Get your energy deals sorted before the massive price hikes (if you want to)

Covered End

Npower have announced rises for their standard variable tariffs of 15% for electricity and 4.8% for gas. I should imagine many of the others will follow suit.

You may want to take 30 mins on a comparison site, to switch to a cheaper fixed tariff and save yourself possibly hundreds of pounds. (I did mine in December)

MuttleyCAFC

It is ridiculous - about time the Government acted rather than just act outrage. Of course they won't do a thing!

Talal

Change every year, best thing you can do.

Covered End

Talal said:

Change every year, best thing you can do.

So do I.

GreenWithEnvy

Go on to the money saving expert website and join in their energy club. It is REALLY EASY to compare what you will save and to switch it really is a click of the button. You can save hundreds of quid a year.

Markg2004

So confusing. Cheap Energy Club said would save £137 a year (with Npower who I currently have utilities with) according to my meter readings over last year yet same deal with Npower direct through their site says I will pay £108 more. Catch is, both say same final yearly cost is the same. Huh?!

Covered End

It's not always a perfect science, but if you've never switched before, you should be saving a shed load, even if you don't make the perfect choice.

Alwaysneil

I am using Redbull power

Badger

I have both my gas and electricity on a key meter, i pay about £500 a year combined(£250 each) if i switched would i get a cheaper tariff.

Covered End

Yes you can switch. Just open the link & see, it's pretty easy to do.

https://www.uswitch.com/gas-electricity/guides/prepayment-meters/

Badger

Thanks i shall take a look.

Robbo on the wing

I switched to a strong magnet and saved a fortune

CAFCsayer

Badger said:

I have both my gas and electricity on a key meter, i pay about £500 a year combined(£250 each) if i switched would i get a cheaper tariff.

Do you live in the dark?

redman

MuttleyCAFC said:

It is ridiculous - about time the Government acted rather than just act outrage. Of course they won't do a thing!

Let's not the facts get in the way of a good govt bashing. Prices per unit that I pay (and no reason most others shouldn't) are still lower than they were 10 years ago. If you also factor in the greater efficiency of modern appliances most household bills are considerably less than they were.

IdleHans

Switching is simple, and nPower should by rights lose thousands of customers. If people choose to stay and pay, surely thats their choice.
I appreciate that there are people who cant use the internet, but surely most of them will know someone who can do it for them.