adds extra pressure on customers' household bills. This increase we are announcing today is reflective of the costs we are seeing which are beyond our control.”.
Yahoo News UK
April 11, 2018
British Gas is raising dual fuel bills by 5.5% hitting an estimated 4.1 million customers with a Ãâã60 a year hike. The energy giant blamed the move on rising wholesale prices and policy costs. The price of the British Gas standard variable tariff will climb by Ãâã60 to Ãâã1,161, an average 5.5% rise for a typical dualÃâà...
Devdiscourse
April 11, 2018
The Energy Minister Claire Perry has said via an email statement that the ministry is disappointed by British Gas's announcement of an unjustified price rise in its default tariff when customers are already paying more than they need to. Mark Hodges, Chief Executive of Centrica's Consumer business hasÃâà...
The Independent
April 10, 2018
British Gas will hike its prices by an average of 5.5 per cent next month, taking the price of its standard tariff to ̣̉1,161 for a typical dual fuel customer. The energy firm said the increase was due to rising wholesale and policy costs, and blamed government policy for putting more pressure on customers' bills.
Utility Week
April 6, 2018
Ofgem has granted British Gas a temporary derogation from aspects of its gas and electricity supply licences to allow it to leave customers on a “dead” standard variable tariff (SVT). The decision means for a limited period the supplier can stop customers from moving onto its SVT without ending it for thoseÃâà...
FleetNews
April 4, 2018
Head of the British Gas fleet for 26 years and Fleet News Hall of Fame inductee Colin Marriott has many reasons to look back on his career with pride. Andrew Ryan reports. Colin Marriott's career was one full of big numbers: 26 years heading the fleet of Centrica subsidiary, British Gas, a final fleet size ofÃâà...
Which?
April 4, 2018
Above, we've listed the price of the deal for a year*. Then we've stated the tariff and worked out how much this will save you compared with standard tariffs from British Gas and Npower – the cheapest and priciest, respectively, of the Big Six energy firms' standard tariffs. But the standard tariff from British GasÃâà...
Utility Week
April 3, 2018
Price estimates are provided before work starts and work undertaken is backed by a 12-month British Gas guarantee. Mat Moakes, Local Heroes director, said: “Through Local Heroes, Centrica is now providing home services that go beyond its traditional boiler repair, electrics and plumbing offering.
MoneySavingExpert
April 3, 2018
British Gas has scrapped its standard variable tariff for new customers and those currently on a fixed deal - but the replacement tariff is only Ãâã25 a year cheaper. Since Saturday all new British Gas customers, and those currently on a fixed deal with the supplier, will be rolled onto a new 'default' fixed-rateÃâà...
The Guardian
April 2, 2018
Brewer said the sector's prospects were dependent on consumer confidence, which has tanked since the Brexit vote. Elsewhere, the collapse of the outsourcer Carillion has so far resulted in more than 1,700 job losses, with more pain expected. The British Gas owner Centrica has recently announced theÃâà...
The Economist
March 28, 2018
Last month Shell completed the acquisition of First Utility, a midsized British gas and electricity supplier that already operates under the Shell brand in Germany. The Anglo-Dutch firm plans to make a similar move in Australia. Late last year Total launched the supply of gas and green power to households inÃâà...
The Guardian
March 27, 2018
Sainsbury's Energy is supplied and managed by British Gas and, following our intervention, it has decided to write off your debt – whatever it was. It told us the serial number on your meter had been incorrectly recorded, which led to the errors. Earlier this month the energy regulator, Ofgem, said it wasÃâà...
Choose
March 22, 2018
The company's partnership with Alzheimer's Society has culminated in the release of this utilities guide, which British Gas co-wrote alongside the charity. The guide contains viewpoints from those with dementia and their families, as well as practical information on how to improve services from a workingÃâà...
Utility Week
March 21, 2018
British Gas or Eon to Npower were the next trickiest switches with eight and nine per cent respectively finding it difficult to move between firms. Other reasons customers said it was difficult to switch energy supplier included: difficulty getting a refund (15 per cent), difficulty paying previous supplier (15 perÃâà...
The Guardian
March 13, 2018
British Gas says it “occasionally” has to cancel if there are a large number of emergency jobs. “This winter has seen the coldest average temperatures since 2012/13 – so we have been prioritising breakdowns and, in particular, vulnerable customers, which has resulted in us having to move someÃâà...
The Guardian
March 11, 2018
A Guardian investigation in February into the UK's big six revealed that they are routinely charging customers almost exactly the same amount after switching them off controversial default tariffs. In the case of market leader British Gas, the most expensive fixed deal, which many customers are being movedÃâà...
Stoke Sentinel
March 5, 2018
Michele, of Hanley, signed up with British Gas in 2013 and was told she would receive a single quarterly bill for all eight or her houses. However things began to go wrong when the company 'lost' her Ãâã1,810 cheque despite the money clearing from her account. As a result Michele decided to withhold futureÃâà...
Express.co.uk
March 3, 2018
British Gas admitted closing two call centres in Scotland on Thursday and operating a skeleton staff because the hazardous weather made it difficult for workers to get in. They claimed engineers were battling “virtually round the clock” to clear the repairs backlog and promised that services would be back toÃâà...
