On 26/03/2021 11:04, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
alan_m formulated on Thursday :
Surely Which? recommends Octopus (according to the adverts) - much
more expensive when I checked their tariffs this year.

Cheapest can change very rapidly, even week by week, which is why each
company has so many names for their tariffs like V21.5 and there are
always special offers if they are wanting to increase their customer
base. The trick is to find a particularly good offer, during the last
few weeks of your annual contract with your present supplier, then
switch - before your present supplier moves you onto one of their
'standard contracts'.

I'm aware of this - I was only making the point that Octopus have an TV
advertising campaign based only on Which? recommendations rather than
prices.


Exceptionally - I didn't change supplier at the end of my last annual
contract, I spotted a better contract tariff for this year with my
present one and I'm now paying 15 to 20% less than I would have been to
a new supplier, with a new contract. My present new tariff was only
available for a short while and I didn't really expect them to allow me
to take it - as an existing customer.

Exactly what I did with Avro two years ago - I cancelled one contract
(no exit fees) and signed up for their cheaper deal. This was at a time
of falling energy prices.

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