Do energy companies not have to display tariffs

PaulDesmond

David Cameron said that all energy companies had to be transparent about their tariffs. 
Tried Sainsburys E-ON and EDF. They will not show the Tariffs

Ultrasonic

PaulDesmond said:

David Cameron said that all energy companies had to be transparent about their tariffs. 
Tried Sainsburys E-ON and EDF. They will not show the Tariffs

If they're not accepting new customers then there is probably no obligation to show you anything. If you're an existing customer with any of them then I'm sure you can see the details of the tariff you're on.

The_Fat_Controller

EDF show their Deemed (SV) Rates here

https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/r505_deemed_rate_card.pdf

All other Tariff Information can be found by searching their website, but you'll need to know the name of it.

https://my.edfenergy.com/gas-electricity/tariff-information-labels

MWT

PaulDesmond said:

David Cameron said that all energy companies had to be transparent about their tariffs. 
Tried Sainsburys E-ON and EDF. They will not show the Tariffs

Generally not hard to find tariffs, here is a link for all the current E.ON tariffs...

https://www.eonenergy.com/for-your-home/help-and-support/search-tariff-information

diystarter7

IMO it is not easy to find their prices. We are with EDF and I had to search hard. IMO they do this so you explore what's on offer just like supermarkets move around stuff so you look for it and in the process buy other stuff.

PaulDesmond

Even before this energy problem, ALL providers insisted that you do a comparison and supply the name of your current tarrif. Have these companies not hear of the data protection act. 

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PaulDesmond said:

Even before this energy problem, ALL providers insisted that you do a comparison and supply the name of your current tarrif. Have these companies not hear of the data protection act. 

Which bit of the Data Protection Act would that be? No one insists that consumers do a price comparison: yes, suppliers are REQUIRED by Ofgem to indicate on statements that consumers would be well-advised to do a market comparison. Your current tariff will be stated on your latest statement or in any App/online account that you might have.

If you believe that a price comparison will point you towards a cheaper tariff, you will be disappointed. Suppliers are not obliged to take on new customers and many are restricting their cheapest fixed deals to existing customers (this is permitted under Ofgem rules). There is absolutely no commercial advantage in suppliers taking on new customers on the Ofgem-capped SVT. Prices are broadly the same and the capped tariff is the one most likely to lose a supplier money.

QrizB

PaulDesmond said:

Even before this energy problem, ALL providers insisted that you do a comparison and supply the name of your current tarrif.

No they didn't, and no they didn't.

Astria

PaulDesmond said:

Even before this energy problem, ALL providers insisted that you do a comparison and supply the name of your current tarrif. Have these companies not hear of the data protection act. 

I disagree, they offered the service to both new and current customers on their website but they didn't insist it. It was quite easy to see what tariffs they offered and the prices should you wish to do you own calculations which is what I did.

PaulDesmond

You go to any website (home page) and find a link to Tariffs without do a comparison.

Lets look at EDF for example.

https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/electricity-and-gas-tariffs

PaulDesmond

British gas also insists on doing a quote.