Help - price comparison sites

macman

retiredin2011 wrote: »

And I refer you to my post.



Why are you so insistent that the comparison sites can't be wrong?

I was going to take screen shots and post them, then I thought, why bother, you would still say there was nothing wrong with the comparison sites.

Because the same question is asked over and over again. Yet the answer does not change.
I refer you to Cardews's reply.

retiredin2011

Yet the answer does not change

So explain my 2 screenshots.

notbritishgas

retiredin2011 wrote: »

So explain my 2 screenshots.

OK here is the answer.
When you entered your details on Simply switch you chose the results to be those you could switch to via simply switch, see in your screenshot on the right hand side
"I want to see Show all available to apply for"
That is because you chose "price".

If you had chosen "All" then it brings up a list very similar to the one given to you by Uswitch. This is because not all suppliers can be switched to via all comparison sites.

retiredin2011

another one that is different

http://i50.tinypic.com/51q0c5.jpg

and why does Scottish Hydro not appear in this one?

I could go on and on and on.

Cardew

GotToChange wrote: »

I am reading this with interest as I am thinking of looking at comparison sites - BUT - as a self-confessed number-freak, it is simply not enough to know what an alternative supplier would charge me, I want the nitty-gritty - which, with so many tariffs - seems almost impossible to ascertain.

I looked at the Co-op Energy site and requested a quote. The first difficulty was having no history in this property, the annual usage was something of an extrapolated estimate (plus rifling through old bills, well as possible as it was to rifle through PDFs that I had fortunately saved to my computer, which is just as well as they would have vanished into the ether when I moved/changed to supplier at new property).

Even doing this, all I got back was an annual cost and an indication of the saving - which would only apply if I opted to switch that day! I wanted to know the unit and standing charge costs (call me a pedant, I'm not ashamed....) so did not feel well-enough informed to make the change - and it has also made me wary of the comparison sites.
(I have never needed to do this as I was happy - complacent possibly - with S/Power and my consumption levels and the amount I paid. Moving to a new house and inheriting a strange heating system and now-changed prepayment meters has prompted my research and now I am a bit like a dog with a bone.)


Also, they requested my current suppler and their tariff. It happens to be E.On (who I am new to) - and the drop down menu of their tariffs numbered about 30!!

I seem to recall there being talk of transparency from the energy suppliers. Well, it has yet to happen it would seem; the waters are muddier than ever.
:mad:

If you go to www.energyhelpline.co.uk and enter your details it lists all the tariffs.

To find the information you require just click 'Tariff details' and the following information is displayed:(note - the formatting is better than shown below)



ScottishPower

The ScottishPower Group supplies utility services to about 5 million customers across the United Kingdom. We have given ScottishPower a 3 star service rating because of the number of cases raised against them by Consumer Focus. ScottishPower also offers a wide range of call centre and online services.

ScottishPower operate a call centre to respond to all customer service enquiries. The call centre has extended hours and is an 0845 number. ScottishPower also offer full online account management. On the ScottishPower website, customers can perform a number of useful tasks, such as paying their bill and submitting meter readings.

ScottishPower’s cheapest tariff is their Online Energy Saver tariff. On this tariff, customers get a discount as they no longer receive a paper bill. Instead, the customer can access their account via an email which links to the ScottishPower website. Customers on the online tariff can still make use of ScottishPower’s telephone-based services, such as the call centre and emergency numbers.

ScottishPower own Manweb whose brand was phased out in May 2007. All Manweb customers are now on ScottishPower tariffs. In addition, Union Energy customers have also recently been transferred onto ScottishPower tariffs




From 1st June 2009 for their Monthly Direct Debit customers, ScottishPower will automatically pay £1 back for every £33 a customer is in credit at their annual direct debit reassessment date on balances over £100, up to a maximum of £500.

Tariff Details Name ScottishPower - Online Fixed Price Energy September 2014 Region Unknown Payment method Monthly Direct Debit Features

• Extended hours 0845 customer service centre

• Prices fixed until 31st August 2014
• Paperless billing

Pricing Details Breakdown Gas Electricity Standing charge 0.00 p per day (£0.00 per year) 0.00 p per day (£0.00 per year)

Unit charge (pence per kWh) 7.041 p for the first 670 kWh per quarter, and 3.61 p thereafter

21.952 p for the first 225 kWh per quarter, and 11.732 p thereafter

Discounts Dual fuel discount of £10.50 per year. Online discount of £10.50 per year.

All prices shown are inclusive of VAT at 5%.

Additional Information Tariff information Under the Online Fixed Price Energy September 2014 offer your prices are fixed until 31st August 2014. Please note that your energy bill may vary depending on how much energy you use. This is an online-only tariff, which means that you must be prepared to manage your account online. This involves receiving and viewing your bills online, providing meter readings online and carrying out general correspondence online. The estimated savings figure on the results table assumes tariff rates and discounts remain the same for a year. However, after the contract period Scottish Power will either transfer you to the closest equivalent offer available or their Standard tariff, either of which may be more expensive than Online Fixed Price Energy September 2014. Special offers n/a Other information associated with tariff n/a Other services available from supplier n/a