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New EDF Blue + Price Promise February 2016

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  • frank777
    frank777 Posts: 296 Forumite
    hubb wrote: »
    Why not change to OVO like I just did from EDF ?

    Just biding my time and getting my penalty free fixed contract extended again, don't want to change providers and end up with a fixed penalty contract in case the prices come down again. My monthly payments are only £53 for my Gas/Electric + :) ''I don't take my eye off the ball'' and l use the cashback websites + I will get the £200 winter fuel allowance this Christmas from the government.
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
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    hubb wrote: »
    Why not change to OVO like I just did from EDF ?
    Because it would cost me £5.83 more and has a £30 penalty for leaving.

    Doesn't seem like a smart more for me.
  • hubb
    hubb Posts: 2,501 Forumite
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    lstar337 wrote: »
    Because it would cost me £5.83 more and has a £30 penalty for leaving.

    Doesn't seem like a smart more for me.

    I am talking about multi fuel, not single. How do you make that out then. Ovo comes up cheaper in the Energy Club searches. And you get £30 cashback for changing to Ovo.
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
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    hubb wrote: »
    I am talking about multi fuel, not single.
    Sorry I must have missed that bit of information from your post.
    hubb wrote: »
    Why not change to OVO like I just did from EDF ?
    Nope, cant see any reference to it there. ;)
    hubb wrote: »
    How do you make that out then.
    I didn't have to, comparison sites worked it out for me.
    hubb wrote: »
    Ovo comes up cheaper in the Energy Club searches.
    Comparisons take more into account, like your location and energy usage. your results could be completely different to mine. A good reason why you shouldn't make blanket statements like "switch to blah blah, they are the cheapest" when you have no idea what you are talking about.
    hubb wrote: »
    And you get £30 cashback for changing to Ovo.
    The £30 that is not guaranteed, and MSE actually advise you not to take into account?

    Go and do your OVO selling elsewhere please. ;)
  • hubb
    hubb Posts: 2,501 Forumite
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    I am not selling Ovo, I have just come out of my fixed with EDF at the end of June and switched to OVO because they came out cheaper.
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
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    hubb wrote: »
    I am not selling Ovo, I have just come out of my fixed with EDF at the end of June and switched to OVO because they came out cheaper.
    Well I am glad you have got a cheaper deal that suits you.

    Just remember that a deal that comes out good for you may be not so good for somebody else. OVO are more expensive for me, so not a good choice like they are for you.

    Enjoy your savings. :)
  • hubb
    hubb Posts: 2,501 Forumite
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    Now I am confused as I thought the prices were all the same Nationally. I liked EDF and would have stayed with them but OVO came out slightly cheaper. The trouble is you don't really know for sure how accurate the calculations are.
  • Hoopie1
    Hoopie1 Posts: 1,254 Forumite
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    Being on a tariff with a penalty for moving is a bad idea at present, and part of what makes the EDF deal so attractive. Wholesale prices continue to fall, so you want to retain the ability to switch for free given that retail prices lag wholesale prices.
  • hubb
    hubb Posts: 2,501 Forumite
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    Well I chose to switch last week and can't see any way of canceling from the Energy Club page. It does say there is a cooling off period of 2 weeks but no info on how.
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
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    hubb wrote: »
    Now I am confused as I thought the prices were all the same Nationally.
    No hubb, they vary by region. I expect this is how our results differ.
    hubb wrote: »
    The trouble is you don't really know for sure how accurate the calculations are.
    If you are unsure of the calculations, try a few comparison sites. I very rarely use one, no matter what I am comparing.

    Where is the comparison site for the comparison sites? :D
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