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Switch now and pay exit fee or wait for tariff to end?
Hi all,
I'm currently on British Gas Fixed 14M v1 which ends 27/08/25. I've used the Cheap Energy Club to find 2-3 tariffs that are currently slightly cheaper than mine.
My current usage:
- Electricity: 5,469 kWh/year
- Gas: 6,730 kWh/year
- No EV
My current rates:
- Electricity: 21.90 p/kWh, standing charge 55.86 p/day
- Gas: 6.13 p/kWh, standing charge 23.32 p/day
New tariffs I'm considering:
- Home Energy (Fair Variable Dual - Price Capped tariff):
- Electricity: 19.423p p/kWh, 63.601p p/day
- Gas: 6.271p p/kWh, 31.664p p/day
- Estimated saving: £67/year
- Outfox The Market (Fix'd Dual Feb25 v4.0):
- Electricity: 20.205p p/kWh, 63.61p p/day
- Gas: 6.245p p/kWh, 31.67p p/day
- Estimated saving: £26/year
I saw on TikTok that Martin Lewis was recommending fixing ASAP as rates will likely go up in April and October with only a slight decrease in summer.
My concerns:
- I'd need to pay £100 in exit fees to leave my current contract
- I'm also £160 in debit on electricity (balanced on gas)
- So I'd potentially owe British Gas £260 before switching
Given that the new tariffs are only slightly cheaper right now, is it worth switching and paying these fees, or should I wait? What would you suggest?
Thanks for any advice!
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I would wait, you're not going to save enough on a new tariff to make up the exit fees.Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Estimated savings of £93/year vs. £100 exit fees (per fuel?). Doesn't sound like there's anything to be gained by switching early1
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I saw on TikTok that Martin Lewis was recommending fixing ASAP as rates will likely go up in April and October with only a slight decrease in summer.
I think people need to stop blindly following & acting on everything he says.
As @PRAISETHESUN POST.
Simply doing what he says, without doing your own maths would see you worse off..Life in the slow lane3 -
Yu would make bigger savings by looking at why your electric consumption is so high!1
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RelievedSheff said:Yu would make bigger savings by looking at why your electric consumption is so high!0
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born_again said:I think people need to stop blindly following & acting on everything he says.0
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The present predictions of future prices are just based on wholesale prices for particular dates as they are today - or in fact as they were a few days ago the last time the predictions were updated. True, prices for six months or more ahead are not the same as now or very near future, but if you look you'll find they aren't much different at the moment, and prices for all dates have come down sharply in the past few weeks. As ML himself often says, predictions beyond the next quarter are little more than crystal ball gazing.
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