Iansun45
Winger
I sometimes wish it was still the 1990's
Energy Prices - are they taking the piss???
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The Lambton Worm
Striker
I was with Shell until Octopus bought them out. Since the transfer to Octopus I've had nowt but bother with them. Wrong readings, wrong charges and now they want to increase my DD payment by 50%. I've spoken to them and they flatly refuse to leave my monthly payments as they are. I thought they were supposed to be the best of a bad bunch but they seem like a load of tossers. Are they really this bad?
Thankfully my fixed rate deal runs out at the end of August so I won't have long to put up with them.
Thankfully my fixed rate deal runs out at the end of August so I won't have long to put up with them.
Will e
Central Defender
Just done a comparison on MSE, these are about 14% cheaper for me (higher user) signed up today, as you say 3 days to switch and no exit fees. Happy days compared to last april.
Where is the comparison bit I might have a look
The Truth
Midfield
Don't celebrate too soon! E.on sent me an email on 26/3 saying they were reducing my DD by £15 and 10 days later they took £45 more than stated!So energy are reducing our DD by £40 a month
Lord Nigle
Midfield
You can reduce your DD via the Octopus App
The Lambton Worm
Striker
It only lets me reduce it by £10. Anything more and I have to contact them.
Will e
Central Defender
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Just been doing my sums with my car usage and think I need to switch (ovo stopped proper smart charging with my car)
Will e
Central Defender
Aye just been looking.
Just knocked up a spreadsheet to compare the overnight ones as the smart ones won't work with my car now.
I might sit tight a month and see if they resolve.
Cancel the DD and pay on receipt of bill.
What's happened like?
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Its just a software access thing.
Hopefully getting sorted and only affects certain chargers which is why I might sit tight a few weeks.
Can still access cheap overnight though which is when I charge mine 90% of the time anyway, just handy plugging it in and letting it charge whenever grid is quiet though.
Things that would help and needs to happen if they want everyone to jump into an EV, universal, cross platform software and apps for car chargers, and suppliers going forward.
It's more of a new security thing tbh, jaguar don't want to allow any more third party access to the cars systems which is fair enough.
All people need to sort which I think they are working on now is for ovo just to talk to my charger not to my car which happens with some other chargers/cars.
I think some of it is probably off the back of the JLR/ Rangey theft spike, clamped right down quickly but now need to get some things working again.
I agree on the charging network like, just needs to be universal or tap your debit card (some do now)
Luckily I rarely ever public charge
Interesting, I was with Shell and gone to Octopus and my initial feel was that they are an improvement on Shell, who I thought had gone down hill a lot. Will have to keep a closer look at the bill, so far they have been about what I expected so haven’t looked in detail. They did give the option to fix the new rate in April for a year which I took, so thought that gave me a reasonable price for a year without worrying about increases.
I just do the variable DD so pay the actual bill each time
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The Lambton Worm
Striker
I've just received an email from Octopus stating they're upholding my complaint and leaving my DD at the original amount. 
Joe Public
Striker
I’ve just spun the wheel on octopus and got 800 points. First time that’s happened!
They’ll be loving this cold weather
