Octopus Energy reviews: Give your feedback

k_man

And as suggested previously, better to sign-up now, and then have 14 days to change your mind, than procrastinate and miss the current versions.

Telegraph_Sam

I have applied to be switched to the latest / the current gas Tracker version in line with your recommendation

k_man

Just for clarity, I wasn't recommending that you switch to Tracker (it may not be right for you).
More that you if you were virtually decided, but needed some final points, you change your mind afterwards.

Also, as Tracker is not fixed, you can revert back to SVT at any time, not just the first 14 days (my mistake).

bristolleedsfan

k_man said:

Also, as Tracker is not fixed, you can revert back to SVT at any time, not just the first 14 days (my mistake).

Makes no difference whether fixed or not can revert back to SVT at any time being as no exit fees.

k_man

That's sort of what I meant!
As it has no exit fees (like many fixed tariffs do).

Telegraph_Sam

That's sort of how I understood it. Tracker seems to be a kind of half way house between a variable and fixed tariff sharing features of both.

tlcgrantham

Anyone new customers wanting to switch to a 12 month fix are now being offered 60pkw/h for electricity and 18pkw/h for gas. 

Mstty

tlcgrantham said:

Anyone new customers wanting to switch to a 12 month fix are now being offered 60pkw/h for electricity and 18pkw/h for gas. 

Absolutely shocking and some people will blindly take this.

QrizB

tlcgrantham said:

Anyone new customers wanting to switch to a 12 month fix are now being offered 60pkw/h for electricity and 18pkw/h for gas. 

Yes, this is Octopus 12M Fixed July 2022 v3 in my region:

Mstty said:

Absolutely shocking and some people will blindly take this.

If by "some people" you mean ">0 but hardly anyone", I can agree.

• If you come to the end of an existing fix, you'll be offered Loyal Octopus (currently 50p / 15p). Accepting the higher fix instead would be an unusual choice.
• If you're a new customer switching in, you'll have actively chosen the tariff.

Mstty

QrizB said:

tlcgrantham said:

Anyone new customers wanting to switch to a 12 month fix are now being offered 60pkw/h for electricity and 18pkw/h for gas. 

Yes, this is Octopus 12M Fixed July 2022 v3 in my region:

Mstty said:

Absolutely shocking and some people will blindly take this.

If by "some people" you mean ">0 but hardly anyone", I can agree.

• If you come to the end of an existing fix, you'll be offered Loyal Octopus (currently 50p / 15p). Accepting the higher fix instead would be an unusual choice.
• If you're a new customer switching in, you'll have actively chosen the tariff.

No I mean people who receive a fix with a £ amount and they decide ok its horrendous but affordable they sign up without knowing pence per kWh.

I think that's been evident on this forum since the April price cap. The majority come on quoting pounds and pence and most probably don't end up here for advice.

So you think 0 fair enough but that goes against everything I have seen on this forum so far.

It could be termed a "FLY TRAP"