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The way that pertinent tariff/savings info is displayed leaves a lot to be desired on many (if not all) comparison sites. The Citizens Advice Comparison Tool has all its tariff info fed into it by the Energylinx price comparison site;... it’s actually just a stripped down version of the...

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/all-charts You should find something of interest lurking in there,...then again... :mrgreen:

This article seems to be pretty impartial and it’s quite informative;...price increases are seemingly inevitable,...however, at what rate and to what level is up for debate. https://www.ukpower.co.uk/home_energy/future-gas-electricity-price-forecast When it comes to forecasting there is a...

It’s difficult for me to give you my opinion without being too subjective, tbh John. You are obviously concerned(’ish) about choosing a minnow supplier who is new to the market, and minnow suppliers in general, given the possibility that any of these minnows can go tits-up without warning...

OFGEM's safety net Harry.:) https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/consumers/household-gas-and-electricity-guide/extra-help-energy-services/ofgem-safety-net-if-your-energy-supplier-goes-out-business

I’m actually seriously considering ditching my dual-fuel fixed price deal (active since last summer) with Yorks.Energy and switching to separate suppliers for gas and leccy; ...I’ve looked at this option a number of times in the past but it’s never been financially prudent for me switch from...

Some of the larger companies offer cash-back when you go through certain comparison sites and occasionally there are exclusive offers that can only be accessed through the comparison sites. Site like MSE’s Cheap Energy Club sometimes arrange what they call ‘collective switching deals’ but they...

Hi John, If you opt for the latest offering from Together Energy (Brexit Protect April22) you’ll be paying an extra £18/month compared to your present EON tariff. However, the Together Energy deal is offering you a ‘fixed tariff’ for over 3 years,...which, on the face of it is not bad at all...

Hi,John... I’ve just got a quote directly from Together Energy;..their own website allows you to plug in your exact night usage of 48%,...the only 3 year ‘fixed tariff’ deal it brought up was called ‘Brexit protect April22’ = £114.47/month (£1373/yr) with £30 exit fee. Not sure whether the...

Hi John, can you tell us the exact name of your present EON tariff please?; ... I assume the tariff you are interested in is called Together Energy ‘Brexit Protect December21’ ...is that correct? I’ll plug your info into CAB and have a squint. I’ll need to use my own post code of course and...

Hi John, sorry, I missed your post re OneSelect going bust;...however my comment about the dip in service levels of the ‘rescuing’ Energy company is commonplace;... it’s a well documented scenario, especially in 2018 when 9 energy companies went bust,...and there have been a couple more since...

That’s a very good point Simon;...it’s certainly fair to say that some help-desk staff don’t cover themselves in glory when attempting to explain how perceived ‘problems’ have arisen. It’s sometimes down to a lack of training and ignorance of their own procedures,...and sometimes it’s down to...

Hi John, The message said something along the lines of “forum limit of 10,000 words has been exceeded”...which, thinking about it, is an awful lot isn’t it?; ...however, my post was rejected on that basis;....I suspect that DIYnot (or possibly me! :mrgreen:) suffered some sort of glitch...

Hi John, ref your post #117,...(sorry I can't quote it because it will max out the forums word count limit!) :eek: I guess sending a meter reader would be one solution, but the practicalities of actually getting the final meter readings on a specific date could be problematic,...cost & access...

Some of the ‘problems’ that are experienced when switching energy supplier (regardless of size) can stem from a lack of understanding of how the switching process actually works, (or doesn’t, in some cases :(). The switching process is (usually!) very easy and simple provided you don’t queer...

To be fair he does seem quite enthusiastic about most things;...but he’s a bit cavalier about the changes to the font size on the safety notices/labels; ...he reckons he’ll ignore that particular change,...he’s a rebel without a clause. :D

BS7671 18th Edition effective 1st Jan’19. This video highlights recent changes;...of particular interest:- Starts at approx 2min 10secs ; Part 4 ‘Protection for safety’ 411.3.1.2 Metallic pipes having an insulating section at their point of entry need not be connected to the protective...

Many thanks for your sage advice EFL,...daughter will be pleased. (y)

OP here, many thanks for the replies guys;...very interesting and very much appreciated ,...even if some of the technical stuff about regs and extraneous c-ps etc proved a bit too much for my simple brain.:mrgreen: However, given the info that I’ve already posted, am I now safe to assume...

Bought a new bog from Batter Bathrooms just a few weeks ago as part of a complete bathroom refit;...the bog was a really good deal,...it’s fitted and working fine, but I’m due some money from ‘TopCashBack’ as part of the purchase deal;,...it’s about £10 so we’re talking big bucks here...