Bulb energy quote high

i8change

Hi,


I used a referral link to get a quote from Bulb. It was for Electricity only.
I used 1693kwh last year so entered 1700kwh. The quote was for £60 per month and when I used "refine quote" it said "You're currently paying around £978 a year. After switching to Bulb, you'll be paying nearer £724" which is way out.


Has anyone else had problems and do they just adjust the £60 per month quoted once you have sent a few reading?


Thanks for any replies

Robin9

What's the problem? Is the £978 correct (to check you will need your readings of 12 months ago and the tariff rates, standing charge plus VAT

£724 is only an estimate - use more pay more, use less pay less.

matelodave

I expect to tell my energy co my consumption and them to work out what I should pay based on the info I give them unless I don't bother and let them guess, which doesn't seem to be the case in this instance

I would have thought that if the OP input 1700kwh then the "estimate" should have done the simple sum of multiplying 1700 x tariff and got a fairly accurate cost.

Even if you decided that the tariff was 20p/kwh and the s/c was £100 a year you'd only get a dd amount of around £36 a month.

£60 a month is nowhere close, a dd of £30 is much nearer the mark for 1700khw/p/a

[Deleted User]

I just did a quote on Bulb's site - using 1700kWh for region 11 and got quoted £36 a month.

However using the figures below from their tariff page, the value should have been £25 a month or £300.08 a year.

Single rate meter

Electricity

Tariff name

Vari-Fair Electricity

Tariff type

Variable

Payment method

Direct debit

Unit rate

13.262p per kWh

Standing charge

20.44p per day (£74.62 per year)

Assumed annual cost

£426.37 per year

i8change

Originally Posted by Robin9

What's the problem? Is the £978 correct

The quote was for 1700kWh Electricity only. I am currently with Bristol Energy 1 year fix issue 22 paperless £26 per month & in credit over the year I have been with them.


"energyhelpline" quote for Bulb Vari-Fair Electricity is £302 (<£26 per month) so Bulbs £60 per month estimate, using "refine quote" and my exact annual usage is over twice what I will using.


Looks more like a quote for Dual fuels. I was just wondering if others have switched to them Electricity only and had their D/Debit halved, or much reduced, once they have sent one or two readings?

i8change

Originally Posted by gsmlnx
I just did a quote on Bulb's site - using 1700kWh for region 11 and got quoted £36 a month.

I tried again on Bulbs own website (without using one of the £50 credit referral links) and it still comes up with £60 per month, Electric only 1700kWh.
Perhaps there is a problem with their estimates for my postcode area.


Might give them a ring, thanks for the replies.

i8change

All OK now, seems to be giving correct quote when I refine it.


Must have been fixed at their end.

[Deleted User]

Yep they have done something as now it is showing £25 for me too.
I just used the results page URL from before so I didn't enter any information this time around and it now shows the correct result.

i8change

Yep they have done something as now it is showing £25 for me too.

Well now it's working I've used one of the MSE £50 credit thread links and switched.


Hoping it all goes smoothly.


Kind regards to those that replied.