Octopus Plans and renewals

[TheManofMead]

Octopus have just invited me to renew my tarriff. Some huge increases in cost.

Current Tarriff: Standing 25.00p, Day 14.63p/kw, Night 5p/kw
New Tarriff: Standing 23.58p, Day 22.00p/kw, Night 14p/kw (Flexible Octopus)

This means the cost of putting 30kw into your vehicle overnight has increased from £1.50 to £4.20 (180% price rise)
This means the cost of putting 30kw into your vehicle daytime has increased from £4.39 to £6.60 (50% price increase)

Does anyone know of any better tarriffs CURRENTLY available?

 

[Pauld999]

Have a look at Eon next drive.

 

[andyf1140]

From what I've read rather than personal experience they will put you on your old tariff if you call and ask them.

 

[Jason71]

The thread title says Go but the prices you have quoted are for flexible. Go prices have not changed much

 

[Cardo]

Stand down, soldier. All you need to do is get in touch with Octopus and ask them to renew your Octopus Go tariff. Give them a call, that’s the fastest way to sort it.

 

[Adopado]

Octopus have just invited me to renew my tarriff. Some huge increases in cost.

Current Tarriff: Standing 25.00p, Day 14.63p/kw, Night 5p/kw
New Tarriff: Standing 23.58p, Day 22.00p/kw, Night 14p/kw (Flexible Octopus)

This means the cost of putting 30kw into your vehicle overnight has increased from £1.50 to £4.20 (180% price rise)
This means the cost of putting 30kw into your vehicle daytime has increased from £4.39 to £6.60 (50% price increase)

Does anyone know of any better tarriffs CURRENTLY available?

Still 5p kWh on website today: Octopus Energy

 

[TheManofMead]

The thread title says Go but the prices you have quoted are for flexible. Go prices have not changed much

The only options they are offering in the renewal seems to be "Super Green", "Fixed", or "Flexible" - which I quoted. I'm presuming that this means Go that you have mentioned is not something I can renew to? I'm baffled.

 

[TheManofMead]

Still 5p kWh on website today: Octopus Energy

Looks like the question is why would they invite me to renew to a tarriff I'm not on when I could simply renew to my existing Go tarriff. Very odd.

 

[Cardo]

The only options they are offering in the renewal seems to be "Super Green", "Fixed", or "Flexible" - which I quoted. I'm presuming that this means Go that you have mentioned is not something I can renew to? I'm baffled.

You need to get in touch with them. I’d advise calling them.

 

[mrmr37]

I had the same options when my Go tariff ended. I emailed enquiring about continuing on Go and they let me renew on Go for another year.

 

[Adopado]

Though this thread has prompted some useful discussion it is perhaps worthy of a new title?

 

[TheManofMead]

Though this thread has prompted some useful discussion it is perhaps worthy of a new title?

Agreed. If I knew how to retitle / edit the title I would. Maybe admin could just close the thread....
Thanks to all for contributing to solving that the issue is the unfortunate way Octopus issue their renewal invite.

 

[Adopado]

Agreed. If I knew how to retitle / edit the title I would. Maybe admin could just close the thread....
Thanks to all for contributing to solving that the issue is the unfortunate way Octopus issue their renewal invite.

It needs to be picked up by a moderator.

 

[Jason71]

Agreed. If I knew how to retitle / edit the title I would. Maybe admin could just close the thread....
Thanks to all for contributing to solving that the issue is the unfortunate way Octopus issue their renewal invite.

the fact that Octopus do this is useful need to know info. you aren't the first and wont be the last confused by it so its a good thread. I learned something. just maybe a new title when the mods get a chance.

 

[MrBadger]

It needs to be picked up by a moderator.

when the mods get a chance.

Try the report button!

 

[tj333]

Maybe this link would allow you to start a new term with Go without faff of contacting Octopus;

Octopus Energy

Create an account, submit meter readings, contact our support team, or access your statements

octopus.energy

I've switched to Octopus Go several times and each time just done it via that link (once when i joined octopus, once leaving agile, and once to start a new 12months term to lock in the rates before they went up).

 

[Adopado]

Try the report button!

Never knew what it was for! I thought it was just to complain ... I'll know in future ...

 

[btc1k]

Not sure how this is different to any other energy supplier - your tariff contract ends and they offer you a usually more expensive one unless you either call or switch.

 

[Neilman]

I was in a similar situation with renewal due early September and those higher tariffs proffered.
I was on single rate electricity and recently had a smart meter fitted but they weren't billing me for gas!
I emailed octopus about the gas and asked about EV charging.
They fixed the gas bill and sent me a link to sign up for the GO tariff which I used to switch same day and good for the next 12 months

 

[rotor2k]

Note that the not-cheap rate *will* be more expensive than what you had -- electricity prices are through the roof compared with a year ago.