Budget Energy

hardtimes

Just got an email from Budget telling me their new rate of electricity will be 14.84 inc vat. They are letting you terminate your agreement by giving notice by phone,email or post at least 5 working days prior to 30 December 2016

saverbuyer

hardtimes wrote: »

Just got an email from Budget telling me their new rate of electricity will be 14.84 inc vat. They are letting you terminate your agreement by giving notice by phone,email or post at least 5 working days prior to 30 December 2016

The most expensive direct debit price out there now.


Looks like SSE at 12.63p is the cheapest.

SMW87

I just left SSE for Budget's "Fixed rate for a year " at 12.50 last month......

saverbuyer

SMW87 wrote: »

I just left SSE for Budget's "Fixed rate for a year " at 12.50 last month......

You timed that well. 14.84 is the new 12 month fix price.


The standard no fix rate is a rather hefty 16.19p

hardtimes

I wonder is this the start of all the companies increasing their rates?

SMW87

saverbuyer wrote: »

You timed that well. 14.84 is the new 12 month fix price.


The standard no fix rate is a rather hefty 16.19p

but it didn't turn out to be fixed, that's the issue

saverbuyer

SMW87 wrote: »

but it didn't turn out to be fixed, that's the issue

A fix that's not fixed? Really?

SMW87

saverbuyer wrote: »

A fix that's not fixed? Really?

yup, and the salesman said £30 credit which later I discovered was £20. Not worth taking the day off work for the engineer...

fivebobeach

I left Budget years ago for a decent deal on SSE. At the time I was paying Budget a set amount per month Direct Debit, but when I switched I never heard from them again. By my reckoning I was still owed a few bob by Budget, but never bothered chasing it up.


Point is, they didn't bother sending me a final bill, or contacting me to outline the closing balance. However am sure if I'd owed them they'd have been on pretty sharpish!


For that reason alone I wouldn't even consider them again.


Micky Mouse outfit!

rolo1_2

saverbuyer wrote: »

A fix that's not fixed? Really?

Its a fix alright

guiriman

Just got my bill from Budget today in the post (and they email also), dated up to 17th October.....