EDF Blue+Price Promise March 2015

frank777

Anyone still on EDF Blue+Price Promise March 2015


Checkout EDF Blue+Price Promise August 2015 it's cheaper and with extension until August 2015. It's easy to check and change using EDF MyAccount. Why pay EDF more, no doubt they will try and up your DD - but with summer and lower energy use for gas in my case, i'll fight my ground.

wavelets

frank777 wrote: »

Anyone still on EDF Blue+Price Promise March 2015


Checkout EDF Blue+Price Promise August 2015 it's cheaper and with extension until August 2015. It's easy to check and change using EDF MyAccount. Why pay EDF more, no doubt they will try and up your DD - but with summer and lower energy use for gas in my case, i'll fight my ground.

You'd be better off checking using an Ofgem accredited comparison site - I'm sure most people can find a better deal than EDF

Single supplies is often coming out cheaper than dual fuel supply currently too

As you say, why pay EDF more for what is the same gas & electricity coming through the same pipes & wires.

lstar337

wavelets wrote: »

You'd be better off checking using an Ofgem accredited comparison site - I'm sure most people can find a better deal than EDF.

Probably true, though it doesn't always pay to just pick the cheapest in the list.

When I did my last comparison a couple of weeks ago, the top of the list was like a 'worst of the worst' top ten! Since they were all firms which get regularly slated to death on these forums, I decided to steer clear of most of them.

pooch

lstar337 wrote: »

Probably true, though it doesn't always pay to just pick the cheapest in the list.

When I did my last comparison a couple of weeks ago, the top of the list was like a 'worst of the worst' top ten! Since they were all firms which get regularly slated to death on these forums, I decided to steer clear of most of them.

Every supplier appears to have been slated on this forum.

What do you use now? Candles?

As a MoneySaving Stalwart, I go for the cheapest option for me (which certainly isn't candles)

As wavelets says, it's the same gas & electricity no matter where you buy it from, and hence the price you pay. It's not like choosing between a Rolls Royce and a Lada. It's more like deciding to buy your Heinz Tomato ketchup from Asda for a quid instead of lining the pockets of Tesco shareholders who will charge you £1.50 for the same product.

faineant

pooch wrote: »

It's more like deciding to buy your Heinz Tomato ketchup from Asda for a quid instead of lining the pockets of Tesco shareholders who will charge you £1.50 for the same product.

To be more precise though, in many cases you would have to be locked into a commitment to buy your ketchup from ASDA for 12 months and have a penalty charge imposed if you ever wanted to leave and go to TESCO instead when they a do 2 for 1 deal.

lstar337

pooch wrote: »

Every supplier appears to have been slated on this forum.

Well yeah, there is that, but some get it worse than most! Npower (top of my list), Spark (next in my list), and First Utility take a real bashing in these forums, and probably for a good reason.

pooch wrote: »

What do you use now? Candles?

I use EDF (when I need it) and my PV generation.

pooch wrote: »

As a MoneySaving Stalwart, I go for the cheapest option for me (which certainly isn't candles)

Can't fault you for that.

pooch wrote: »

As wavelets says, it's the same gas & electricity no matter where you buy it from, and hence the price you pay.

It's the same gas and electric yes, but the level of service is not the same. I am paying a little more than I should, but I wanted a decent level of service. I'm not saying I am sure I will get that with EDF (had a run-in with them over an old account), I'm just hedging my bets. If I think EDF are less likely to screw something up than say Spark or Npower, then I'll choose them. Npower are bottom of the big6 for customer satisfaction, EDF are second (below EON) and rising.

pooch wrote: »

It's not like choosing between a Rolls Royce and a Lada. It's more like deciding to buy your Heinz Tomato ketchup from Asda for a quid instead of lining the pockets of Tesco shareholders who will charge you £1.50 for the same product.

It's not at all like that (IMHO) it's more like picking up a bottle of ketchup off the shelf at Tesco, rather than scrambling around on the floor to get one at lidl. It's a slightly more pleasant experience.

EDF have a decent on line control panel, a half decent call centre, and I can submit my meter reads by photo with my iPhone each month to keep my bills accurate.

I could have gone with the cheapest and not had a single problem, but the risk for me was too great.

I can go out and get a nice meal with great service and be happy, I can also have a nice meal ruined by poor service! It's all swings and roundabouts.

Lets not start confusing 'cheapest' and 'value for money'.

problemcashback

we were on it, but after putting meter reading in recently it said our monthly payments would reduce by £50 and they had the cheapest option so moved to the cheaper option and the new monthly payment was now reduced by only £20. 10 emails to customer service and they couldn't explain the difference, reduced tariff and increased monthly payment.


Anyway moved to the reduced tariff and also changed now that everything has calmed down in the market, over all now saving nearly £200 on the EDF price

frank777

wavelets wrote: »

You'd be better off checking using an Ofgem accredited comparison site - I'm sure most people can find a better deal than EDF

Single supplies is often coming out cheaper than dual fuel supply currently too

As you say, why pay EDF more for what is the same gas & electricity coming through the same pipes & wires.

My previous supplier Ovo wanted over £80 a month during winter and expected monthly reading, I built up a hugh credit on my final bill. EDF don't require a monthly reading ( I can estimate my own charges) and I paid £59 a month during winter and i'm in credit with a few pounds. I can leave EDF anytime without any contractual charges and keep an eye on the competition, seems that British Gas are now offering penalty free long term contracts - when the price is right + terms I will move and get cashback too - in the meantime, i'm getting good value and give a reading when it suits me. I read somewhere on this forum that some suppliers expect a monthly reading and if your payments don't cover the charges it goes on your Credit File as a debt - no big deal?

Aquamania

lstar337 wrote: »

...If I think EDF are less likely to screw something up than say Spark or Npower, then I'll choose them.

EDF screw up too
Have you seen my recent postings about EDF?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4778683

lstar337 wrote: »

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Lets not start confusing 'cheapest' and 'value for money'.

I believe they are all as bad as each other, so I am another that would go for the cheapest.

Aquamania

faineant wrote: »

To be more precise though, in many cases you would have to be locked into a commitment to buy your ketchup from ASDA for 12 months and have a penalty charge imposed if you ever wanted to leave and go to TESCO instead when they a do 2 for 1 deal.

But to be entirely accurate you are not locked in to any supplier.

Yes there may be a small charge early exit charge to pay with certain tariffs, but it is small in comparison. If any supplier was able to cut their prices by 25% of the deal you have chosen wisely (and 50% of their own previous price), the early exit fee wouldn't even come into it.

Don't forget, usually you can offset most if not all of any early exit fee by cashback possible when switching supplier.

Aquamania

frank777 wrote: »

...I read somewhere on this forum that some suppliers expect a monthly reading and if your payments don't cover the charges it goes on your Credit File as a debt - no big deal?

Where did you glean that gem from? :huh:
Don't tell me, someone on an internet forum said so... :eek: