No Standing Charge electricity tariffs in 2021

Nanako

Hope nobody minds me popping in, i'm looking for the same thing. I have a house that's sitting empty and i'd like to not pay standing charges on the energy costs. In scotland if it's important

Does british gas offer this tariff to new customers? I've had no luck finding anyone that does it so far. Octopus comes up at the top of a google search for "no standing charge tariffs", and yet all the tariffs on their site have charges

akaWooders

goodValue said:

I found Chat by going thro all the menu options.

Luckily, there is no-one waiting for the computer.

I eventually got the message:

  I have arranged this to be changed and it will change in 5 working days

I do not have a B Gas web account, so how could I verify this?

As mentioned above, I do not have an online account either and arranged my switch on the phone. If you haven't received written confirmation in the post after 8 days (the time it took to receive mine) call them on 0800 072 8625.

akaWooders

Nanako said:

Hope nobody minds me popping in, i'm looking for the same thing. I have a house that's sitting empty and i'd like to not pay standing charges on the energy costs. In scotland if it's important

Does british gas offer this tariff to new customers? I've had no luck finding anyone that does it so far. Octopus comes up at the top of a google search for "no standing charge tariffs", and yet all the tariffs on their site have charges

Nanako said:

Hope nobody minds me popping in, i'm looking for the same thing. I have a house that's sitting empty and i'd like to not pay standing charges on the energy costs. In scotland if it's important

Does british gas offer this tariff to new customers? I've had no luck finding anyone that does it so far. Octopus comes up at the top of a google search for "no standing charge tariffs", and yet all the tariffs on their site have charges

The BG list of old and new tariffs has the caveat that they may not be available to new customers, but it may be worth a try.

https://www.britishgas.co.uk/GetAQuote/tariff-information

You may not be able to choose the no standing charge tariff online. If you can't, give them a ring. It's worth a try, however, I suspect they may not be keen to take on a new customer that may ultimately cost them money. Do you have a main property you could switch to BG which may persuade them? Do that first and you may be classified as a customer - no guarantees though.