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Equipower and equigas

dobydog
dobydog Posts: 18 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
in Energy
I am thinking of changing to the above from Npower, I might be just being thick, but is there a minimum sign up time, read the terms and conditions but cannot see a minimum time.

Would be grateful if someone could clarify this for me.

Many thanks
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  • erin2426
    erin2426 Posts: 10 Forumite
    :D hi- we have just changed to eqipower and eqigas and are not tied into anything - already seeing lower bills after a month :j
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    erin2426 wrote:
    :D hi- we have just changed to eqipower and eqigas and are not tied into anything - already seeing lower bills after a month :j


    May I ask how long it took for your switch to happen. I am in the process of switching to Equigas and first applied to them about a month ago. Have received a couple of postcards assuring me that it is in hand, but seems to be taking a while. Also, did the changeover go smoothly?
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • cheghead
    cheghead Posts: 849 Forumite
    Took about six weeks. Should receive something from Southern Electric (depending on your area). All went very smooth and easy to check on-line once I got a start date. You should get another postcard asking for your meter settings very soon and switch over will be not long away.
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    cheghead wrote:
    Took about six weeks. Should receive something from Southern Electric (depending on your area). All went very smooth and easy to check on-line once I got a start date. You should get another postcard asking for your meter settings very soon and switch over will be not long away.

    Thanks for that information. Did you have any problems with you previous supplier? I have been reading on here that BG get up to all sorts of tricks when customers try to leave them - even telling them that they have to pay rental for the gas meter!!
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • stiffnuts69
    stiffnuts69 Posts: 442 Forumite
    BG are scum. I signed uo to click energy electric (I know got enticed by the low prices). Then they also signed me up to gas without my permission. Cancelled twice (email and phone) within the 7 day cooling off period but they then lied and said that I did not. Equipower then tried to prevent them from switching me but to no avail.
    Dont worry because the day they took over my supply I signed back with equipower. BG are ba*tards and me or my family or friends will never ever go with BG again.

    Im not going to bother with ofgem etc, but British Gas know that you are scum.
  • cheghead
    cheghead Posts: 849 Forumite
    Got a call from Powergen asking why I had decided to leave. When I told them it was Ebico they said "oh..ok". Told me about all the good points of Ebico and certainly didn't try to make me feel I had made a bad choice. I was quite happy with Powergen but if it wasn't for MSE I would never have heard of Ebico.
  • Ken68
    Ken68 Posts: 6,825 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Energy Saving Champion Home Insurance Hacker!
    Hi Dobydog.....moved to Ebico recently, took about 5 weeks, by the dealings so far will be with them for quite a while.
    Powergen rang to retain my custom, told me EBICO had gone bust, which clearly they have not.
    As for your former gas company, don't get me started.
    It seems anything with British in it, avoid. Telecom, Rail, Gas.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    It took me 6 weeks as well. Bills are much lower, great customer service, I strongly recommend them.
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Ken68 wrote:
    Hi Dobydog.....moved to Ebico recently, took about 5 weeks, by the dealings so far will be with them for quite a while.
    Powergen rang to retain my custom, told me EBICO had gone bust, which clearly they have not.
    As for your former gas company, don't get me started.
    It seems anything with British in it, avoid. Telecom, Rail, Gas.

    What a cheek telling you they had gone bust!! It's unbelievable the tactics these companies use to try and stop people from switching - surely some of it must bordering on illegal.
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • computerwoman
    computerwoman Posts: 4,075 Forumite
    :j Who are ebico and how cheap are they, I've never heard of them, but I'm with powergen and am getting charged alsorts of different prices on the same bill so want to go I don't owe them anything at the mo, as I'm in credit by £1.92p so can go away from them but wondered who this company are, T



    Pls be nice to all MSer's
    There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.
    Tomorrow never come's as today is yesterday and tomorrow is today:confused:

    MERRY CHRISTMAS FELLOW MSer's:xmastree:
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