Switching Energy supplier

[lingus75]

I received the quarterly NPower bill this morning and I am fed up with them. I had a look on Uswitch and it appears I can save around 40% by switching supplier. However, I always give a meter reading after receiving my bill as I like to pay for what I have used. It looks like the cheapest way to pay is DD but I have heard (and read on here) a lot of people annoyed by the way suppliers work out the amounts.

I do not want to be in a situation where the supplier holds onto a significant and over estimated amount of my money, until the end of year when they get it back, which appears to happen in many cases.

Is this a good way of paying or should I stick to paying quarterly?

[baptistsan]

In the process of switching supplier to Ebico. How you pay does not affect how much you are charged. So you can pay quartely by cash/cheque for what you have used. They have recently put their prices up, but are still cheaper than BG.

Will let you know how it all works out.

[miniman]

I've never had a problem with paying by Direct Debit. First off, you normally get a discount for doing so. Secondly, whenever I have overpaid, companies have always been happy to reduce the payment and refund the balance if it is worthwhile. So I wouldn't worry too much about it to be honest.