Swapping supplier and being charged

ange67

I have just swapped my electricity supplier from British Gas and i have been charged a £30 cancellation fee, does anyone know if this is correct.

utilitybroker

If you were signed up to a contract with a early termination fee yes its likely to be correct.

Cardew

What BG tariff was this? WebSaver3 has a £30 penalty if you leave before 01 Dec 09.

It stops people switching simply to get cashback.

1carminestocky

It also of course just stops them switching to get a better deal, full stop. Look on the bright side, OP, even if you'd switched to another BG tariff (what are we up to now, Websaver 4? 5?) BG would STILL have charged you that £30. Which sort of makes a mockery of Cardew's theory regarding it existing solely to stop cashback trousersers, don't you think?