Switching energy at end of winter

Scot_39

t0rt0ise said:

HarriettPotter said:

TroubledTarts said:

You owe what you owe and it would have caught up to you eventually.

Always check your bills for actual not estimated usage and do your own calculations.

Yes I am aware I owe it and I'm not trying to get out of paying it! Christ. 

I’m saying isn’t it best to just swap at the end of winter so you don’t accumulate the ‘debt’ but are in credit / break even. 

Basically if I swapped supplier in October I would have been paying a bit more a month up to that point but wouldn’t have a giant final bill like this as essentially I’d be ‘overpaying’ through the summer months. 

Most suppliers don't like you ever to be in debt nowadays, so it's strange that that was allowed. The days of being in debt over winter and slowly paying it off are generally over. Most companies now like a credit balance the whole time hence the many complaints from people trying to get their money back. It's also strange that they didn't block the switch. Which company is it?

Have you checked that the bill is actually correct?

Isn't their some threshold level - did I read £500 in some posts  - when some will still allow the switch and just bill you for it ?

There may even be some limit set by Ofgem - as in past likely many would be potentially paying in arrears - even on DD.