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Comparison Sites For Gas And Electric Switching

JEFF1964_2
JEFF1964_2 Posts: 13 Forumite
Hi all

I am thinking of switching my gas and electric to other providers.

I am currently using a Pre Payment Meter, and wish to in future use Monthly Direct Debit.

The only snag is this, some comparison sites will not give you any prices because they are not allowed to use pre payment details.

:mad: Can anybody tell me how i can get round this annoying blip.

Thanks

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  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    JEFF1964 wrote: »
    Hi all

    I am thinking of switching my gas and electric to other providers.

    I am currently using a Pre Payment Meter, and wish to in future use Monthly Direct Debit.

    The only snag is this, some comparison sites will not give you any prices because they are not allowed to use pre payment details.

    :mad: Can anybody tell me how i can get round this annoying blip.

    Thanks

    They want you to switch to them as a pre-payment customer first, then once you've been with them a while you can ask them to swap the meter out. Some do it without extra charge.

    I've never been charged for meter swap outs from pre-payment to credit meters, but then I've had them swapped out as soon as I move into property with these nasty pre-payment meters.
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
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