Cheap Energy Club Problem

Martin100

Just a word of warning, I am with Outfox the Market for electricity and on the Zapp Tariff. When I initially entered the Tarif information early last year, it recorded 9p KW unit rate and 22p day rate. Unfortunately when I did the comparison today , the Cheap Energy Club calculator still shows the old rates for comparison so recommends that I am already on the cheapest rate. As we all know, Outfox the Market have substantially increased their Kw rate and daily rate and are now no way the cheapest for me. I was wondering if it might be a good idea for the Cheap Energy Club calculator to also include an input for 1. Kw rate and 2. Daily rate? This would then allow a more accurate and up to date comparison. Hope this helps, Regards, Martin

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No but it would be better for the Cheap Energy Club to use the correct prices.

Of course they are other price comparison sites who do use the correct tariff details so I would suggest you look at them instead.

Martin100

Thanks for your reply and I do realise other comparison sites do offer this information. I understand that not all comparison sites give you everything but I do give some loyalty to the MSE Energy Club comparison site and if my suggestion offers further improvement then all the better.

Biscuit_Tin

Martin100 wrote: »

Just a word of warning, I am with Outfox the Market for electricity and on the Zapp Tariff. When I initially entered the Tarif information early last year, it recorded 9p KW unit rate and 22p day rate. Unfortunately when I did the comparison today , the Cheap Energy Club calculator still shows the old rates for comparison so recommends that I am already on the cheapest rate. As we all know, Outfox the Market have substantially increased their Kw rate and daily rate and are now no way the cheapest for me. I was wondering if it might be a good idea for the Cheap Energy Club calculator to also include an input for 1. Kw rate and 2. Daily rate? This would then allow a more accurate and up to date comparison. Hope this helps, Regards, Martin

Your thread on the same you created about 9 hours earlier.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5944741/cheap-energy-club-problem

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@martin100

The whole business reason for a switching site is to make money for said site. But that relies on said company making accurate price comparisons to get consumer trust.
If they let the consumer put in any values without regard to how said values influence the calculations then the results would be meaningless.
There is more to getting a correct price than just a daily standing charge and a single kWh unit price. For example E7 has 2 rates; E10 three; some tariffs charge more for the first X units used in a billing cycle. Just 3 things that impact the annual total costs.

Martin100

Yes but thought I had put it in the wrong Thread title, so thought ENERGY Thread would be better

Martin100

But the bottom line is that the Energy Club Comparison site hasn't updated the "Outfox the Market" increases so tells me I am on the best deal when I am not. It is not flexible enough to see the Zapp January 2018 Tarif and make a comparison now as it doesn't include the recent price increases. A large percentage of electricity providers deal in KW price and daily rate so as I know the present price increase it would not harm those who deal in these two parameters for it to be included in the comparison calculator. It would be your choice whether or not to use it, for me and others it could be useful, for you obviously not.

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@martin100
The Cheap Energy Club staff never seem to post on this forum so I doubt if they will even read this thread.
I would suggest that you go to the CEC web site and get the email address from the FAQs and ask them if they would implement this feature.

WhoIsThat

Martin100 wrote: »

Just a word of warning, I am with Outfox the Market for electricity and on the Zapp Tariff. ...

No you are not.

See the other thread you started. You will need to update your current tariff name on the CEC. The Zapp tariff is no longer available.

Martin100

I do know which tariff I am on. I started Zapp January 2018 and it was then £6.99 membership fee and 9.03p Kw. In the present energy club comparison it doesn't list Zapp January 2018 but says that I am still on the best deal. I know this not to be true as it also still shows the unit rate of 9.03p but I know it has risen to 13p Kw and now want an up to date comparison. In the drop down list it only shows BLAST and WHACK, neither of which allow me to compare. As I said as I know my Kw rate and daily rate if I could enter this then a comparison could then be achieved. Its as simple as that.