British Gas direct offer competitive?

Helen28

Gerry1 said:

st999 said:

with my usage costs £904.90
Cheapest on Uswitch with same usage is Shell Energy with a cost of £968.86.

Someone clearly doesn't know how to use comparison sites !  Unless you live on Rockall?

In my area you wouldn't have to pay more than £819.57.

Hint: start with Citizens Advice and 'Switch with Which?' and use separate suppliers.

Not all areas have the same tariffs

Gerry1

Helen28 said:

Gerry1 said:

Someone clearly doesn't know how to use comparison sites !  Unless you live on Rockall?

In my area you wouldn't have to pay more than £819.57.

Hint: start with Citizens Advice and 'Switch with Which?' and use separate suppliers.

Not all areas have the same tariffs

Hence the references to 'Rockall' and 'my area'...

st999

The Which comparison site didn't come up with anything cheaper than my present tariff and Neon Reef and Zog weren't mentioned.

vigman

I'm afraid due to serious health issues, my replies often come quite a time after my first post!

Anyway BG Exclusive Fix Nov 2021 v3 offered by email to me is

Gas: £679.96

Based on using 19883kWh

Standing charge: 21.964p per day

Unit rate: 3.017p per kWh

Electricity: £637.23

Based on using 3451kWh

Standing charge: 18.961p per day

Unit rate: 16.460p per kWh

tim_p

Thanks for the update. Those prices look rather high (depending on area) You should be able to save around 20-25% off both those quoted rates I’d hope. 

Talldave

st999 said:

The Which comparison site didn't come up with anything cheaper than my present tariff and Neon Reef and Zog weren't mentioned.

Did you search "Gas only" and then "Electricity only" using the "All tariffs" setting?

vigman

tim_p said:

Thanks for the update. Those prices look rather high (depending on area) You should be able to save around 20-25% off both those quoted rates I’d hope. 

Thanks. The area is Oxfordshire. This deal is not much less than the best offered on Cheap Energy Club main providers' quotes.

The deal before last I went with OVO but they took months to repay an overpayment however
OVO via Cheap Energy Club are currently offering Electricity:

Supplier	OVO Energy
Tariff name	Better Energy 02 September 2020
Tariff type	Fixed
Payment Method	Monthly Direct Debit
Unit rate	15.383p per kWh
Gas	21.914p per day  Standing Charge Unit rate  2.940p per kWh Standing charge  24.770p per day

Total £1,391 pa

The new direct BG offer for same use is £1,317.
The best Big Name CEC offer for me today is SSE at £1,312 pa for same use (Eon slightly cheaper but needs smart meter)

TIA

Gerry1

vigman said:

tim_p said:

Thanks for the update. Those prices look rather high (depending on area) You should be able to save around 20-25% off both those quoted rates I’d hope. 

The area is Oxfordshire. This deal is not much less than the best offered on Cheap Energy Club main providers' quotes.
The best Big Name CEC offer for me today is SSE at £1,312 pa for same use

You're doing everything wrong.

• If you restrict your suppliers to Big Names, you'll pay Big Prices.
• If you rely on the CEC, you won't see all suppliers.
• If you choose Dual Fuel, you'll probably pay more than with separate suppliers.

Hint: start with Citizens Advice and 'Switch with Which?'.

Talldave

Neon Reef - electricity 3451kWh  £453.83,  Zog - gas 19883kWh £568.61, Total £1022.44. A saving worth doing something about, surely?

st999

Still costs more with Zog

BG

365 14.84p per day £54.17

13628 2.444p per kWh £333.07

£387.23

Zog

365 16.80p per day £61.32

13628 2.462p per kWh £335.49

£396.81