Your existing power supplier,price rises and switching.

Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005

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Leek

• Oct 29, 2013

• #1

Have to say our household is with Ovo,simple tariffs,Monday-to-Friday 9-5 Cheltenham based call centre. Maybe when you strip it down they are not the cheapest per unit ? However apart from them or First Utility at least they appear to more 'respectable' traders ?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24730122

 

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pauli cee

New member

Jan 21, 2009

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worthing

• Oct 29, 2013

• #2

Ovo too, I even chose their more expensive tariff because of their (lack of) environmental impact, and it was still cheaper than npower and BG...

 

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halbpro

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Jan 25, 2012

2,861

Brighton

• Oct 29, 2013

• #3

Ovo do seem cheap! May have to look at changing from British Gas.

 

drew

Drew

Oct 3, 2006

23,044

Burgess Hill

• Oct 29, 2013

• #4

With Eon but fixed for two years (before this price round hike). Checked out Ovo and appears I could save upto £10 a year. Afraid that's not enough to make me switch, as I also have my F.I.T. through them.

 

Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005

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Leek

• Oct 30, 2013

• Thread starter
• #5

However,Drew this is my point the market has to be rigged/fixed call it what you want as i believe two of the Big 6 are offering deals of fixed rates until 2017 in the oil and gas market which we know can be errattic just how can you do that ? It's £1.29.9 per litre for unleaded at Morrison's in Leek at the moment however it seem's even after asking the manager of the store he was unable to asure me that it would be the same price in 2017. Why not ?

 

SIMMO SAYS

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Jul 31, 2012

11,715

Incommunicado

• Oct 30, 2013

• #6

This week Eon tried to hike my gas/electric from £155 a month to £309 thats not 10% even with my dodgy maths

 

beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003

35,290

• Oct 30, 2013

• #7

Leekbrookgull said:

However,Drew this is my point the market has to be rigged/fixed call it what you want as i believe two of the Big 6 are offering deals of fixed rates until 2017 in the oil and gas market which we know can be errattic just how can you do that ? It's £1.29.9 per litre for unleaded at Morrison's in Leek at the moment however it seem's even after asking the manager of the store he was unable to asure me that it would be the same price in 2017. Why not ?

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what your say is that because you dont understand the machinery of how they price and account for the forward planning, it must be rigged? taking your petrol, if you were to go to buy oil by the barrel you can get an asured price for 2017. $82 a bbl as it goes, a 20% discount to todays price.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,139

• Oct 30, 2013

• #8

It's a rigged market. Any move you make will save you about thruppence a quarter. Still worth doing tho, just to piss off your current provider.

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

7,956

Eastbourne

• Oct 30, 2013

• #9

I signed with Scotch Power a few days back, fixed price for 18 months. A few days later they announce price rises

 

glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick

Nov 29, 2005

20,261

somewhere in Eastbourne

• Oct 30, 2013

• #10

SSE
NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM
we are on the discount scheme they read the meter every 6 months
we got a new boiler, cavity wall insulation and roof insulation all for free
so we probably owe them
Oh and we have been with them about 10 years both in Wales and here in Eastbourne

 

beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003

35,290

• Oct 30, 2013

• #11

glasfryn said:

we got a new boiler, cavity wall insulation and roof insulation all for free

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you're welcome.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,290

• Oct 30, 2013

• #12

glasfryn said:

we got a new boiler, cavity wall insulation and roof insulation all for free

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you're welcome.

 

Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005

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Leek

• Oct 30, 2013

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• #13

beorhthelm said:

what your say is that because you dont understand the machinery of how they price and account for the forward planning, it must be rigged? taking your petrol, if you were to go to buy oil by the barrel you can get an asured price for 2017. $82 a bbl as it goes, a 20% discount to todays price.

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With your 'inside working knowledge' of the industry fix pump prices now then ?

 

Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005

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Leek

• Oct 30, 2013

• Thread starter
• #14

or,our's i take £1.29.9 now and so will everyone else.

 

drew

Drew

Oct 3, 2006

23,044

Burgess Hill

• Oct 31, 2013

• #15

Leekbrookgull said:

However,Drew this is my point the market has to be rigged/fixed call it what you want as i believe two of the Big 6 are offering deals of fixed rates until 2017 in the oil and gas market which we know can be errattic just how can you do that ? It's £1.29.9 per litre for unleaded at Morrison's in Leek at the moment however it seem's even after asking the manager of the store he was unable to asure me that it would be the same price in 2017. Why not ?

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Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I'm not arguing with you, just pointing out that in my case my best deal is with my current provider. When that runs out I'll shop around again.