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Octopus Energy takes on Avro customers

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  • xlnc99
    xlnc99 Posts: 1,673 Forumite
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    QrizB said:
    xlnc99 said:
    2010 said:
    xlnc99 said:
    Energy prices going one way and that is up - why anyone would even bother going for a Variable rate is beyond me
    You keep saying Octopus is expensive.
    Why don`t you post a fixed tariff that`s cheaper than Octopus capped SVR tariff @ £1277.
    There isn`t any.
    The cheapest ive seen Oct is a joke
    23-28 p for electricity
    6-8 for gas

    what a farce - one of the most expensive tarrifs ive seen
    You've not looked at the right tariffs, that's why. Stop looking at the comparison sites and look at what Octopus is actually offering you as a former Avro customer.
    Flexible Octopus October 2021 v1 in my region is:
    • Elec 24.11 p/day plus 20.11 p/kWh
    • Gas 23.85 p/day plus 3.95 p/kWh
    And it won't change until the price cap does, most likely April 2022.

    i went directly to OCT website to see what they offering. Everything was very expensive for my area. I tried logging in and they have no account details for me as of yet. i imagine that will update in the next 7-14 days
  • bristolleedsfan
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    edited 26 September 2021 at 11:45PM
    QrizB said:
    xlnc99 said:
    2010 said:
    xlnc99 said:
    Energy prices going one way and that is up - why anyone would even bother going for a Variable rate is beyond me
    You keep saying Octopus is expensive.
    Why don`t you post a fixed tariff that`s cheaper than Octopus capped SVR tariff @ £1277.
    There isn`t any.
    The cheapest ive seen Oct is a joke
    23-28 p for electricity
    6-8 for gas

    what a farce - one of the most expensive tarrifs ive seen
    You've not looked at the right tariffs, that's why. Stop looking at the comparison sites and look at what Octopus is actually offering you as a former Avro customer.
    Flexible Octopus October 2021 v1 in my region is:
    • Elec 24.11 p/day plus 20.11 p/kWh
    • Gas 23.85 p/day plus 3.95 p/kWh
    And it won't change until the price cap does, most likely April 2022.


    That tariff is about £50 below price cap, Octopus have said Avro customers will have Flexible tariff £10 below price cap which indcates will be slightly more expensive
  • bristolleedsfan
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    edited 26 September 2021 at 10:16PM
    xlnc99 said:
    xlnc99 said:
    What is the best site to look for cheap tarrifs ? I was told CA on here is the go to place

    https://www.topcashback.co.uk/topcashback-compare-energy/  click see all avaialble tariffs after initial results load


    I cant find what im looking for. This is a confusing site 
    can you walk me through how to see the results
    Quote page I put email address I used for signups, I selected dual fuel  B.G  Gas 12960 kWh
    Electricity 4392 hence why Neon Reef did not appear in results, also most results cannot be switched via TCB thus no cashback, however results appear superior to most other comparison sites

  • bagand96
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    edited 26 September 2021 at 10:17PM
    xlnc99 said:
    QrizB said:
    xlnc99 said:
    2010 said:
    xlnc99 said:
    Energy prices going one way and that is up - why anyone would even bother going for a Variable rate is beyond me
    You keep saying Octopus is expensive.
    Why don`t you post a fixed tariff that`s cheaper than Octopus capped SVR tariff @ £1277.
    There isn`t any.
    The cheapest ive seen Oct is a joke
    23-28 p for electricity
    6-8 for gas

    what a farce - one of the most expensive tarrifs ive seen
    You've not looked at the right tariffs, that's why. Stop looking at the comparison sites and look at what Octopus is actually offering you as a former Avro customer.
    Flexible Octopus October 2021 v1 in my region is:
    • Elec 24.11 p/day plus 20.11 p/kWh
    • Gas 23.85 p/day plus 3.95 p/kWh
    And it won't change until the price cap does, most likely April 2022.

    i went directly to OCT website to see what they offering. Everything was very expensive for my area. I tried logging in and they have no account details for me as of yet. i imagine that will update in the next 7-14 days
    You don't to get a new customer quote.  Octopus are offering a special tariff for Avro customers transferring over under SoLR.

    Have a look at "Flexible Octopus October 2021 v1".   You can look this tariff up on the Octopus website here All our tariffs | Octopus Energy  Input your postcode and it will bring up all tariffs.  Use the filters to select "Flexible" and "Domestic".  You should then find the Flexible October tariff in the first few results.  That will tell you more or less what you'll be paying.

    And as others keep saying, you'll be very unlikely to find anything better at the moment, other than going with a small supplier with unsustainable prices.
  • pearl123
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    I've just given my elec/gas on the Avro site, via the email link from Octupus. However, on the Avro site it is not showing the updated figures. Anyone, else have this issue?
  • xlnc99
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    Flexible Octopus? Does that mean its a variable tariff and not fixed.

    Surely no-one in their right mind would consider a variable tarrif at the moment
  • xlnc99
    xlnc99 Posts: 1,673 Forumite
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    xlnc99 said:
    xlnc99 said:
    What is the best site to look for cheap tarrifs ? I was told CA on here is the go to place

    https://www.topcashback.co.uk/topcashback-compare-energy/  click see all avaialble tariffs after initial results load


    I cant find what im looking for. This is a confusing site 
    can you walk me through how to see the results
    Quote page I put email address I used for signups, I selected dual fuel  B.G  Gas 12960 kWh
    Electricity 4392 hence why Neon Reef did not appear in results, also most results cannot be switched via TCB thus no cashback, however results appear superior to most other comparison sites


    Thanks for the detailed images! Will check it out in the morning
  • I signed up to Avro in March 2021 on a 12 month fixed deal.  Will Octopus honour that deal?
  • I just crunched the numbers on my elderly fathers Avro Energy account. I'm in total shock...
    He has a credit balance of over £1100...
    He switched away to Eon-Next a month or so ago, prior to Avro's collapse, so I'm very pleased to read that Octopus Energy will be repaying any credit balances. This is the biggest credit I've ever heard of - I don't understand why they never reviewed his direct debit, as he did submit meter readings every few months, but never bothered to check his account amount.

    I'll give it a month or so for the dust to settle before suggesting he contact them.
  • bagand96
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    edited 26 September 2021 at 10:23PM
    xlnc99 said:
    Flexible Octopus? Does that mean its a variable tariff and not fixed.

    Surely no-one in their right mind would consider a variable tarrif at the moment
    Its technically variable, but it is set at the Ofgem price cap.  That won't be reviewed until April 2022, so the tariff won't increase.

    Only change to this is if the Government intervene and allow Ofgem to do some sort of review and raise the cap.  Their current mantra though is that they will help consumers and not energy companies, so it would involve somewhat of a U-turn from Westminster for that to happen.

    A variable tariff at the Ofgem cap is the cheapest tariff around at the moment, the energy companies are basically being forced to sell energy at less than they could buy it on the wholesale market.
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