20,000 Nectar Points if you join British Gas

karlie88 · 5 February 2011 at 1:21PM

EDIT - link is not working properly at the moment, so check regularly if you're interested in the offer!

EDF's recent announcement of an increase in its elecricity and gas prices mean that quite a lot of you may be changing supplier. If you're going to be switching to BG, then you can collect 20,000 nectar points.

Info:

Collect up to 20,000 points when you sign up before 28th February (new customers only)*
British Gas supplies gas & electricity to over half the homes in the UK. Installing and servicing more boilers & central heating systems than anyone else.
British Gas offers a wide range of gas & electricity tariffs especially designed to meet your needs - and innovative services such as EnergySmart™ to help you reduce your energy bills.
There's also a wide range of services for your home including boiler insurance, boiler & central heating installation, cover for your electrics, plumbing & drains and home appliances.

Collect 20,000 points when you sign up to Standard Dual fuel (i.e. electricity and gas)
Collect 4,000 points when you sign up to Homecare

Plus you can earn more points if you pay by DD, enter meter readings online.

Depending on what you decide to spend your points on, 20,000 nectar points is equivalent to £200 or £100.

Link for sign-up: http://www.nectar.com/collect-online/retailer/britishgas.points

Extra points link: http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/nectar/collect-points.html

HTH

gazwood · 5 February 2011 at 2:00PM

This a cracking deal as BG don't do cashback anymore and the best current cashback I can see is £80 via TCB for npower.

Be careful which tarriff you choose though - read the small print terms, some online tarrifs are excluded, says awarded after 60days and doesn't appear to mention a 'lock-in' period so could techniically switch again after 2 months for another cashback deal.

Anyhoo, doing mine now, that's a lot of Saturday night Vue cinema tickets sorted.

Thanks op.

:T

keith99_2 · 5 February 2011 at 2:03PM

Remember though that Martin Lewis would say dont just go for this for the points unless it really is the best deal for your fuel.
If you are fortunate after a thorough search to find that BG is the best for you then this is a good incentive.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/you-switch-gas-electricity

gazwood · 5 February 2011 at 2:08PM

keith99 wrote: »

Remember though that Martin Lewis would say dont just go for this for the points unless it really is the best deal for your fuel.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/you-switch-gas-electricity

That's fine for the long term, but if you're a cashback/deal hussy switching 3 to 4 times per year, your gains will probably more than make up for the marginal 'losses' in price comparison per unit short term.

savemoney · 5 February 2011 at 2:14PM

Some utility companies have exit fees though and cashback isnt 100% guaranteed

gazwood wrote: »

That's fine for the long term, but if you're a cashback/deal hussy switching 3 to 4 times per year, your gains will probably more than make up for the marginal 'losses' in price comparison per unit short term.

karlie88 · 5 February 2011 at 2:23PM

this kind of offer may or may not work out for you - it's a personal decision in the end.

for example, i just did a check on my gas and electricity bills; by switching to BG, i would pay an extra £46 per year. so to earn £200 cashback (plus an extra £10ish for entering reading online etc.) could work out well for me and other people. chances are that you wiil get the nectar points without any problems, but always remember that there is a small chance that it might not work. in this case, if you email nectar with your problem along with your details (e.g. when you joined etc.) then they should sort the problem out for you.

hth

keith99_2 · 5 February 2011 at 2:26PM

Isnt 20,000 points worth £100?

karlie88 · 5 February 2011 at 2:27PM

http://www.nectar.com/spend.points

purple box on left

keith99_2 · 5 February 2011 at 2:29PM

Yes, 20,000 converts to £100.

karlie88 · 5 February 2011 at 2:30PM

keith99 wrote: »

Yes, 20,000 converts to £100.

or double points with some retailers. i regularly use mine at ask.

karlie88 · 5 February 2011 at 2:36PM

keith99 wrote: »

Yes, 20,000 converts to £100.

20,000 Nectar Points if you join British Gas

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