NEW British Gas Fixed to 30 Sept 2011

KingCampo

British Gas have just announced a fixed product to 30 September 2011.

I moved to the British Gas Fixed to 12 Dec 2009 last week. I believe I can cancel this within 14 days if I want to.

I reckon it'll cost me about £150 a year more than the 2009 product but it lasts for nearly two years longer.

Will I save in the long run?

And therefore should I cancel my 2009 fix and change to this one?

pault123

The key question is now they have increased there prices, the fixes tarif isn't exactly going to offer good value! :mad:

moncman

Was it not all a lot simpler when there was one supplier and you paid a flat rate.

I cant believe the overheads for running all these private companies and paying shareholders a profit is more efficient to the end user than a nationalised energy supply company.

No matter what deal you are on most of us will lay awake at night wondering if we've done the right thing.

Personally I hate the whole damn thing :mad:

scope

Fixed 2011 prices (inc. VAT):

Gas: 7.3p (first 670kWh per Q)/ 3.55p (rest)
El: 25.31p (First 125kWh per Q) / 12p (rest)

loopyjuice_2

scope wrote: »

Fixed 2011 prices (inc. VAT):

Gas: 7.3p (first 670kWh per Q)/ 3.55p (rest)
El: 25.31p (First 125kWh per Q) / 12p (rest)

can anyone work out the increase of this tariff compared to click energy 5 (roughly)

pault123

I'm with Ebico

EquiGas costs 2.86p per kWh including VAT.
General Domestic tariff 11.20p per KWh (inc VAT)

• one low rate for everyone
• no standing charges
• no alteration to our flat rate however you pay and however much – or little – energy you use.

Those British Gas prices are nothing short of DISGUSTING!!!! :rotfl:

in fact i'd happily stay with Ebico and take the price hits than join the British Gas 2011 tarif!

scope

loopyjuice wrote: »

can anyone work out the increase of this tariff compared to click energy 5 (roughly)

Based on gas going up 35%, and el going up 9%, click 5 would cost (based on my region, Southern):

Gas: 8.05p/3.38p
El: 22.73p/9p

So Fixed 2011 is about the same for gas, more expensive on el.

ericpode

I slept through it all too. (we're still on standard tariffs).

Not sure about opting for the 2011 as it sounds very similar to the click 5 online tariff.

If we just go for the click 5 tariff NOW, are we tied into it for a minimum period or can we jump to another supplier a month or two later?

KingCampo

I guess it all depends on your view of what will happen in the next 2-3 years.

Part of me wonders if British Gas is trying to get us to 'panic buy' a long fixed product, knowing that the prices may actually come back down during that period.

Anyone got a good crystal ball?

DdraigGoch

I'm really nervous now, I've got a rather low electricity bill in general [I'm a fanatic at switching things off .... ] apparently - £45/month. I am considering changing from SWALEC Standard to British Gas 2011 capped tarrif but I get so confused with one set of prices coming out at £620/annum, one at £580/annum and yet another at £685/annum, and all this without Quidco! I simply feel like putting my head under the pillow and just paying the bill, month after month and trying to forget about it all.... what's a girl to do??

AndysDad

moncman wrote: »

Was it not all a lot simpler when there was one supplier and you paid a flat rate.

I cant believe the overheads for running all these private companies and paying shareholders a profit is more efficient to the end user than a nationalised energy supply company.

No matter what deal you are on most of us will lay awake at night wondering if we've done the right thing.

Personally I hate the whole damn thing :mad:

I agree.What we need is a goverment that has the 'Balls' to nationalise all the utilities and then profits will be passed on to us instead of the shareholders.