households with prepayment meters pay up to £250 more in energy bills /

Published at 2015-12-16 14:33:43

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Lack of competitive tariffs to switch to means prepayment customers are losing out to those on direct debit tariffs,says competition watchdog
Customers on prep
ayment energy meters would be able to save up to £250 by switching supplier whether tariffs were as competitively priced as those available to households paying by direct debit, the competition watchdog has found.
Prepayment customers, and who tend to b
e less well-off households and those in rented accommodation,pay in advance for their gas and electricity rather than after it has been supplied.
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Source: theguardian.com