moving house from pre pay to pay monthly, who should we use

nono1

We were first time buyers in our current house with meters already fitted. So we always knew where we were with money we kept them. Moving next week and thinking of going to bills.
From what people say it seems a lot more expensive is this right?
Also who are cheapest if we did go onto pay monthly

thanks

dogshome

Are you saying that you are moving from your present home that has pre-pay meters, to another which has Credit meters?
Whilst the basic 'Standard' tariff costs are the same for Pre-pay and Credit meters from any one supplier, Credit meters open the way to all sorts of discounts, so in effect they are cheaper.

To budget in the new house you need to know what your annual Kwh consumptions are for Elec, and( Gas?)
The day you move in phone the supplier for that house, report your occupancy, give them the meter readings and ask what the Annual Kwh consumption figures were for the previous owners - The supplier will put you onto an expensive 'Standard' tariff as a new account, but armed with those consumption figures you can visit the Switch sites for a better deal.

macman

As above. There is no universal 'cheapest' (if so we would all use them), it depends on your consumption and region. Use a comp site with your estimated kWh figures.
You are in a deemed contract with the existing supplier until you can switch, so the sooner you register the better-a switch will take 4-5 weeks.

nono1

I am currently on prepay recently changed to eon about 4 months ago. Dont have a clue what my yearly consumption is but i am moving anyway from here so would be different. We are very tight with our usage what if the people last occupying the house were not. We literally use about 20 a month gas and prob same electric. I dont think i have ever heard of peoples bill in a similar house be that low who are also tight on usage which is what worries me about moving to bills

macman

PPM's cost exactly the same as Standard tariff, so your bills can't cost you more than if you were feeding a PPM. If you are on an online discount tariff, you will pay less on a credit meter.

jalexa

nono1 wrote: »

We literally use about 20 a month gas and prob same electric. I dont think i have ever heard of peoples bill in a similar house be that low who are also tight on usage which is what worries me about moving to bills

In that case I would not be too obsessed with changing *immediately* to any fancy tariff. As long as you register an account on a standard tariff you keep your options open. You are posting here so I assume you would be comfortable with online access. The winter heating season is (statistically) nearly 3/4 over and there is a slight downward trend in energy prices. So IMO, no great hurry.

I suspect moving from pre-pay to credit meter you may not be familiar with the importance of meter readings. It is vital to take (and photograph) the meter reading(s) on entry. Get a handle on your consumption by taking daily readings for a week then weekly readings for the month. After a month or so you will have a better idea of your consumption. Always check whether bills are based on estimated readings, if so immediately provide customer readings and the bill will be re-issued with your actual readings. With an online account you can provide regular meter readings.

If you do a comparison be aware that the tariffs at the top of the comparison are there by virtue of one or more "gotchas" such as "deferred discount":eek: or "guaranteed discount".

As exception is Ebico for very low consumption.