gas contract

lizgill · 14 August 2008 at 3:09PM

my contract with British Gas automatically renews itself (oct 2008) Is there any way I can get out of this contract? Spoken to Britsh Gas they say I can't! Please Help The prices they are quoting are three times the price of what I can get with a new supplier!!

mcmn18 · 14 August 2008 at 5:58PM

Hi

Contracts don't automatically renew unless it's a business tariff, you would need to check this out with them, domestic gas and elec contracts are on a 28 day rolliing contract and the only time you can be caught out is with termination fee on a fixed rate. If it is a business then you need to give notice and so ask them what notyice you have to give and state you haven't received contract renwal documents and so can't be held to it.

lizgill · 15 August 2008 at 2:03PM

Sorry yes it is a small business, Recieved a letter May 2008 to say my contract ends 02/10/08, to let them know before 05/07/08 if I didn't want to renew (It would automatically do so if I didn't let them know) which I did by telephone, (because I found a much better supplier for my electricity.)They now say that a phone call is not acceptable and I needed to do it in writing, which they failed to mention! Is there any way I can get out of this?

whatatwit · 15 August 2008 at 2:10PM

Doubtful, I would think that in the teeny tiny small print it will have a clause about being notified in writing.
As a matter of interest, who was your cheaper quote from.
I only ask as my contract will be up in the new year and I too will be shopping around.

lizgill · 18 August 2008 at 9:40AM

Our cheapest price was from edf 0.25p daily charge & 9.03pence per unit, but please be aware this was quoted 10th of june when our new tarif came through from british gas good luck.

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