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Thank you for taking the time and trouble to write and give me advice but I do struggle to understand things. So I would have to ditch British Gas and sign up to Octopus? I understand I would be charging through the night as that’s when it’s cheaper but the washing machine and what not is throwing me, why should I do them during the night, surely I can use doing the day like I am now and will pay the same, it’s making it sound like all my bills will go up if using things during the day? Starting to think EV is not for me at this stage tbh as it’s already worrying me haha.
Be very careful and do some maths before opting for an EV tariff. Octopus cheapest is 10p during the night and 41p during the day. I currently pay 31p on my standard tariff. I worked out octopus would be more expensive for me. If you don’t have solar etc then the EV tariffs only seem to be viable if you can move some of your normal usage into the night. Such as washing machine and dishwasher. Also how and when you charge to consider. If you can charge away from home cheaper then the benefits of an EV tariff are even less. But don’t automatically assume an EV tariff is best. Do the maths.
Thank you, but I don’t really understand it all. I’m on British Gas for electric, but I’ll have to change to Octopus? And it will effect everyday things like the washing machine?
