Only offered variable tariff? No fixed tariff? British gas

Helen_

I have not been offered any tariff apart from variable by british gas. Surely they should be offering a fixed tariff option too? 

bagand96

They don't have to.  And any fix would be more expensive than the variable in the current market.

Verdigris

Helen_ said:

I have not been offered any tariff apart from variable by british gas. Surely they should be offering a fixed tariff option too? 

You're lucky really. Some other comapanies have been trying to deny people the SVT to force them onto much more expensive fixes.

Helen_

I was under the impression they had to. In the past when the prices were changing i always received a letter stating my new tariff prices and the prices of a fixed tariff. 

Has anyone else been offered a fixed tariff by british gas for their gas? 

Verdigris

You can always go to another supplier for a fix. You almost certainly won't like the price, though. Also the periods have shortened. 10 months seems to be the norm for Octopus fixes, at the moment.

MWT

Helen_ said:

I was under the impression they had to. In the past when the prices were changing i always received a letter stating my new tariff prices and the prices of a fixed tariff. 

Their only obligation is to tell you if they have a cheaper tariff than the one you are on, and if you are on a fixed tariff to tell you the cheapest available fixed tariff as well as the cheapest variable tariff.

There is absolutely no obligation to actually offer a fixed tariff, and based on another recent post is does seem they are backing away from offering fixed tariffs at the moment, probably due to the volatility of the market.