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Ronnierhino7

After getting different emails from OFTM about price changes, membership changes and direct debt changes etc I have decided to jump ship, I don’t have a good credit score and went bankrupt this year so tried first Utility and failed there credit check, so I noticed a cash back website offering £105 to sign up to British Gas surprisingly they accepted me, I have no idea how lol as I know they can be the hardest to go to and also booked into to have the meters changed in feb, means I get higher bills but at least they won’t go bust anytime soon and got my plan till 2020.

Anthorn

In the circumstances you might have been better off with EDF Easy Online via Topcashback depending on the prices in your region. EDF never credit searched me and other reports on MSE suggest they don't credit search anyone.

Ronnierhino7

Anthorn wrote: »

In the circumstances you might have been better off with EDF Easy Online via Topcashback depending on the prices in your region. EDF never credit searched me and other reports on MSE suggest they don't credit search anyone.

Just a email from British Gas they said they won’t £90 and £125 security deposit so won’t be switching with them, looked at edf but there quite expensive

Anthorn

Ronnierhino7 wrote: »

Just a email from British Gas they said they won’t £90 and £125 security deposit so won’t be switching with them, looked at edf but there quite expensive

Beggars can't be choosers: If as you say you will fail a credit search and you want a credit meter you need to go with a supplier which doesn't credit search. Either that or pay the security deposit or have a prepayment meter fitted. And the answer to everything else is 42.

Ronnierhino7

True and went with EDF in the end signed up today

editor1

@Anthorn,

Glad to see your advice here are been beneficial, however, I hope the OP moves along to the OFTM Consumer Advocacy Group on FB in order to ensure his Switch goes correctly and that OFTM don't rip him off further given his financial plight - it also helps if Posters check MSE's list of energy providers who don't run Credit Checks, and further, that all Switchers check a minimum three Switch-sites listed on OFGEMs website for price comparisons and also visit Quidco/TopCashBack to see if further savings/money back can be generated.

Ronnierhino7

Just had a email from EDF to say that I have been accepted and should be switched in a few weeks time

Ronnierhino7

editor1 wrote: »

@Anthorn,

Glad to see your advice here are been beneficial, however, I hope the OP moves along to the OFTM Consumer Advocacy Group on FB in order to ensure his Switch goes correctly and that OFTM don't rip him off further given his financial plight - it also helps if Posters check MSE's list of energy providers who don't run Credit Checks, and further, that all Switchers check a minimum three Switch-sites listed on OFGEMs website for price comparisons and also visit Quidco/TopCashBack to see if further savings/money back can be generated.

Do you have a link for this as I couldn’t find many supplies that don’t credit check