Home Energy Alert - E.ON

[Mr Jadefox]

I've just found something out with my energy bills through E.ON this morning.

I'm on the Dual online, no paper bills discount tarrif. HOWEVER I've just found out that every month or so they bring a new 'version' of this tarrif out (currently just changed to V.14 today).

Anyway, the long and short of it is that unless you actually ask to change, you stay on your current version, and basically, they are exactly the same and the same terms and conditions, just a bigger discount and slightly cheaper rate!

The guy just told me I would save nearly £100 this year based on my current tarrif now I'd changed - man was i pee'd off.. I KNOW they do this to try to catch people out and make the tarrifs look good to prospective new joiners, but that is so annoying.

BTW, there is no new contract, no tie in, nothing - you just have to ASK to change tarrifs!

If anyone else is with them I advise you to check and see if you can change!

 

[verytalldave]

I bet they arent the only ones who get up to these type of tricks.
Building societies operate a very similar system. You have to keep checking you are getting the best deal all the time.
Having said that, perhaps we shouldnt be too surprised.
Most MP's are on the boards of utility companies and building societies.

 

[Rob77]

Don't talk to me about E.On. I have a flat with them on Economy 7, the day rate is approx 5 times the price of the night rate, which is the time you want to heat rooms, water, do the washing, etc but it kicks in during the summer months at 1.30am. Great, eh?

I was also billed by them for a year for someone else's meter. They found this out 6 months ago and yet have still not sorted it out.

 

[Meldrew2]

Most MP's are on the boards of utility companies and building societies.

That explains how I got my mortgage... with figures that could have been written by Peter Mandelson himself!

 

[Mr Jadefox]

I bet they arent the only ones who get up to these type of tricks.
Building societies operate a very similar system. You have to keep checking you are getting the best deal all the time.
Having said that, perhaps we shouldnt be too surprised.
Most MP's are on the boards of utility companies and building societies.

Yeah it's the classic "hoik you in" rates

But the HAVE just bought the prices down from April on my existing tarrif, so its not like i thoguht they weren't changing the rates to be the lowest, it's just I didn't ask for the V.14 Extra Saver

 

[TheGrocer]

I've just found something out with my energy bills through E.ON this morning.

I'm on the Dual online, no paper bills discount tarrif. HOWEVER I've just found out that every month or so they bring a new 'version' of this tarrif out (currently just changed to V.14 today).

Anyway, the long and short of it is that unless you actually ask to change, you stay on your current version, and basically, they are exactly the same and the same terms and conditions, just a bigger discount and slightly cheaper rate!

The guy just told me I would save nearly £100 this year based on my current tarrif now I'd changed - man was i pee'd off.. I KNOW they do this to try to catch people out and make the tarrifs look good to prospective new joiners, but that is so annoying.

BTW, there is no new contract, no tie in, nothing - you just have to ASK to change tarrifs!

If anyone else is with them I advise you to check and see if you can change!

Carefull though...If you fixed your prices last year with Pricve Protection 16 then you would be witching to a higher tariff.
It all depends what tariff youre on to start with - see my eg below from their web site today

What you are switching from

Current Product: Price Protection 16



Current Prices:
Electricity
Normal units up to 900 kWhs per year
19.0155 pence

Normal units
9.807 pence per kWh

Gas
Normal units up to 2680 kWhs per year
5.08095 pence

Normal units
3.23925 pence per kWh







What you are switching toWhat you are switching to

New Product: EnergyOnline Extra Saver v14



New Prices:
Electricity
Normal units up to 900 kWhs per year
23.982 pence

Normal units
9.1455 pence per kWh

Gas
Normal units up to 2680 kWhs per year
6.52995 pence

Normal units
3.30855 pence per kWh

 

[Mr Jadefox]

Carefull though...If you fixed your prices last year with Pricve Protection 16 then you would be witching to a higher tariff.
It all depends what tariff youre on to start with - see my eg below from their web site today

What you are switching from

Good point, thoguh I hadn't fixed though at any point... Seem's like I should have done!!