Why no mention of Ebico?

tichtich

I've noticed that Martin's energy posts rarely mention Ebico, but for me Ebico usually comes up the cheapest by a fair margin on price comparison sites. This is probably because I'm a low user, but I'm sure there are other low users out there who might benefit from a mention of Ebico. Plus, Ebico is even better for people who can't or don't want to pay by monthly direct debit since they don't charge extra for other payment methods. And they get rated much higher on service than some of the big companies. And they're non-profit, so you have the satisfaction of knowing you're not putting money into the pockets of the fat cats.

That said, Ebico don't offer fixes. But they may be cheap enough to work out better than fixing, providing prices don't rise too far in the fix period.

Personally, I applied to Ebico but then changed my mind and went for a Scottish Power fix. What swung me in the end was the cashback from a comparison site, as you can't get that with Ebico. On my smaller bills that makes a proportionally bigger difference. But I feel a bit guilty as Ebico would probably have been the more ethical choice.

If I'd missed the pre-rise fixes and was choosing now, I would choose Ebico.

Wywth

tichtich wrote: »

I've noticed that Martin's energy posts rarely mention Ebico, but for me Ebico usually comes up the cheapest by a fair margin on price comparison sites. This is probably because I'm a low user, but I'm sure there are other low users out there who might benefit from a mention of Ebico. Plus, Ebico is even better for people who can't or don't want to pay by monthly direct debit since they don't charge extra for other payment methods. And they get rated much higher on service than some of the big companies. And they're non-profit, so you have the satisfaction of knowing you're not putting money into the pockets of the fat cats.

That said, Ebico don't offer fixes. But they may be cheap enough to work out better than fixing, providing prices don't rise too far in the fix period.

Personally, I applied to Ebico but then changed my mind and went for a Scottish Power fix. What swung me in the end was the cashback from a comparison site, as you can't get that with Ebico. On my smaller bills that makes a proportionally bigger difference. But I feel a bit guilty as Ebico would probably have been the more ethical choice.

If I'd missed the pre-rise fixes and was choosing now, I would choose Ebico.

They don't offer any fixed deals.
They don't usually come very high up the comparison sites for most; only if you are a low user (or on a PPM) - certainly not for an average user.

Ken68

Agree Tich...for several years I would yoyo between a cashback offer then back to Ebico for the heating season.
Switch orf the gas in the summer, move then switch back after getting the loot. Best was £180 fromn EDF and £70 from Scottish Power in one year, less OAP Winter Fuel Allowance of £200.
As Martin says ..switch then ditch.