Tips on changing your Gas and Electricity supplier

• This guide helps you give you the confidence to switch your gas and electricity supplier so that it goes as smoothly as possible. Here are some tips which would help you.

• If you are looking forward to find the best deal on your Gas and Electricity, go through the following steps:
• Collect your last few gas and electricity bills and then start to shop around. Find out how many units of gas and electricity you have used. If you pay by direct debit, then you might have to work out from your monthly payments.
• Tip: Separate your winter and summer bill so that you have a view of your energy usage during both seasons.
• Paying your monthly bill by direct debit is the cheapest way to pay your bills.
• Use our accurate service wherein you can compare all the UK energy suppliers and their energy prices and products. Doing an accurate comparison is necessary while choosing a new gas or electricity supplier.
• Price: If you want to have an energy supplier that is cheaper than your current one and make big savings, then you would want to switch energy suppliers. Some UK energy suppliers have better customer service ratings than others so you may want to consider the customer service ratings for your new energy supplier. Our customer service ratings can be taken by the statistics collected by Energywatch
• There are a number of things to consider while selecting a new energy supplier:
• One can take a Green energy product. This can be found with any of the UK's energy suppliers. Some do not charge anything extra. By taking a Green energy product, you can help to reduce your own carbon emissions and thus help to protect the environment.
• Consider Online Managed Accounts: Manage your accounts online with the help of most of the UK's biggest energy suppliers. So, you can easily manage your account, even submit meter readings, get paperless billing and contact their support teams over the internet.
• The most expensive way to pay for your gas and electricity is the Prepayment meter. In order to change the type of payment method, you will have to change the place of your meter. Get your current supplier to do this.
• Tip: The cheapest ways to pay for your gas and electricity are to pay by direct debit and manage your account online.

Switching your Gas and Electricity supplier

• It is easy to switch your gas and electricity supplier. After selecting your supplier, this guide would help you with the next steps:
• You just need to fill in our online form for your chosen supplier or give us a call. After that we can transfer your supplier over the phone.
• You would need your MPAN and MPRN numbers as these numbers would be needed by the new energy supplier to send the gas and electricity. You can find these numbers on your bill and our website too has the software built in to find this simply from your postal address.
• Your new supplier would need your bank details if you have chosen to pay by direct debit. Do not worry, we would keep your details secured and encrypted and will only pass on to your chosen new energy supplier so they can set up your new direct debits.
• If you want to manage your account online, then an email address would be needed which you check regularly.

• After completing the form to change your gas and electricity supplier, you need to ensure that the process goes smoothly. So here are a few simple things you can do:
• Under UK regulation, you can change your mind to within seven days from the date of your application. This is known as the "cooling off period".
• After you have the confirmation of the date when your new supply will start, take meter readings which can be given to your new gas and electricity suppliers.
• Ensure that you do not have any outstanding gas and electricity bills. In case, you have overpaid during your time with your current energy supply, you will get this money back. Also, if you owe your current supplier, you will have to clear this debt.
• After getting the welcome pack from your new gas and electricity supplier, tell your current gas and electricity supplier that you are planning to switch to a new gas supplier and electricity supplier.
• Tip: You should ignore the energy suppler win back teams as they might try to convince you to stay with your current provider. Many suppliers have some "win back" techniques to call you or even come to your house. But you should not change your decision of moving to a new energy supplier.