chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

How much of a hassle is it moving energy suppliers?

I'm currently with British Gas for Gas - £50/month
Npower for Electric - £45/month

Looking on-line I can save a bit of money, but is it worth the hassle moving? Or is it worth putting both suppliers together who I'm currently it....I.e Both with BG or both with Npower?

stilover

Try the Utility Warehouse. My cousin is a rep.

Cut my bills way down.

Switched Gas, Electric, Phone, & Broadband. They did everything. Took weeks rather than months.

For all the above (based on a 2 bed flat) it cost me £80 a month.
All phone calls are free 24/7

what would scooby do

dead easy to move.

Look at sites like Uswitch and quidco and grab cash back if available.

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Yeah, I've had a quick look on them sites whatwouldscoobydo.

stilover, without sounding nasty, they don't seem to get too good reviews really?!

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews87791.html


Cheers for the input

stilover

Really? Check out Which magazine. They always get 'best' in every category.

Rescue Dude

iTrader: (11)

I switched after my **** got too sore from being shafted by British Gas for years.

Piece of cake to do. I compared prices using this.

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/gas-and-electricity/

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Will check Which out! Cheers mate

Cheers Rescue Dude, will check your link out.

SirFozzalot

Very easy to do.

Recently went dual fuel by switching my electric to the same supplier as the gas and it was a piece of cake, one phone call, they did the rest. Just had to then ignore all the letters and phone calls from the old supplier begging me to stay.

I found that some of the electricity suppliers just compare the price per kWh on the day and night rates and generally concentrate on the day rates that were slightly cheaper but the night rates slightly more. When I checked my actual usage the night rate usage was much higher than the day usage so I wouldn't have been saving anything really. Then when I added the dual fuel discounts I ended up making quite a good saving.

Chip

Just fixed my tariff with npower who were cheapest, you get £110 cashback annualy if stay with them as well.

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

I've been with them 5 years, and not received anything from them!?

bigsinky

it don't work for Norn Iron

jef

iTrader: (13)

just changed to a fixed deal from e-on,

as my supplier, scottish and southern (ithink) are to due to bump there prices up.
no tie -in, 30 day rolling contract - and what sold it was the free energy meter that ill probably wait for 8 weeks for lol

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Anyone switched to EDF, they are coming out top for me....fixed at 14months.

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Also.........what actually happens, do you find the best deal, fill in the on-line forms, and sit back and relax?? Thats it?

what would scooby do

yes, from scotch power, seems to be going very well so far.

RJMS

iTrader: (2)

Had a guy from E-ON at the door this afternoon trying to sell me a fixed rate deal that was about the same price as my existing BG deal which is due to go up massively in a few weeks.

No way am I signing up for anything there and then and sure enough what he had told me was not actually 100% accurate and even better Ovo have a fixed rate deal that is cheaper than what I am currently paying before the increase.

He's going to be disappointed when he rings me on Friday

Chip

Check it out , you need to be on DD payments etc to get it but I am on the cheapest tariff and still get it each year.

Chip

jef

iTrader: (13)

sh*t, didnt want to here that lol

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Took the plunge and signed over the EDF Will see what hassle it causes

urban

iTrader: (1)

Sinky - we only have a choice of two electricity suppliers, and even that is only a recent choice