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pebsham wrote: »

Can any of you bright sparks out there clarify something for me? Like many of us our M&S fix & save finishes on 30th Sept 2014. When can I avoid the £50 early exit fee? Do I have to wait until the 30th or will the time it takes to transfer be sufficient to carry me over the penalty line if I sign up for a new supplier now?

You should have received notice from M&S six weeks before the end of your contract. Once you have received that notice, you are free to switch without paying early-termination charges (exit fees).

ztkr

Stompa wrote: »

Mine is also Fix & Save Sep 2014, and yes the prices I quoted were as they appear on the bill (i.e. before VAT). I imagine we're in different regions which would account for the difference in prices.

Was yours a paper bill or a downloaded bill? (mine was the latter).

Ah, of course, there may be different prices in different regions. I'm in the South, and beyond the M&S branding, the energy is actually supplied by Southern Electric. I download the bills.

LJA66

Hi guys,

I'm currently in a shared house with all bills included but on sept 15th I will be moving into my own place having just secured a mortgage on a flat.

The previous owner paid for their electricity via a key which they topped up at a local shop. I don't want to do this and would prefer to pay monthly via direct debit as I believe this would be a cheaper option. The property also has gas for the cooking and central heating so I would hope to get both gas & electric from the same supplier as I also believe that would make it cheaper through duel fuel discounting.

Now, all what I've read on this site is about switching but I'm not in that position. So, I wonder if anyone can advise me the best thing to do?

Thanks!

Consumerist

Get in touch with the current supplier(s) at your new property and request a change to credit meters. Once that has been done, you will probably be put on their default standard tariff until you request a tariff change or you switch.

Whatever you do, make sure you take meter readings immediately you move in and submit them to your suppliers - in writing, if necessary.

Edit
I only hope the new property is not with npower - the change may take for ever.

Nada666

LJA66 wrote: »

I would hope to get both gas & electric from the same supplier as I also believe that would make it cheaper through duel fuel discounting.

This is no longer the case. Dual fuel discounts nowadays are trivial. But the best fix is often also the best fix for each fuel - but this is due to the set price of the tariff rather than a dual discount.

Mrs_Arcanum

LJA66 wrote: »

Hi guys,

I'm currently in a shared house with all bills included but on sept 15th I will be moving into my own place having just secured a mortgage on a flat.

The previous owner paid for their electricity via a key which they topped up at a local shop. I don't want to do this and would prefer to pay monthly via direct debit as I believe this would be a cheaper option. The property also has gas for the cooking and central heating so I would hope to get both gas & electric from the same supplier as I also believe that would make it cheaper through duel fuel discounting.

Now, all what I've read on this site is about switching but I'm not in that position. So, I wonder if anyone can advise me the best thing to do?

Thanks!

As this is your own place there should be no issues switching the meters. It may be you will have to suffer a couple of days using the keys but be sure you have both keys just in case.

loopdaloop

Just had a terrible ordeal with a woman from British Gas.
Dreadful organisation that despite our usage, really did not want to lower the monthly direct debit amount. It was like a battle. Am definitely changing at the end of this month!

doveman

Switched to Sainsbury's for Gas and Electricity. First warning sign is that their letter, dated 6 October and giving me until the 16 October to change my mind and cancel, didn't arrive until 18 October, so I suspect they're deliberately delaying sending them out to make people miss this window.

Second warning sign is that their online registration site rejects the 10-digit Customer Reference number starting 20 on the letter they sent and demands a 12-digit number starting with 85!

ikr2

I am puzzled by the latest MSE email encourgaging people to switch to the EON "MSE Fixed 1 Year Collective Switch Online" tariff. Admittedly I have only just completed a switch but the Energy Saving Club says I would pay £159 a year MORE for this EON dual fuel tariff.

It may be that the promo is based on average usage - our energy costs are a few hundred pounds more than average. Or is it because we have gone for separate gas and elec suppliers and that works out cheaper?

As of 2 days ago, I am with Zog Energy for gas (Mercury 12 fixed until Oct 2015 £30 exit fee) and EON for Electricity (Fixed 1 year v9 Online until Oct 2015 £5 exit fee).

This is the first time I have moved away from a dual fuel tariff for a while. Zog are a bit of an unknown but the switches went smoothly and Zog have responded quickly to email queries about moving my DD to a different day of the month.

In any case these tariffs are shown to be £159 cheaper for us than the MSE EON dual fuel tariff.

footyguy

ikr2 wrote: »

I am puzzled by the latest MSE email encourgaging people to switch to the EON "MSE Fixed 1 Year Collective Switch Online" tariff. Admittedly I have only just completed a switch but the Energy Saving Club says I would pay £159 a year MORE for this EON dual fuel tariff.

It may be that the promo is based on average usage - our energy costs are a few hundred pounds more than average. Or is it because we have gone for separate gas and elec suppliers and that works out cheaper?

As of 2 days ago, I am with Zog Energy for gas (Mercury 12 fixed until Oct 2015 £30 exit fee) and EON for Electricity (Fixed 1 year v9 Online until Oct 2015 £5 exit fee).

This is the first time I have moved away from a dual fuel tariff for a while. Zog are a bit of an unknown but the switches went smoothly and Zog have responded quickly to email queries about moving my DD to a different day of the month.

In any case these tariffs are shown to be £159 cheaper for us than the MSE EON dual fuel tariff.

LOL

Perhaps one of the cheapest gas supplier out there and an electricity tariff that (in some cases) was so wrong that resulted in such low prices , the supplier was forced to pull it within hours/days (rather than the weeks it was planned to last)

And you are wondering why a new tariff is not beating it???