Npower: Annual discount of £250

reactor_3

kev1n3 wrote: »

I somehow doubt that very much..

Why do OFGEM have some sort of immunity if the are found to be involved in corruption? I very much doubt that.
I mean look at our other failed regulators, the people who were supposed to be regulating the banks?
Why is their failure not being invertigated?

Only the greatest of fools would assume regulators were above the law.

reactor_3

KimYeovil wrote: »

Reactor, I don't know how long you are expected to stay with the tariff but I see no suggestion that you only receive it after one year. As far as I can see you can sign on today and still receive the discount in January?

I think on all Npower tarrifs a £100 discount (varies with product) is included and you have to stay with them for a year to get this discount, so you are effectively 'trapped' with a £100 'ransom'. So you have to be careful when switching, however it does look like a good deal especially if your usage is low, but you have to remember that if they increase their tariffs during the year or fail to reduce them you are trapped, to a certain extend if you want to get your discount for staying for a year. So you have to weigh all these things up.
However it still looks like it might be a good deal for me, even if I am in the process of trying to get them prosecuted for theft - which explains my distrust of them.
Afterall, do thieves have a social conscience?

KimYeovil

reactor wrote: »

I think on all Npower tarrifs a £100 discount (varies with produce) is included and you have to stay with them for a year to get this discount, so you are effectively 'trapped' with a £100 'ransom'. So you have to be careful when switching, however it does look like a good deal especially if your usage is low, but you have to remember that if they increase their tariffs during the year or fail to reduce them you are trapped, to a certain extend if you want to get your discount for staying for a year. So you have to weigh all these things up.

The £108 dual fuel direct debit annual discount is as you describe (indeed, you appear to be quoting one of my broken records). This is a separate (and additional) £250 discount that is managed and paid completely differently.

BallandChain

reactor wrote: »

Afterall, do thieves have a social conscience?

I don't think the Npower bosses or regulators do.

KimYeovil

BallandChain wrote: »

I don't think the Npower bosses or regulators do.

If the customers don't, businesses can't. The day consumers pick and choose according to a social conscience is the day the businesses will fall in line. But you know that is not going to happen.

reactor_3

BallandChain wrote: »

I don't think the Npower bosses or regulators do.

You can add the government to that list as well!!

reactor_3

KimYeovil wrote: »

If the customers don't, businesses can't. The day consumers pick and choose according to a social conscience is the day the businesses will fall in line. But you know that is not going to happen.

However whilst customers may not pick with a social conscience most of them have enough morals to pay for the goods before they leave the shop with.

Consumers do not for example go through he checkout with goods stuck up their jumper and then claim it is the cashieres fault for not scanning them, which is pretty
much how one supplier of gas has been operating, mentioning no names <cough>.

BallandChain

KimYeovil, can we pick and choose though as all the utility companies are in it for themselves. Gas and electric is a necessity, as much as I'd like not to part with a single penny with them, I don't have much of a choice. Ok, if I owned my own home I could choose solar power, windy miller turbines and whatnot. I'm not in that position so have to go the regular route.

BallandChain

Reactor, don't get me started on the government!

altocumulus

different tariffs from the same provider - why? -
why are we, as domestic customers, not all treated equally?

I am not designed to understand this....