help to switch

scotty1971

i'm currently on npowers fixed tarriff to march 09

elec 13.35 inc vat for first 728
12.29 inc vat for everything else
pay £78 dd a month

gas 5.794 inc vat for first 4572
1.990 inc vat for everything else
pay £49 dd month

postcode is fk1
3 bedroom semi-detached

anyone able to help me search for a cheaper supplier or tarriff,i have tried the compare websites, they all tell me npower sign online14 is cheapest,not too sure if that is with or without the discount,any help would be most welcome
thanks in advance
scott

Ken68

Hi Scotty, you may have the details wrong...energyhelpline shows (at 20000kwh for gas and 3000kwh for elec.) Fixed price 2009, an annual spend of £850 beating the nearest by £150 a year.
Online is usually cheapest, and not sure but discounts are mentioned on the switching site so would be included.
Your total dd's amount to £1524 p.a. maybe paying off arrears.

scotty1971

not paying off any arrears,that's my monthly dd,bill's up too date,

what details do you think i might have wrong?

Magentasue

Have you used actual annual consumption in kwh in the comparison, or just what you spend? You need kwh for an accurate comparison.

Also, you could edit your original post and delete the second half of your post code.

scotty1971

Magentsue,maybe a silly question,but how di work out the annual consumption?

Magentasue

Quickest way is two actual meter readings a year apart. Your supplier should be able to tell you, if you don't have records. If you haven't been there that long, you can get an idea from taking a summer quarter and a winter quarter, adding them together and doubling them.

Obviously, must be actual readings.

scotty1971

Electricity

17/12/07
7054

Estimate

18/12/08
13829

Customer reading

Gas

19/12/07
3361

Actual

18/12/08
5859

Customer reading

i know the first electricity is an estimate,but it looks about right,when i changed over,Magentsue can you help me work out my usage

Magentasue

Well, so long as your customer reading was correct, you've got 5859 - 3361 for gas = 2498 meter units.

If elec is OK, that's 6775kwh, so say 6800kwh.

To convert gas units to approx kwh, it's x11 for metric or x31 for imperial. Hopefully, metric - about 27,500kwh.

scotty1971

thanks for that, so when i go to a comparison website i just put these figures in?

npower sign online 14 tarriff

electricity

10.05 incl vat
£55 standing charge

gas

3.34 incl vat
£55 standing charge

Magentasue

Yes. If you put your current tariff in, you should be able to see how much you are paying a year now. Then you see the 'best buys' and what they cost. It's worth looking at the gas and electricity tabs to see where the savings can be made. For example, when I compared my SP tariff there were a few offering small savings. When I checked the gas, they were all more expensive but there were savings on the electricity. Always worth considering the dual fuel discount, but sometimes, it isn't enough.

scotty1971

anyone out there able to use the figures i have to use it on the comparison websites,all help most welcome