Outfox the Market is increasing unit rates and monthly membership

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martinlewisjunior
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edited 17 December 2018 at 3:02PM in Energy
MoneySavingExpert.com Insert December 2018:

You might like to read our latest news story:

Outfox the Market customers vent fury over energy bill hikes

Back to the original post...

Still very competitive energy provider Outfox The Market has updated it's tariff for it's unit rates and also it's Monthly Membership Fee.

The main site/news outlets haven't picked up on this yet. But here is the list of of the new monthly fee and the new midlands variable tariff. Which can also be seen on the website.
0-2399 £7.51
2400-3499 £9.66
3500-4599 £11.80
4600-6399 £15.03
6400-7199 £15.88
7200-7999 £16.10
8000-9199 £17.17
9200-10799 £18.25
10800-12999 £19.32
13000-16799 £20.40
16800-18499 £24.69
18500-22999 £27.91
23000-24999 £32.21
25000-26999 £34.36
27000-29999 £36.51
30000-34999 £39.73
35000-39999 £44.02
40000-44999 £48.32
45000-49999 £53.69
50000+ £57.99

Electric:
Standard Unit rate

10.4244p per kWh

Standing charge

0p per day

Gas:
Standard Unit rate

3.6708p per kWh

Standing charge

0p per day

Hopefully this helps someone! /Might be a good time to change energy provider.

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  • bxboards
    bxboards Posts: 1,711 Forumite
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    0 standing charge, but a membership fee??

    standing charge by any other name surely
  • Raxiel
    Raxiel Posts: 1,401 Forumite
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    bxboards wrote: »
    0 standing charge, but a membership fee??

    standing charge by any other name surely


    Effectively, yes. except if you leave before the end of the month you presumably still pay the full 'fee'
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  • brewerdave
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    The ability to raise the membership "fee" randomly ,was one of the reasons I didn't go with them earlier this year .
  • stphnstevey
    stphnstevey Posts: 3,224 Forumite
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    Do they notify you of the increase?
    Not had anything through
  • pooch
    pooch Posts: 828 Forumite
    edited 22 September 2018 at 9:28AM
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    martinlewisjunior wrote: »
    ...But here is the list of of the new monthly fee and the new midlands variable tariff. ...

    Might be a good time to change energy provider.

    :money:

    Indeed.
    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/

    and

    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2018/09/outfox-the-market-hikes-energy-bills-again---check-now-to-see-if/
    "Energy bills are only heading one way: up"

    Guy Anker, Deputy Editor of MoneySavingExpert.com, said: "These latest hikes just reinforce the message we’ve been hammering home for the past few weeks that energy bills are only heading one way, and that’s up.
    "If you pay your provider’s standard tariff it’s almost certainly expensive and it’s best to switch. But don’t delay as the cheapest deals seem to be going up and up."

    Grab the best fix before it disappears!
  • VoucherMan
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    brewerdave wrote: »
    The ability to raise the membership "fee" randomly ,was one of the reasons I didn't go with them earlier this year .
    stphnstevey wrote: »
    Do they notify you of the increase?


    Not necessarily, no. You just see it on your bill, assuming you check it.
  • singhini
    singhini Posts: 553 Forumite
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    Thanks OP - I was waiting to see what their prices might be going upto.


    For me OFTM are still coming out £115 a year cheaper than my current supplier Bulb. Food for thought, think its time to switch again!
  • purplelemon
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    How do I find out exactly which OFTM "Zapp" tariff I am on?

    In MSE Energy Club I have "Zapp April 2018 Tariff Medium User" selected as I believe this was correct when I switched to OFTM in May. But the unit rates mentioned in MSE don't match to those in the e-mail from OFTM.

    I checked in my OFTM account and it says "Tariff: Zapp! April".
  • ben501
    ben501 Posts: 668 Forumite
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    jcwacky wrote: »
    How do I find out exactly which OFTM "Zapp" tariff I am on?
    What does your monthly bill say?
    3.1 The Zapp! Tariff

    Your contract will be for the Zapp! Tariff in your region. Regions are divided according to national gas and electricity distribution zones.
  • purplelemon
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    ben501 wrote: »
    What does your monthly bill say?

    It simply says "Zapp! Tariff". Doesn't mention any month or usage level. It's rates match those in the OFTM e-mail.

    I've discovered that on the MSE Cheap Energy Club, the "Zapp September 2018 Medium User" tarff's unit rates seem to match those of the "new" rates in the OFTM e-mail, so I'll just use that as my comparison, but would have expected MSE Club to update my details automatically.
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