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EternallyGrateful

I explained to the lady at British Gas that I was reviewing all my options and she tried to pretend that she didn't hear that much, but everytime I tried to end the phonecall, she kept coming up with nuggets of information of why British Gas may not appear better on comparison sites (she said due to their tier pricing) but how they are cheaper than other companies overall.

Now I just dont know what to do... Is it better the devil you know??

I once (18 months ago or so) tried to understand British Gas's tiered pricing to give me an accurate comparison. I eventually decided that if they had to make it THAT difficult they had something to hide. I know none of the utility companies make it easy to establish their precise pricing but BG take it to another level![/QUOTE]

Premier_2

EternallyGrateful wrote: »

... I know none of the utility companies make it easy to establish their precise pricing but ...

If anyone wants pricing at it's simplest, I suggest they look at Ebico.

Not the cheapest supplier for most people, but definitely the most simplistic and easy to understand pricing strategy possible.

Number of units consumed x the cost per unit.

EternallyGrateful

Vary easy indeed. It took a matter of seconds to discover that (based on my consumption) they would charge me about £600 more than my current supplier!

Premier_2

EternallyGrateful wrote: »

Vary easy indeed. It took a matter of seconds to discover that (based on my consumption) they would charge me about £600 more than my current supplier!

£600 more? :eek:

Yes they can be more expensive, especially for those heavier users.
Their pricing strategy is designed to encouarge lower use, and extremely low users do find they are the cheapest as a result.

If it really would cost you £600 a year more, you appear to be an extremely heavy user, and so probably have significant opportunities to save energy, and ultimately our planet in which we all live, by reducing consumption.

EternallyGrateful

In fact we are very careful and use both gas and electricity as sparingly as possible.
At the moment, however, we are powering the building site canteen/office next door (long story) so our electricity consumption particularly is more than twice what it would normally be.
Having said that they would still work out at £200 to £300 more expensive than Scottish Power.

Premier_2

EternallyGrateful wrote: »

In fact we are very careful and use both gas and electricity as sparingly as possible.
At the moment, however, we are powering the building site canteen/office next door (long story) so our electricity consumption particularly is more than twice what it would normally be.
Having said that they would still work out at £200 to £300 more expensive than Scottish Power.

So you appear to be quite proficient at working out the complicated prices of other suppliers tariffs for varying amounts of electricity consumed, anyway. :cool:

Is there anything we can help you with today?

EternallyGrateful

Premier wrote: »

So you appear to be quite proficient at working out the complicated prices of other suppliers tariffs for varying amounts of electricity consumed, anyway. :cool:

Is there anything we can help you with today?

I was merely meaning that often the information is not readily volunteered. Of course once you have the right numbers the calculations are quite straightforward.

Thank you for your kind offer but I don't think I can afford to take advice from you

RosieTiger

Hi,
Can anyone o0ffer any advioce on switching. We are currently with EDF on Dual Fuel rtae and they have advised that we will be switched from our Online V5 tarrif over to their standard one at the end of this month.
When I go to the normal comparison sites they show potential headline savings of a £200-300. However, the unit rates don't appear to support this. Also, most current ofers also seem to want to levy a standing charge.
Am i missing something or are the comparison sites very complicated ????

EternallyGrateful

I don't think the comparison sites are particularly complicated but I'm also not sure that the are that accurate either.
I have found the best way is to use them as an indicaton of which company charges the least. Go to those companies web sites and, using your specific consumption figures and their many price lists, compare how much you would pay at the different rates.
The cheapest is the one to go for!!!

Susan1942

Can I use topcashback to switch my electricity or I am better to do the energyhelpline. TCB offer £40 cash back and the other £15.

Anyone used them. Never used any cash back site previously.

Have a good weekend. Thanks

Sue