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NineDeuce

You will be out of contract.

However, dont be enticed by the £50 Amazon voucher. Look at a switching website and see who is cheapest. That £50 Amazon voucher will almost certainly be offset by the £100-200 extra you will pay in comparison to being with another supplier, or even another FU tariff.

macman

Have you actually supplied FU with your opening reads yet? You should have done this on day one unless you want to be paying for the previous occupier.
As pointed out above, you must register with a supplier before you can switch away. I don't quite understand why you didn't open an FU account, as you will still have to pay them for the energy used from occupation until you switch, whether the account is in your name, or that of 'The Occupier'.
As above-what matters is the total annual cost, with any freebies factored in if available.

Zither

macman wrote: »

Have you actually supplied FU with your opening reads yet? You should have done this on day one unless you want to be paying for the previous occupier.
As pointed out above, you must register with a supplier before you can switch away. I don't quite understand why you didn't open an FU account, as you will still have to pay them for the energy used from occupation until you switch, whether the account is in your name, or that of 'The Occupier'.
As above-what matters is the total annual cost, with any freebies factored in if available.

Thanks very much all.

I just called First Utility back, provided them with meter readings and set up an account in my name but kept on the variable contract until I have chance to look at the usual comparison sites so I can look at switching.

OK so based on awesome help above from MSE as usual - can anyone recommend me a simple site to compare standing charges, elec + gas unit prices? I appreciate this is what a lot of comparison sites seek to do but I think they do this mostly through comparing to an inferred national average?

I just want to pick a supplier that offers lower (if not lowest) standing charges and unit prices and whether they have any added value products like smart meters, products like Hive/Nest and so on...

Thanks!

Z

macman

No, comp sites just require your postcode and annual kWh usage-they compare to each tariff, not to the national average, Try MSE CCEC or energyhelpline. Don't concern yourself with s/c's or unit rates-the total annual cost is the only figure that matters.
Smart meters are free with any supplier, but they don't really add value.

Cardew

Zither wrote: »

Thanks very much all.

I just called First Utility back, provided them with meter readings and set up an account in my name but kept on the variable contract until I have chance to look at the usual comparison sites so I can look at switching.

OK so based on awesome help above from MSE as usual - can anyone recommend me a simple site to compare standing charges, elec + gas unit prices? I appreciate this is what a lot of comparison sites seek to do but I think they do this mostly through comparing to an inferred national average?

I just want to pick a supplier that offers lower (if not lowest) standing charges and unit prices and whether they have any added value products like smart meters, products like Hive/Nest and so on...

Thanks!

Z

Firstly 'smart meters' are not 'added value' - most of the regulars here avoid them like the plague!

It is best to guesstimate your annual consumption before you can get the best out of comparison websites.

Bear in mind that it is usually cheaper these days to use a separate supplier for gas and again for electricity; albeit some tariffs are dual fuel only.

Also some of the 'collective' tariffs(which are usually cheaper) are not shown on comparison websites.