British Gas extends PeakSave scheme givin of half-price electricity on Sundays until the end of 2023

Telegraph_Sam

I don't know where to post this query: Has anyone seen / investigated Brit Gas' new Peaksave tariff? Half price electricity 11 am to 4 pm. The opposite of what one would expect. Too good to be true?

tlcgrantham

Telegraph_Sam said:

I don't know where to post this query: Has anyone seen / investigated Brit Gas' new Peaksave tariff? Half price electricity 11 am to 4 pm. The opposite of what one would expect. Too good to be true?

Better than nothing but it would have only equaled Tracker for 5 hours last Sunday.

la531983

Telegraph_Sam said:

I don't know where to post this query: Has anyone seen / investigated Brit Gas' new Peaksave tariff? Half price electricity 11 am to 4 pm. The opposite of what one would expect. Too good to be true?

You generally find Sunday to be the best day to be on Tracker anyway: demand is much lower so prices are driven downwards. At two points over the summer it was down to 8p a unit on two Sundays.

And remember its half price from the cap. For the sake of 5 hours on one day I wont be budging anywhere. Especially not to British Gas.

MSE_ForumTeam5

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TheAuditor

British Gas, limits use of the 11 to 4 half price electricity on Sundays to customers with a smart meter only.

Should be branded as DISCRIMINATION to those who cannot get a smart meter...
typical scam to get everyone on a smart meter, so they can monitor for free, and if a high user, suddenly drops to a much lower use, will be investigated, criminal and piracy are watch words for this rip off gas company.
It is THEY, that need to be investigated.

Telegraph_Sam

la531983 said:

Telegraph_Sam said:

I don't know where to post this query: Has anyone seen / investigated Brit Gas' new Peaksave tariff? Half price electricity 11 am to 4 pm. The opposite of what one would expect. Too good to be true?

You generally find Sunday to be the best day to be on Tracker anyway: demand is much lower so prices are driven downwards. At two points over the summer it was down to 8p a unit on two Sundays.

And remember its half price from the cap. For the sake of 5 hours on one day I wont be budging anywhere. Especially not to British Gas.

Yes when I got all enthused I didn't realize that the deal was limited to Sunday. Too good to be true I fear.

GingerTim

TheAuditor said:

British Gas, limits use of the 11 to 4 half price electricity on Sundays to customers with a smart meter only.

Should be branded as DISCRIMINATION to those who cannot get a smart meter...
typical scam to get everyone on a smart meter, so they can monitor for free, and if a high user, suddenly drops to a much lower use, will be investigated, criminal and piracy are watch words for this rip off gas company.
It is THEY, that need to be investigated.

People bandy about claims of discrimination all too readily when it's nothing of the sort - unless you are prevented from taking part in an offer owing to your race, disability, or other protected characteristic then it isn't remotely discrimination.

Business put all sorts of conditions on special offers all the time, and having a smart meter is now a condition of this one. That's not discrimination or 'criminal', that's just life.

QrizB

TheAuditor said:

British Gas, limits use of the 11 to 4 half price electricity on Sundays to customers with a smart meter only.

If you know of another way for BG to measure the amount of electricity you use between 11 and 4, please share it.

TheAuditor said:

... typical scam to get everyone on a smart meter, so they can monitor for free, and if a high user, suddenly drops to a much lower use, will be investigated, criminal and piracy are watch words for this rip off gas company.
It is THEY, that need to be investigated.

I think you might want to loosen your tinfoil hat.

MultiFuelBurner

TheAuditor said:

British Gas, limits use of the 11 to 4 half price electricity on Sundays to customers with a smart meter only.

Should be branded as DISCRIMINATION to those who cannot get a smart meter...
typical scam to get everyone on a smart meter, so they can monitor for free, and if a high user, suddenly drops to a much lower use, will be investigated, criminal and piracy are watch words for this rip off gas company.
It is THEY, that need to be investigated.

Please don't leave this at 1 post and never return I want to know more

MABLE

I have registered for the peak save scheme and usually receive a text to advise it will be starting between 11am and 4pm today.  However nothing received. Has anyone received their text today?