Not sure what the next step is regarding Cheap rate charging

PaulinGoringbySea

I have recently bought an Electric car and its getting delivered about the 20th Feb.  I have had a charger installed (OHME) and a few days before the car arrives I will try and change to a tariff that will offer me about 5 hours of cheap rate night time charging as I need around 80%-85% charge on my car each morning to go to work at 4:30am and then drive home. I have read the posts and if my understanding is correct I can not change companies.  I am currently on a flexible gas/ electric rate as I did not want to be locked into a contract or have to ay to get out of a contract when I knew I would be getting an electric car.  the company I was with went bust and I got moved to EDF.  Do I have to stay with EDF and will the tariff be competitive or should I change to an alternative provider that will be better for what I need to do. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks

Astria

Only you can answer that as EDF will more than likely change the tariff you were on and change the terms and conditions, so I'd check the tariff and if it's not suitable for you then move to another provider, although that might be a challenge at the moment!

MWT

PaulinGoringbySea said:

I have read the posts and if my understanding is correct I can not change companies.

That isn't true.

If for example you wanted to move to Octopus, you can still do it, but you'll need to call them and tell them why you want to move to them, and getting onto an EV tariff is likely to be sufficient.

If you follow their website links to get a quote you will end up here:

QrizB

Two ideas:

1. EDF have electric car tariffs. You can ask them for a quote.
2. Octopus (as mentioned above) will accept switches under some circumstances.

Speak to both providers, find out what your options are and make an informed decision then.

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PaulinGoringbySea said:

I have recently bought an Electric car and its getting delivered about the 20th Feb.  I have had a charger installed (OHME) and a few days before the car arrives I will try and change to a tariff that will offer me about 5 hours of cheap rate night time charging as I need around 80%-85% charge on my car each morning to go to work at 4:30am and then drive home. I have read the posts and if my understanding is correct I can not change companies.  I am currently on a flexible gas/ electric rate as I did not want to be locked into a contract or have to ay to get out of a contract when I knew I would be getting an electric car.  the company I was with went bust and I got moved to EDF.  Do I have to stay with EDF and will the tariff be competitive or should I change to an alternative provider that will be better for what I need to do. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks

Out of interest, how much charge are you hoping to put into your EV in 5 hours? Remember, miles/kWh is massively different in Winter to Summer. I mention this as you might be better off looking at either EDF’s or Good Energy’s EV tariff. The former offers a much longer charging period.

https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/goelectric_rate_card_jan24.pdf

PS: Pedant Warning. The OHME on your wall is not a charger: it is what is known as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. The actual charger (known as the On Board Charger) sits within the EV for all slow and fast charges up to 22kWs.