Electricity ripoff!! Please help folks

MegaMonkeyPartyTime · 17 July 2018 at 10:52AM

Hello everyone,

I had a shock when I checked and saw how much we've been paying for our electricity through Budget Electric since our fixed deal expired.

Can any of you recommend a better value provider I could switch to? I'm currently paying by meter but I'd consider direct debit if there was a good provider that doesn't credit check.

Thanks so much for any help

guiriman · 17 July 2018 at 12:22PM

Go here to compare current pricing: http://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/comparison_tool/consumersteps-one

kyral · 17 July 2018 at 11:59PM

I was the same with budget, my electric went up by nearly £3 a week at this time of year! Changed to SSE, £20 free credit and saving £2 a week. 12 month contract on pay as you go.

MegaMonkeyPartyTime · 18 July 2018 at 12:24PM

I used the comparison and switched to airtricity online but got no confirmation email, no reference, nothing! I chose the direct debit method but am starting to reconsider.

Spent about 45 mins on the phone today between 3 different contact numbers & have been told I need to wait until the end of the month then call budget for a disconnection code, it isn't quite as straightforward as they made out!

guiriman · 18 July 2018 at 1:36PM

My experience with them (about a year and a half ago): They switched me (didn't need a disconnection code) but communication was non-existent. After four weeks I switched to Budget (and switched soon after to Electric Ireland when they put prices up), got my first letter from SSE about a week later!