Paul Turner asked:
The great energy price comparison race has started. As I write this it is January and along with millions of people all over the world I’m feeling the squeeze after paying my credit card bills.
For this reason, coupled with new year resolutions people turn their attention to saving some money where they can. Let’s face it, we all have to pay for our energy so it makes sense to pay for the least possible whilst maintaining quality of service.
To help you and I do this there are websites out there like money supermarket that will carry out an energy price comparison for you. You simply enter a few details and it goes and checks it’s database of current gas and electricity prices.
No I’m not saying there is anything wrong with this – they offer a useful service, but I would suggest this is the start of the journey – a step in the right direction but not the whole picture.
To make myself clear, my best price is actually with a company that didn’t even show on the comparison site I used. Another site did use them, but didn’t actually show the deal I am on with my current supplier, which is the Utility Warehouse.
I don’t understand why, but the energy comparison sites don’t seem to update quickly enough, or can’t work with multi service suppliers. I’m talking about companies that offer several utilities on one bill to save cost for example.
So what do I suggest? Well I suggest asking around your friends and family to see who they are on, probably one of the big 6 to be honest. Then use a gas and electricity price comparison site to see if that matches, and then compare some of the other multi service companies.
To get the absolute best price you may need to take another utility like the phone with them, but as calls are usually cheaper to make them more attractive anyway I guess that shouldn’t be an issue.
Often these suppliers are not as well known, so just make sure they have been around for a while. At the end of the day there is no actual difference to your gas or electricity supply. Think about it – when you last changed or moved in to a new house, nobody dug up the cables and pipes did they! Your gas and electricity will be exactly the same.
The same is true of there is a problem with your supply, The same contractors are used by most if not all of the suppliers out there. This means there is no difference in this crucial level of service.
I remember a survey from a couple of years ago that said consumer apathy was the main reason why people over paid for their utility bills. As prices rise I urge you not to be the one with apathy. Energy price comparison sites have made it very easy to search around now so you’ll have no excuse.
Steve
The great energy price comparison race has started. As I write this it is January and along with millions of people all over the world I’m feeling the squeeze after paying my credit card bills.
For this reason, coupled with new year resolutions people turn their attention to saving some money where they can. Let’s face it, we all have to pay for our energy so it makes sense to pay for the least possible whilst maintaining quality of service.
To help you and I do this there are websites out there like money supermarket that will carry out an energy price comparison for you. You simply enter a few details and it goes and checks it’s database of current gas and electricity prices.
No I’m not saying there is anything wrong with this – they offer a useful service, but I would suggest this is the start of the journey – a step in the right direction but not the whole picture.
To make myself clear, my best price is actually with a company that didn’t even show on the comparison site I used. Another site did use them, but didn’t actually show the deal I am on with my current supplier, which is the Utility Warehouse.
I don’t understand why, but the energy comparison sites don’t seem to update quickly enough, or can’t work with multi service suppliers. I’m talking about companies that offer several utilities on one bill to save cost for example.
So what do I suggest? Well I suggest asking around your friends and family to see who they are on, probably one of the big 6 to be honest. Then use a gas and electricity price comparison site to see if that matches, and then compare some of the other multi service companies.
To get the absolute best price you may need to take another utility like the phone with them, but as calls are usually cheaper to make them more attractive anyway I guess that shouldn’t be an issue.
Often these suppliers are not as well known, so just make sure they have been around for a while. At the end of the day there is no actual difference to your gas or electricity supply. Think about it – when you last changed or moved in to a new house, nobody dug up the cables and pipes did they! Your gas and electricity will be exactly the same.
The same is true of there is a problem with your supply, The same contractors are used by most if not all of the suppliers out there. This means there is no difference in this crucial level of service.
I remember a survey from a couple of years ago that said consumer apathy was the main reason why people over paid for their utility bills. As prices rise I urge you not to be the one with apathy. Energy price comparison sites have made it very easy to search around now so you’ll have no excuse.
Steve
