02-01-2025, 11:44
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Re: UK Energy Prices
I used Comparethemarket to see if I could get a better deal. Apart from fixing, which is a bit of a gamble, I couldn't save more than a few pence per year.
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02-01-2025, 11:56
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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I used Comparethemarket to see if I could get a better deal. Apart from fixing, which is a bit of a gamble, I couldn't save more than a few pence per year.
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Trouble with comparison sites is they only show deals they get commission on. There will be an option to show all deals but they keep it hidden away.
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Never heard of Outfox the market, are your rates alot cheaper than what you had been paying?
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Saving over £200 a year.
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02-01-2025, 19:54
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Re: UK Energy Prices
For fixed they seem average at best.
Their fixed electric is better than the current Octopus Fixed.
However its not better than the average Agile price on most days.
Their fixed gas is not as good as the current Octopus Fixed (or the previous Octo Fixed).
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02-01-2025, 20:48
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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For fixed they seem average at best.
Their fixed electric is better than the current Octopus Fixed.
However its not better than the average Agile price on most days.
Their fixed gas is not as good as the current Octopus Fixed (or the previous Octo Fixed).
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Might also depend on usage/region. I'm a heavy electricity user, but light on gas. What's best for one household might not be best for another. Certainly the cheapest for me.
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02-01-2025, 21:01
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Re: UK Energy Prices
I'm thinking of changing. Been following this thread. Then today...
'We had a smart meter installed by Octopus... the cost of making a cuppa went from 1p to £5 overnight'
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...overnight.html
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02-01-2025, 21:14
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Sensationalist drivel
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02-01-2025, 21:45
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Re: UK Energy Prices
Yeah, that’s clearly a dodgy install by an incompetent installer - nothing to do with Octopus or the smart meter itself.
I’ve had 3 new smart meters; one in my old house (fine) and two in my new one, which have had various communication problems, but I’ve never been over charged by them.
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03-01-2025, 01:57
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Sensationalist drivel
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Yep, and not even a Smart Meter issue, but an issue with how a CT Clamp was set-up.
(they are just external current sensors used in Solar Panel & EV Charger set-ups).
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03-01-2025, 12:00
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting told BBC Breakfast "it is definitely a weekend to turn the heating on".
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03-01-2025, 12:10
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Re: UK Energy Prices
did he mention how to pay for it
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03-01-2025, 13:33
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Re: UK Energy Prices
Seemingly there are quite a lot of meters installed wrong and people are being charged a fortune, This is not right,
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03-01-2025, 19:47
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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Seemingly there are quite a lot of meters installed wrong and people are being charged a fortune, This is not right,
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Links?
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03-01-2025, 19:51
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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03-01-2025, 19:55
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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The Guardian ?! Now I know you've gone to the darkside 
Smart meters give all control to the supplier, if they work..
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03-01-2025, 21:00
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Re: UK Energy Prices
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It’s generally considered good form when making a claim to back it up with some sort of link.
Anyways, who lit the fuse on your sanitary product ?
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