You can't look at unit rate or fixed charges in isolation.
You can't look at unit rate or fixed charges in isolation.I logged on to the Bonkers website. Really nothing on offer. Some fixed charges well over €300 now. Maybe Bonkers could do a comparison of fixed charges.
Not berating you or anyone else, but maybe the consumer should be more alert to everything and not rely on others all the time. This applies to everything, not just the price of something.I logged on to the Bonkers website. Really nothing on offer. Some fixed charges well over €300 now. Maybe Bonkers could do a comparison of fixed charges.
I expect to spend 3 months way from Ireland this winter, so the fixed charge is relevant to me. Having a fixed charge on my gas and my electricity can certainly add to my costs.You can't look at unit rate or fixed charges in isolation.
I am not sure what you mean by this statement. If websites like Bonkers are there to help make a choice then they can cut down on the time spent trawling through multiple websites. Also, Askaboutmoney has been very useful to find out information on various things. I think we become "more alert" by using these websites. I am always grateful to get first hand information from people who have been through an experience.Not berating you or anyone else, but maybe the consumer should be more alert to everything and not rely on others all the time. This applies to everything, not just the price of something.
It has relevance to everyone, that's why no one should look at one component in isolation.I expect to spend 3 months way from Ireland this winter, so the fixed charge is relevant to me. Having a fixed charge on my gas and my electricity can certainly add to my costs.
Very simple, an awful lot of people give out about the price of everything but never do anything about it for themselves. They complain about health insurance but stay with the one company all the time, same with motor ins and house ins. That's just an example, many more expect the state or someone else to take care of everything for them. Soon enough we'll hear about no one being available to tuck them in at night. Too many of them around and boy, are their loud mouths heard.I expect to spend 3 months way from Ireland this winter, so the fixed charge is relevant to me. Having a fixed charge on my gas and my electricity can certainly add to my costs.
I am not sure what you mean by this statement. If websites like Bonkers are there to help make a choice then they can cut down on the time spent trawling through multiple websites. Also, Askaboutmoney has been very useful to find out information on various things. I think we become "more alert" by using these websites. I am always grateful to get first hand information from people who have been through an experience.
Very simple, an awful lot of people give out about the price of everything but never do anything about it for themselves. They complain about health insurance but stay with the one company all the time, same with motor ins and house ins. That's just an example, many more expect the state or someone else to take care of everything for them. Soon enough we'll hear about no one being available to tuck them in at night. Too many of them around and boy, are their loud mouths heard.
Anyone tried getting through to the energy companies these days? We are at Eir levels of customer service.
I agree but there’s a world of difference between this level of inertia and not understanding the intricacies of energy company billing tactics. They’re designed to confuse and discourage movement to competitors. It doesn’t mean you’re lazy if you don’t make sense of them.Very simple, an awful lot of people give out about the price of everything but never do anything about it for themselves. They complain about health insurance but stay with the one company all the time, same with motor ins and house ins. That's just an example, many more expect the state or someone else to take care of everything for them. Soon enough we'll hear about no one being available to tuck them in at night. Too many of them around and boy, are their loud mouths heard.
I've signed up with them and can't register online as it just won't work, keeps saying some bit of the info is wrong when it isn't, phone wait too long so went through contact form, heard nothing back except an email asking me to rate them in a survey lol!55 minutes wait for Bord Gais on phone and 5 working days wait for reply to e-mail
I've signed up with them and can't register online as it just won't work, keeps saying some bit of the info is wrong when it isn't, phone wait too long so went through contact form, heard nothing back except an email asking me to rate them in a survey lol!
It seems like the current market complexity (rapid changes) has meant that Bonkers and Switcher can't keep up! These sites are directly recommended by the CRU to help figure out the best energy plans.It’s this level of complexity that has facilitated the existence of Bonkers.
There are plenty of people who rely on switching sites to help reduce complexity, in particular the more vulnerable in society. My elderly parents are freaking out about when their contract ends later this month and cannot figure out what to do.maybe the consumer should be more alert to everything and not rely on others all the time.
Energia are a producer of electricity, so are very profitable in their generation division. Don't mix them up with UK resellers who had to operate in a very strangely regulated market that did not allow companies buy ahead more than a few months.I'll be ready to switch from Energia back to EI (dual fuel) around 6th November but is it really worth it
this year, Is energia likely to go under, I doubt it, but would I be better in the direct hands of the ESB in these
troubled times who knows.
Care to share what rates you managed to get ?After a short chat, I was again offered a competitive rate and re-signed for 12 months
Made a note to repeat next October
My renewal with Bord Gais isn't until mid December but I'm been offered 15% off both gas and electricity if I sign up to their smart planCare to share what rates you managed to get ?
Was that offered to you in the letter they sent you or did you have to negotiate that rate in the subsequent phone call??25% discount on standard rates - not a smart plan. So 33 cents/kWh Electricity and 10 cents/kWh gas (excl VAT)
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