Tariff problems

krissyboy

I wonder if anyone has/had the same problem as me when trying to use any of the comparison sites.. It does not seem to matter which one I try, none of them list my tariffs.

I am currently with Scottish Hydro for both Gas and Electric. On my gas bill it states that I'm on 'General Saver' and on the electric it states 'Domestic Economy'.

I've done my best to search the web and various forums to see if there is a relation to the tariffs listed on the comparison sites or what the difference is but don't seem to be finding that much - what I do find does not seem to have an answer.

I quite like the look of the MSE cheep energy club, but it seems to only list the same as the rest - it's stopping me getting a accurate quote for a swap of suppliers.

I'd be grateful if anyone out there could shine any light on this.

dm20

You can still compare energy prices, but it'll require a little extra maths. Selecting your tariff serves two purposes: to estimate your current energy usage and to tell you how much money you'll save.

If you can dig up a bill from this time last year, you can calculate your energy usage in kWh yourself. You'll need two meter readings twelve months apart and then to do a bit of maths; the sums should be explained on one of the pages of your bill.

If you enter your energy usage in kWh to the comparison website (instead of monthly payment amount), you can just pick any tariff from the list, and the website will still tell you the cheapest tariff you can switch too.

What it won't tell you is the correct amount of money you'll actually save compared with your current tariff - since it won't accurately know how much you're spending now. You'll have to work out the saving yourself by doing your current tariff annual cost - new tariff annual cost.

How this helps .

macman

Just enter any tariff. You already know your current annual costs-the point is to get the comparative data.