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Finding a comprehensive comparision tariff chart for dual fuels

GValue
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My dual fuel fixed tarriff with Avro Energy ends late next month. :/
MSE tells me to look around now  :)
What I would like to see is a simple tariff guide, to tell me  what is more or less and which is better value.
MSE  comparision is very good, but it may not use the lowest tariff, because they don't know all of the tariffs used? :/
Below is my current tariff, so any advice is welcome :)



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  • Gerry1
    Gerry1 Posts: 10,501 Forumite
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    edited 11 December 2020 at 2:18PM
    Welcome to the forum.
    Start with Citizens Advice and 'Switch with Which?', entering your annual kWh usage derived from actual meter readings.  Remember that separate suppliers are often cheaper.
    Also look at the customer service ratings on CA and the feedback threads on this forum.
  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 11 December 2020 at 2:18PM
    Citizens Advice Energy Comparison website has all the available tariffs. Comparing tariff against tariff is a pointless exercise as it requires two key pieces of information: your annual consumption in kWhs/year and your postcode.  You should also check separate suppliers for gas and electricity. The results may surprise you.

    https://energycompare.citizensadvice.org.uk/
  • GValue
    GValue Posts: 49 Forumite
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    Gerry1 said:
    .....Start with Citizens Advice and 'Switch with Which?',.....
    Does one have to be a member of Which to use this function?
  • Gerry1
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    GValue said:
    Gerry1 said:
    .....Start with Citizens Advice and 'Switch with Which?',.....
    Does one have to be a member of Which to use this function?
    No.  IIRC it uses Energylinx but doesn't hide the companies who don't pay commission.
  • GValue
    GValue Posts: 49 Forumite
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    edited 24 October 2023 at 4:53PM
    @Gerry1 I used Which and it gave me no better offers, but I then tried Citizens Advice as  both you and @[Deleted User] suggested and found some lower AND 4 options from my current supplier for only slightly more @£22 per year.

  • Gerry1
    Gerry1 Posts: 10,501 Forumite
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    Were separate suppliers cheaper?
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    OP don't forget those are estimates only based upon the figures you enter .
  • GValue
    GValue Posts: 49 Forumite
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    Gerry1 said:
    Were separate suppliers cheaper?
    Good question :| I was not able to use my existing supplier and current tariff information as they are dual fuel  and it seems to want like for like, so I'm trying to find a low single gas and a low single electric tariff to use, instead of my current dual fuel tarriff.
  • Gerry1
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    Forget tariffs, if you've entered your gas and electricity annual kWh consumption into a comparison site you can then run it again  to get quotations for gas only and electricity only.
    You then add the two additional results to see whether it works out cheaper than dual fuel, which it probably will.
  • GValue
    GValue Posts: 49 Forumite
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    @Gerry1 I understand it should work like that, but I keep getting messages like this!

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