Changing prepayment company

shaunbrim

Hello
I have an electric prepayment meter with Eon. I recently topped it up a few hundred pounds on your advice in order to temporarily avoid the new rates on 1st April. Disappointingly it appears Eon have changed their stance and will not honour the old rate come 1st April. Can I change to a company that will keep the old rates if topping up before 1st April or is it too late? I believe it takes at least 2 weeks to change companies?
Rgds 

MattMattMattUK

shaunbrim said:

Hello
I have an electric prepayment meter with Eon. I recently topped it up a few hundred pounds on your advice in order to temporarily avoid the new rates on 1st April. Disappointingly it appears Eon have changed their stance and will not honour the old rate come 1st April. Can I change to a company that will keep the old rates if topping up before 1st April or is it too late? I believe it takes at least 2 weeks to change companies?
Rgds 

You cannot change quickly enough, but also many other suppliers do not allow that system to operate either. It is not a case of them not honouring the old rate, it is a situation where people were attempting to game the system, for most that has not paid off. 

shaunbrim

MattMattMattUK said:

shaunbrim said:

Hello
I have an electric prepayment meter with Eon. I recently topped it up a few hundred pounds on your advice in order to temporarily avoid the new rates on 1st April. Disappointingly it appears Eon have changed their stance and will not honour the old rate come 1st April. Can I change to a company that will keep the old rates if topping up before 1st April or is it too late? I believe it takes at least 2 weeks to change companies?
Rgds 

You cannot change quickly enough, but also many other suppliers do not allow that system to operate either. It is not a case of them not honouring the old rate, it is a situation where people were attempting to game the system, for most that has not paid off. 

As detailed on the MSE website, It was supposed to work for the vast majority of suppliers, with the exception of Scottish Power and more recently Eon. For example British Gas have openly said it will work for them. Appreciate it is a case of 'gaming' the system, but would rather have the money in my pocket than an energy supplier. 

shaunbrim

It appears this is inaccurate as most suppliers are now not accepting to keep the pre April rates