cashback british gas essentials tariff?

sundries

If I want to switch my electricity to british gas (ive already got gas with them)

however, im not sure how i switch to essentials tariff on the cashback sites

(essentials tariff)

Gas
tier 1 = 4.511 p/kwh
tier 2 = 2.763 p/kwh

Electricity
tier 1 = 14.412
tier 2 = 7.885

slightly better than the standard ive been on for years

Gas
tier 1 = 6.822
tier2 - 3.251

Electricity (though ive been on npowers standard)
tier 1 = 24.041
tier 2 = 9.655

Joyful

The Essential is not a tariff you can switch to as you need to go through to the Home Energy Care team to see if you meet the criteria for it.

sundries

ah so i could switch electricity to british gas, and then call them and ask them if i can go on their essentials tariff

bristolleedsfan

sundries wrote: »

ah so i could switch electricity to british gas, and then call them and ask them if i can go on their essentials tariff

Yes, switching a single fuel to BG is only worth around 20.00 cashback atm, what you could do is switch a single fuel to SP ( assuming u arent already with them) for 40.00 cashback, as soon as its validated apply to switch to BG for whatever cashback is in force at the time.

http://www.cashbackguide.org/british+gas/offers.aspx

Scottish Power highest is on Quidco atm which Topcashback and Cashback Kings/Rpoints will match upon a HCP claim.

duggie1982

£80 the now to go to SP then £40 to BG with quidco at the moment. I'm just waiting for the BG cashback to go up a bit first

sundries

are u tied into a contract with sp for any length of time if you do this?
otherwise making £120 sounds like a really good idea

Joyful

As it can take 6 weeks to move supplier you would have no guarantee that the Essentials tariff would still be available when the supply moved to BG. Once an unknown allocation is met it could be withdrawn as before so should not be used to get any sales. You cannot be assessed until BG start supplying- not when a sale is actioned.

bristolleedsfan

sundries wrote: »

are u tied into a contract with sp for any length of time if you do this?
otherwise making £120 sounds like a really good idea

Not if you pick Online Energy ( Some of us go for No Standing Charge option) with Scottish Power and British Gas Standard tariff .......also 70.00 from EON via TCB ( Track And Save 2 has no exit penalties)

sundries

its sounds complicated. what would be the best thing for me to do?

bristolleedsfan

sundries wrote: »

its sounds complicated. what would be the best thing for me to do?

Depending on who you are with atm, if I was you I would go to British Gas via Eon and Scottish Power and in another posters words " trouser" :eek: the cashback at each port of call.

Best cashback rates are usually found http://www.cashbackguide.org/

sundries

what is BACS? it says i wont get anything from eon unless my account is set to receive money through bacs