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Telegraph_Sam

I am just trying to confirm if this very lively and informative forum still functions or has been closed by the administators. If closed if there is an alternative forum to go to. 

FreeBear

Telegraph_Sam said:

I am just trying to confirm if this very lively and informative forum still functions or has been closed by the administators. If closed if there is an alternative forum to go to. 

mumsnet

(Seriously, don't go there unless you want to be roasted)

Slinky

FreeBear said:

Telegraph_Sam said:

I am just trying to confirm if this very lively and informative forum still functions or has been closed by the administators. If closed if there is an alternative forum to go to. 

mumsnet

(Seriously, don't go there unless you want to be roasted)

Make sure it's a sunny windy day to get cheap electricity for your roasting.

tlcgrantham

tlcgrantham said:

northernstar007 said:

looking at cheap electric this weekend i think, going to be a bit windy
btw i still not had a email yet about change of tariff, i hope they have forgotten about me

Thanks for heads up. I got what I thought was the dreaded email a few minutes ago but it turned out to be confirming a win on spin the wheel ( my first in 3 years). If my lucky streak continues maybe I won’t get one.

Dreaded email now arrived. Interestingly my electricity tariff changes to the new formula and sc on 15/02/2024 but my gas v2 tariff remains the same. Hopefully as the email & t&cs state that means another year on the old formula and sc. 

bristolleedsfan

tlcgrantham said:

tlcgrantham said:

northernstar007 said:

looking at cheap electric this weekend i think, going to be a bit windy
btw i still not had a email yet about change of tariff, i hope they have forgotten about me

. but my gas v2 tariff remains the same. Hopefully as the email & t&cs state that means another year on the old formula and sc. 

I had gas tracker end of fixed term email yesterday, have to contact them to go on current version otherwise default to flexible. I use no gas from expiry of fixed term which is 14th March  until end October/November so will be switching gas to British Gas get myself £25 Amazon whist keeping options open for next winter.

Andreg

Energy suppliers are required to provide reasonable notice when increasing prices, to allow customers to shop around for alternatives.   Arguably 2 weeks notice is not reasonable?  However I doubt many people could claim for any loss from the lack of notice due to lack of cheaper tariffs in the market.

Spies

It only takes a few days to move provider now, so that's more than enough time.

Andreg

tlcgrantham said:

 15/02/2024 but my gas v2 tariff remains the same. Hopefully as the email & t&cs state that means another year on the old formula and sc. 

Same here, but the electricity tariff increase is nearer 20% while the gas increase would have been less than 10%, so not such a benefit.

MeteredOut

Andreg said:

Energy suppliers are required to provide reasonable notice when increasing prices, to allow customers to shop around for alternatives.   Arguably 2 weeks notice is not reasonable?

Similarly, arguably it is. Question is: is anyone going to argue with them?

masonic

Andreg said:

Energy suppliers are required to provide reasonable notice when increasing prices, to allow customers to shop around for alternatives.   Arguably 2 weeks notice is not reasonable?  However I doubt many people could claim for any loss from the lack of notice due to lack of cheaper tariffs in the market.

Ofgem considered 28 days too long, which is why they reduced it to "reasonable", presumably to align with more rapid switching. If you start a switch away before the change, you could ask them to honour the original pricing until your switch date.