scottish power capping

lachick

Hi,

I have been on the phone with scottish power today to try and cap for both gas and electricity and they said that this was possible subject to paying a £6,50 standing charge every month by direct debit for the privilege of capping. Does anyone know if this is correct.

Many thanks.

imho

Have a look on their web site as it explains it all there ,

http://www.theenergypeople.com/getHomePage.do?agentID=MSSE0

You have to keep refreshing the page to get the web page up .

lachick

Message to imho. It doesn't say on the website. Does anyone know if you have to pay the standing charge.

krisl

i think there are 2 options when you sign up, one with a standing charge and one without. This is what i got when i signed up at about 6pm. its presented in the same way as any comparison site, and will recommend the one it thinks is best based on your data.

keith1950

Hi lachick- the short answer is yes. It states "ScottishPower's Fixed Price Energy Plan prices are higher than our current monthly direct debit prices by an equivalent of £3 for gas and £3.50 for electricity per month'. This works out to a premium of "about" £78 for the year, which is a small price to pay if you are capped for a year.

Kimitatsu

Yes I had this for capping too - we only have electricity (no gas here) soit was only £3.50 but it caps the price at the rate we have been paying until August 2009.

For us it was a tiny amount compared to the 30% rises we were expecting at the time.