Flipper - Energy Watch / Transfer Service

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According to New Power:
Wessex Water has acquired auto-switch company Flipper.

David Elliott, Wessex Water Group director of strategy and new markets, said: “Both Wessex Water and Flipper have the same vision to ensure customers are provided with excellent and affordable services. He added, “We have exciting plans for further developing Flipper that ensures customers don’t overpay for utility services.”

Nigel Evans, chairman of Flipper, welcomed the deal and added: “Today marks a major milestone for Flipper and a huge vote of confidence in our innovative and disruptive business model to transform the energy market.

“Under the deal, Wessex Water has committed to invest significantly in the business. This will enable us to rapidly grow customer numbers in energy.

“We will also look to respond to the feedback from Flipper customers and expand our automated switching service to other household bills.”

Wessex Water’s businesses include Wessex Water Services Limited, a regional water and sewerage business serving 2.8 million customers across the south west of England.

Sarastro

But it will take time to do that. If I switch 4 times a year and each switch takes me an hour to organise, the £25 save is less than the minimum wage. There comes a point where it's more effective to outsource the problem.

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Sarastro wrote: »

But it will take time to do that. If I switch 4 times a year and each switch takes me an hour to organise, the £25 save is less than the minimum wage. There comes a point where it's more effective to outsource the problem.

You have got to be joking. It takes me less than a couple of minutes to do a price comparison and a switch is nothing more than a button press. What are you doing that is taking you so long?

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Sarastro wrote: »

But it will take time to do that. If I switch 4 times a year and each switch takes me an hour to organise, the £25 save is less than the minimum wage. There comes a point where it's more effective to outsource the problem.

It is very unlikely you would need to switch 4 times a year to stay on the best deal for your usual consumption.
Also, it does not take an hour to do a quick comparison when the Cheap Energy Club alerts you that a saving is available and provides you with the latest figures.
Therefore, you can easily do it yourself and have control for less than a few minutes a few times a year.

AndyPK

Hengus - how do you do it out of interest?

I guess some of us don't completely trust comparison sites, and therefore like to recheck the recommendation going back to standing charge and KwH

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AndyPK wrote: »

Hengus - how do you do it out of interest?

I guess some of us don't completely trust comparison sites, and therefore like to recheck the recommendation going back to standing charge and KwH

Comparison sites are subject to the Ofgem Confidence Code. I use MSE and do a simple annual cost comparison - dual fuel and single suppliers. I then enter the stdg and kWh charges in a spreadsheet that I have prepared that shows 100% and 115/ 85% usage comparisons. The latter is particularly important as we are primarily a gas household. The best deal can change if it is a cold Winter. It takes me 5 minutes tops to enter details.

I also look carefully at the gas offers in April as a small extra expenditure for the period April to October can lead to a good deal for the coming Winter. I switch as and when required ( and I don’t always get it right) and I have never found a fault with a PCW. FWIW, my overall gas and electricity increase has been about 5% compared to last year. At present, I have separate gas and electricity suppliers. Gas is fixed with an exit fee: electricity is SVT. I run a comparison at least once a month.