Well the time has come for my tank to be refilled. I took a look today to see how much gas I had left and it was less than 5%. Interestingly I received a letter from Countrywide telling me to check my tank so that if necessary I can order gas before ( heaven forbid) the bad weather is once again upon us!
So this morning I rang Countrywide and informed them my tank was down to 5% and I required a refill, “what was the current unit price” I asked, a pause and then “54.6 ppl sir”. After getting off the floor I asked the young lady to repeat just in case my hearing was playing up, no definitely 54.6 ppl.
So the negotiations begin “can we do better than that price wise?” another pause, “well Sir, I don’t actually deal with prices”. So I asked if she would get someone to ring me to discuss the price- I should get a call early next week, I will keep you all posted.
WISH ME LUCK.
Best Regards – Dickie
I have received a worrying email from one of our readers: -
Pat writes: “Went round all the village and got 22 people with Flogas who were interested in forming a syndicate. Telephoned Flogas and was told they do not negotiate with groups/syndicates now only individuals. Has anybody else had this problem?”
I would like to chase this up with Flogas and find out what is going on, so have any other syndicates had similar problems with any supplier, but in particular Flogas? I think it’s time to remind Flogas of the BBC programme “don’t get done get Dom” and if necessary contact Dominic Littlewood to see what he has to say. I Look forward to hearing from you.
I’d also like to thank Stephen Thomas for writing in;
Stephen writes: I’ve today received a reply from the Dept of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)in response to my contacting the Energy Secretary.
The OFT is due to report later this month (October 2011) into a study it launched in January 2011 to investigate the issues affecting those who are not on the gas-grid; exploring the longer term consumer issues such as lifetime payback, consumer standards and labelling for alternative energy sources or supplies.
The study promises to provide an independent assessment of the off-grid market and establish what further action may be necessary to ensure it works properly.
Website for further details: http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/market-studies/oft1302f.pdf.
Hopefully this report which we have been waiting for, will give us some of the results that we have been seeking. Provided I have the necessary permissions I will publish the parts of the report that concerns LPG as soon as I am able.
Best regards – Dickie
So the Energy Secretary Mr Huhne is going to “get tough” over energy prices, well let’s hope that includes LPG.
I will be writing to the Energy Secretary confirming that LPG is including in his plans, I urge you all to do the same. There are approximately 3.5 million of us who use LPG, with the majority of us all paying different tariffs, absolutely ridiculous isn’t it?
With the real possibility of a further recession, we the consumer are being taken for a ride by these suppliers. Therefore I urge you to write/email to confirm we are included in this “Get Tough” campaign.
Department of Energy & Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
Tel: 0300 060 4000 (standard national rate)
Email: correspondence@decc.gsi.gov.uk
Apologies, been a bit late in getting prices, I am going to ring round the main suppliers to get their monthly rates but in the mean time to give you an idea here are some that quote directly from their websites.
Remember it’s always worth haggling and see what they offer for fixed terms, but be on your guard as the suppliers are getting wise to fixed contracts and may have a number of different options that will be confusing, so investigate thoroughly.
Carver Gases:
http://www.carvergases.co.uk/ – 48.15ppl plus VAT
Extra Fuel:
http://www.extrafuel.co.uk – 50.22ppl
Lister Gases:
http://www.listergases.co.uk – 50ppl
LPGas Wales Direct:
http://www.lpgaswalesdirect.co.uk – 47.5ppl
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