Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus) Discussion

MillicentBystander

Lol, I'm sure Q will find some angle to have a go. Looks like gas up 13.5% and electric up 14.2% for me. Still disappointing on the electric front but looking like I could be completing my 4 qualifying services by taking their gas. I'll still wait until they've all got their increases showing on the comparison sites, though. Can't be too careful.;)

HalloweenJack

just had a look and tbh EDF Fixed 2014 is actually quite a bit cheaper

useless_git_requires_wife

If it looks like duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.........



Wouldn't go near this company with a bargepole.


MSE should not be involved.

billsavings

useless_git_requires_wife wrote: »

If it looks like duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.........



Wouldn't go near this company with a bargepole.


MSE should not be involved.

Kindly explain how MSE are involved with them?

Plushchris

New prices are on energyhelpline..

Average usage in my area (Seeboard) shows that SSE, E-on and Scottish Powers standard tariffs are all cheaper, UW's electricity seems very expensive, even for them..

MillicentBystander

Yes, it's definitely their electricity prices that's doing them no favours as their gas is very competitive. But npower's electricity has always been traditionally expensive. Luckily for me, I only need UW gas to complete my 4 services (already have broadcall and mobile SIM, both are very competitive price wise) to get the 24/7 inclusive calls. Of course I need to take either £9 or £18 off any gas price quoted on the switching sites as I already pay the monthly club fee.

HalloweenJack

npower electric are expensive up front because of the discount scheme they operate - you need to stay the full duration of the contract to recieve benefit.


UW`s prices for seeboard region on energyhelpline:

Pricing DetailsBreakdown

Gas Electricity
Standing charge 15.19 p per day 18.99 p per day

Unit charge (pence per kWh) 3.992 p 12.189 p

so i stand corrected re fixed 2014 - the unit price for the 3 year fix is 12.37p vs 12.19 for electric BUT

the gas is a bit higher at 3.992 vs 3.552

Cardew

Plushchris wrote: »

New prices are on energyhelpline..

The prices on Energyhelpline for Midlands(16500/3300) are:

Electricity Standing Charge = £63 per year

Electricity @ 11.632p/kWh

Gas Standing Charge = £94.50

Gas @ 3.941p/kWh

Paper billing £12 a year

UW club membership £18 a year.

That corresponds with the figures on the UW website(after adding 5% VAT). However UW state that these prices are valid from 01 April 2011

So can we confirm that these are the new increased prices?

MillicentBystander

They are indeed the new prices.

Cardew

Cardew wrote: »

The prices on Energyhelpline for Midlands(16500/3300) are:

Electricity Standing Charge = £63 per year

Electricity @ 11.632p/kWh

Gas Standing Charge = £94.50

Gas @ 3.941p/kWh

Paper billing £12 a year

UW club membership £18 a year.

That corresponds with the figures on the UW website(after adding 5% VAT). However UW state that these prices are valid from 01 April 2011

So can we confirm that these are the new increased prices?

Just looked at USwitch and I can only conclude there is an error on their website.

They appear to show the old UW high user prices:

Gas standing charge according to Uswitch is £44.1 and Gas 3.398p/kWh.

So the gas standing charge has gone up by a whopping 43% and gas supply by 16%.

USwitch give electricity standing charge as £63 and electricity as 11.62P/kWh

So that means the Electricity Standing Charge has gone up by 50% and there has been no increase in electricity supply prices????

Given that statements have been made that the electricity rise is very high, can any UW salesman clarify.?