British gas essentials tarrif

elektra

wakeupalarm wrote: »

Are the rates for the Essentials tariff published anywhere?

No they are not.

This is the gas prce, elec varies by area.

British Gas Essential tariff ( as charged from 01/03/08) is as follows

For standard Gas registers, 4.192 pence per kilowatt for the first 12.526 kilowatts used a day, and 2.314 pence per kilowatt for the rest.Prices exclude vat

buckrogers

buckrogers wrote: »

is there any electric 'essentials tarrif' apart from british gas?
as at the moment my parents are with british gas
and electric with scottishpower.

anyone please??

mr_magoo_5

buckrogers wrote: »

anyone please??

Yes, .Gas and electricity,
ring them to get on asap

Gareth56

elektra wrote: »

No they are not.

This is the gas prce, elec varies by area.

British Gas Essential tariff ( as charged from 01/03/08) is as follows

For standard Gas registers, 4.192 pence per kilowatt for the first 12.526 kilowatts used a day, and 2.314 pence per kilowatt for the rest.Prices exclude vat

The essential tariff (including VAT)for electricity for the Northern region is:-

1st 225kWh per quarter @ 16.962p
Rest @ 10.845p

buckrogers

mr_magoo wrote: »

Yes, .Gas and electricity,
ring them to get on asap

anyone know what the tarrif is for electric with british gas
they are with scottishpower Domestic Economy 7
night - 5.099
day - 10.164
standing charge 14.440 a day
that was the rates last bill 07/07/08 prob gone up now
but would they be better off with BG would it be cheaper

buckrogers

buckrogers wrote: »

anyone know what the tarrif is for electric with british gas
they are with scottishpower Domestic Economy 7
night - 5.099
day - 10.164
standing charge 14.440 a day
that was the rates last bill 07/07/08 prob gone up now
but would they be better off with BG would it be cheaper

any advice please ?

john539

I was told that on the Gas Essentials Tariff you basically get the Direct Debit rate with a Tier 2 unit discount up to £12 per quarter however you pay as you don't need to be on Direct Debit.

Any price increase is postponed till April 2009, so you remain on old rates.

Gas Rates I was quoted were (excl. VAT):

Tier 1: 4.192p/kWh
Tier 2: 2.314p/kWh

Electric Essentials Tariff you basically get the Direct Debit rate with a Tier 2 unit discount up to £10 per quarter.

Again I assume you stay on old rates (I'm not on Electric with BG) & any price increase is postponed until April 2009.

I checked my last bill in May & that was a 33% increase on previous rates, even before latest massive increase !!

Ps: BG Essentials rates confirmed in a letter from British Gas.
.

Rogerb_2

pugsley29 wrote: »

I was on essentials tariff so I rang them up to see if there would be an increase and whether I need to renew it and lo and behold I was taken off the essentials tariff in January by mistake and have been paying full whack, anyway after apologies,they said they would be calculating my refund and getting back to me next week to arrange a refund.

I wonder how widespread this 'mistake' is, because looking at my mothers bills the same thing happened to her in January 08. It co-incided with a price increase and the reinstatement of the winter rebate in February 08 of £90 dual fuel, which had originally been scrapped when the essentials tariff was introduced in March 07.
She is back on the essentials tariff today, but can't help thinking it will be a nightmare getting a refund and whether She would have been entitled to the winter rebate if still on the essentials tariff.

buckrogers

john539 wrote: »

I was told that on the Gas Essentials Tariff you basically get the Direct Debit rate with a Tier 2 unit discount up to £12 per quarter however you pay as you don't need to be on Direct Debit.

Any price increase is postponed till April 2009, so you remain on old rates.

Gas Rates I was quoted were:

Tier 1: 4.192p/kWh
Tier 2: 2.314p/kWh

Electric Essentials Tariff you basically get the Direct Debit rate with a Tier 2 unit discount up to £10 per quarter.

Again I assume you stay on old rates (I'm not on Electric with BG) & any price increase is postponed until April 2009.

I checked my last bill in May & that was a 33% increase on previous rates, even before latest massive increase !!

thanks for the reply

i have now put them on the gas essentials tariff, and was asked it i wanted to go electric as well but she didnt know what the tariff was and would get someone to ring back,
i dont want to be putting them on something costing more and wondered if it would be better than who they are with now scottish power.

buckrogers

has anyone else switch over to British Gas for there electric?
does there work out cheaper after the Essentials Tariff ?