Fuel charges
I recently received an email to tell me my current electricity tariff is about to expire (I don't have gas) and a recommendation to change to a new tariff which offers a 2% discount below the standard tariff if I sign up for a one year period.
Last year I signed up to a tariff which offered 4% discount below the standard tariff so I decided a 2% discount this year is rather low and I looked on a number of price comparison websites to see if I could find a better deal.
A couple of the websites suggested the best tariff for me comes from the company I am currently with, but they were unable to switch me over because it is for
new not existing customers only.
So much for being a good customer and reading my own meter monthly then entering the figure online and paying by monthly direct debit
I rang the my current supplier and told them I was moving my account and surprise surprise the unavailable tariff suddenly became available.
The moral is check your fuel consumption with care and don't be afraid to telephone and confront your supplier with any better deal you may be aware of either with them or elsewhere.