Please help a switching virgin

Mean_Green

I have never switched before .. I currently get my electric from Scottish Power and Gas from British Gas. I know I have probably been paying over the odds for a few years and I have now decided to act.

I have had a look at various comparison sites and they all seem to tell me the same thing - I should save around £360 per year by switching.

Firstly is this accurate - am I really going to make savings of that level?

Secondly, how can I choose who to go with - uswitch (to name but one) says that I should go with E-on on Save Online dual v3 which will save me £359.71 ... however the 3rd choice option is EdF enrgy Online saver 7 dual fuel which will save me £278 but give me £100 credit - so combined that would be £378.

So how can I choose?

Any help appreciated ..

Mr_K

Don't hesitate go for it !
Switching is simple. You just need to arrange it with your new supplier and they sort it out. No need to contact your current suppliers. Personally I'd go with EON; the difference is marginal and the EON saving is year on year rather than the one off EDF £100. If you want to make even more money out of a switch register with a cashback site and switch via them. Uswitch and the like get a commission for signing you up. If you go via a cashback site you get the commission ! Personally I use 'Top Cash Back' but others use 'Quidco'. TCB are currently offering cash of £55 for a switch to EON, this is in addition to any savings you make from switching.

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Mean_Green wrote: »

... however the 3rd choice option is EdF enrgy Online saver 7 dual fuel which will save me £278 but give me £100 credit - so combined that would be £378.
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The £100 credit appears to be a one off thing.
The £359.71 saving available elsewhere is a year on year saving.