The Sun
March 2, 2018
What to do if you have gas supply problems in your area and the British Gas breakdown contact number. The last thing you will want to deal with during freezing weather is a faulty boiler or gas problems - so check out what to do here. By Neal Baker. 2nd March 2018, 9:11 am. Updated: 2nd March 2018, 9:12 am. MANY ofÃâà...
The Guardian
March 1, 2018
But the government said households would not notice disruptions to their supply or any increase in energy bills because suppliers, including British Gas, bought energy further ahead. The energy minister Claire Perry said people should cook and use their heating as they would normally. Q&AÃâà...
ICIS
March 1, 2018
Plummeting temperatures driven by the “Beast from the East” pushed daily British gas demand to levels not seen in four years. The Siberian temperatures had already caused prices to rise above typically February values earlier this week. But an unplanned shut-down at a key Norwegian gas processingÃâà...
The Independent
March 1, 2018
More than 30 per cent of those consumers switched from one of the six largest suppliers – British Gas, EDF, nPower, E.On, Scottish Power and SSE – to rival smaller companies. Ofgem said that many of the customers switched for the first time. “With more customers voting with their feet, the message isÃâà...
MoneySavingExpert (blog)
February 28, 2018
British Gas is the UK's biggest energy firm, and millions of customers stick with it through thick and thin, even if they know they can get much cheaper deals elsewhere (as I constantly nag about). Yet right now there's a route that enables existing British Gas direct debit customers, who use dual fuel (ie, gasÃâà...
BBC News
February 27, 2018
Last week Centrica, which owns British Gas, said it was cutting around 4,000 jobs worldwide, over half of them in the UK. The firm said the prospect of an energy price cap was part of the reason for the lay-offs. British Gas, E.On and Scottish Power have all made moves to abolish standard variable tariffs,Ãâà...
The Times
February 18, 2018
Iain Conn is preparing to unveil plans to slash costs at British Gas, raising fears of more job losses as he fights to shore up Centrica's dividend. The energy group's chief executive is under pressure from investors after stunning the City with a profit warning in November that left analysts questioning theÃâà...
The Times
February 17, 2018
The owner of British Gas is feeling the squeeze after raising energy prices and shedding British and American business customers last year. Centrica, which owns Britain's biggest household energy supplier, as well as oil and gas fields, will report profits of about Ãâã1.3bn, down from Ãâã1.5bn last year, analystsÃâà...
The Guardian
February 10, 2018
British Gas says: “Just like many other industries, we offer introductory pricing to provide customers with the opportunity to try our products for a reduced price which is clearly communicated through all channels at the point of purchase. In common with most insurers, our renewal prices reflect the varyingÃâà...
Express.co.uk
December 31, 1999
It's no secret that British Gas and all the other big six providers aren't cheap. In fact if you're sitting on their standard tariff, frankly you're being ripped off, and with typical bills could cut the costs from around Ãâã1,140 to a little over Ãâã800 for the same usage, a saving of Ãâã340. Some save far more if they've higherÃâà...
The Times
December 31, 1999
Shell is considering using its own brand to challenge British Gas in the battle for domestic power customers. After its acquisition last year of electricity and gas supplier First Utility, the oil giant is considering putting its own name over the door. John Abbott, who runs the FTSE 100 giant's downstreamÃâà...
Energy Live News
December 31, 1999
This will take the price of the 'Big Six' supplier's standard tariff to Ãâã1,161 for a typical dual fuel customer, an average increase of Ãâã60 per year. Owner Centrica expects the new price will affect around 4.1 million customers – it says the increase is happening as a result of rising wholesale and policy costs andÃâà...
Marketing Week
December 31, 1999
In a world where brands are reacting to the pace of change by focusing on the inherent value of their brands, it will take best in class marketers to stand out says British Gas marketing director, Miriam Jordan Keane. “We feel very strongly that in order to be competitive we need to have best-in-classÃâà...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
Do you remember 2006? The Queen turned 80, Steve McClaren became the manager of England's football team and investors were obsessing over speculation that Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled energy giant, was about to bid for Centrica, the owner of British Gas. The deal never happened, of courseÃâà...
Business Insider Nordic
December 31, 1999
LONDON - British Gas-owner Centrica is planning to cut up 4,000 jobs by 2020 after a dreadful year, the company said on Thursday. Ad. Centrica announced plans to accelerate its cost-cutting, saying it will slash an additional Ãâã500 million from its annual spending by 2020. It plans to do this by introducing more tech to helpÃâà...
Express.co.uk
December 31, 1999
Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert, 45, appeared on ITV show This Morning and explained how to save money on your British Gas utilities bill. He recommended viewers to either switch from British Gas, or to change to a different British Gas tariff using a handy trick. He said: “Many people are loyal to theirÃâà...
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
British Gas lost about 750,000 customers, 10% of its total, over the year. However, Conn argued that the company was resilient and more than half of the accounts were loss-making, so the impact was limited. British Gas made a profit margin per customer of 5.5%, or ̣̉59 out of a typical ̣̉1,101 dual fuel bill.
