Websaver 6 versus 7

1socrates1

I am with British Gas on their dual fuel Websaver 6 tariff. Is it possible to switch to the Websaver 7 and is there any benefit in doing so?

Thanks

penrhyn

Dunno, what do the comparison sites suggest?

1socrates1

It seems to be the same package but that the Websaver 6 offers it until 1 May 2011 and the Websaver 7 until 1 July 2011. Does not seem like much of a win.

smidgey

The rates are slightly different. Here is a comparison I did when WS7 came out:

http://i39.tinypic.com/33ab2jb.jpg

1socrates1

Thanks smidgey, it seems from your graph that while the WS7 gives a bit in the tier 1 it takes away in the tier 2, so not much change?

kjsmith7

For myself, the difference was £12.23 a year for electricity, so I wouldn't be losing too much sleep over it.

Plushchris

There is probably a cancelation fee on websaver 6 that would outweigh any savings made by upgrading to websaver 7 anyway

kjsmith7

Plushchris wrote: »

There is probably a cancelation fee on websaver 6 that would outweigh any savings made by upgrading to websaver 7 anyway

Yes - WebSaver6 T&Cs: http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/energy/websaver6/t&c.html
£30 per fuel cancellation fee if cancelled before 1 Aug 2010, tariff continues until 1 May 2011.

WebSaver 7 - £30 cancellation fee if cancelled before the expiry of the contract on 1st July 2011. That's also a pretty big difference (WebSaver's usually have their cancellation fees waived part of the way into the contract unlike other BG tariffs, it appears they've stopped doing this with WebSavers).