Anyone here use Ebico. Your Views Please

chrisb1357

Hi all,

I am torn between moving from my current supplier to Ebico and wanted peoples views on them before i move. Some price comparison websits say i will make a saving and some say i wont. I have also found mix views on the company saying some people have saved alot and some have not even that they was told they would make a saving.

Please reply with your views on the above

Chris

Cardew

There are scores, if not hundreds, of posts if you do a search.

Their accounts are handled by Southern Electricity, few seem to have the slightest problems with the company.

Non profit making company.

Gas and electricity are just one rate, no standing charge, no tiers, no difference how you pay and no discounts.

Gas is very competitive - especially a low to medium user

Electricity is not competitive unless you are an ultra low user.

With dual fuel they are not the cheapest as there are no dual fuel dicounts.

chrisb1357

At the minute i am on PrePayment Meter with British Gas Dual Fuel Click Rates

Chris

Cardew

chrisb1357 wrote: »

At the minute i am on PrePayment Meter with British Gas Dual Fuel Click Rates

Chris

It will depend on your consumption, but I suspect gas will be cheaper with Ebico and Electricity with BG.

Get rid of your pre-pay meters and you can get the cheapest dual fuel tariffs.

chrisb1357

I have tried to get rid of the prepayment meters, Problem is its our first flat and we have asked British Gas to install a normal meter but they want £500 for each one

Chris

1carminestocky

I believe there are companies who will install a 'normal' meter for nowt. Anyone confirm/deny? You certainly don't want to be paying BG £500 in order to save money on your gas and electric IMO.

chrisb1357

Hi,

Well we have used a prepayment meter only beacuse it was allready here when we moved in. We do pay other bills by card as well so we can keep track of our bills.

If we was to move to normal meters is there anyway you can still pay so much each week

Chris

Premier_2

chrisb1357 wrote: »

... Some price comparison websits say i will make a saving and some say i wont. ...

This suggests to me that the data you are inputting is not your annual consumption in kWh. If you don't know this, contact your existing supplier who will provide the necessary information (presunming you've been with them 12 months)

If Ebico are still coming out cheapest, then switch to them.
Even if they are not cheapest, you may still decide to switch to them because of their equitable billing policy (although that obviously isn't moneysaving).

chrisb1357

Hi, We have only been with our first supplier for 3 months now. I took a reading 7 days ago so could i just convert this into a year

Chris

Farway

chrisb1357 wrote: »

Hi, We have only been with our first supplier for 3 months now. I took a reading 7 days ago so could i just convert this into a year

Chris

You could, but it would not be very accurate as less heat is used in summer, typically no heating costs at all for 6 months, just cooking

It would however be a useful guide and a starting point, accepting that annual use /cost is lower

rosekitten

chrisb1357 wrote: »

Hi,

Well we have used a prepayment meter only beacuse it was allready here when we moved in. We do pay other bills by card as well so we can keep track of our bills.

If we was to move to normal meters is there anyway you can still pay so much each week

Chris

I am with British Gas and can either ring
(freephoone number)and top up my account
or do it online,need a debit card.I have
just paid £50 in for this month against my
next gas bill due in February,but have rang
in and paid £10 a time often,I pay the electric
this way too