Standing charges

petermrman

We spend around half the year out of UK so daily standing charges are a cost to us for nothing during the times away. We always used to look for no or low daily charges but since the governments “simplification” rules for energy companies billing procedures those no or low costs seem to have disappeared. Are there any energy companies still offering low daily standing charges. We were with Avro but since their demise we have been switched to Octopus whose new daily charges are high.

Mstty

Utilita 

https://utilita.co.uk/energy

victor2

Mstty said:

Utilita 

https://utilita.co.uk/energy

That's interesting. Didn't think anyone did a zero standing charge now. Wonder how they're going to deal with recovering the "loan" that will be forced upon everyone?

bristolleedsfan

Mstty said:

Utilita 

https://utilita.co.uk/energy

They have not been taking on new direct debit customers for many months

GingerTim

Utilita only allow switches if you have a pre-payment meter. This pops up when you ask for a quote.

Why can't you switch without a pre-payment meter?

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Due to the ongoing efforts to minimise the risk of COVID-19, we've taken the decision to prioritise the install of smart meters for our most vulnerable PAYG customers. This means you may have to wait longer than normal for us to replace your current meters with our smart Pay As You Go meters.

To get a quote and complete your switch, please call us on 0345 206 8777 and we will be happy to help.

savers_united

Whilst your not directly being critical of the new SCs, it is unlikely we will return to the days of low / zero SCs until the market settles and the loans etc have been paid off. Due to the flex that suppliers use to have, especially the smaller players they were able to offer silly low SC rates.

Even when you are away using no energy, if there was a problem with your meter or supply it would be the network provider you would call to recifiy, all this costs. The only real option would be to go off grid, and become self sufficient. But all these are all likely to be far more than what you pay in SC. 

Mstty

They have if you contact them directly. We did in fact in April for another property.