Are you getting the best deal possible from us?

There’s no getting away from the fact that we’re living in challenging economic times. As a result, we know you are looking more carefully than ever at what you spend on your household bills. That's why we want to help you keep your energy bills as low as possible and get the best value from our tariffs.

Use our checklist below to find out if you're on the best British Gas tariff for you and that you're getting all the discounts, benefits and rewards you're entitled to.

Check your tariff

Are you on the right tariff for you?

We know that choosing an energy tariff is complicated. To help, we have simplified our tariffs to just two types, Variable and Fixed, so now it's easy to ensure you're on the one that suits you. Our Variable tariffs change price in line with the cost of energy, meaning your price could go up or down. Our Fixed tariffs will remain at the same rates for a fixed term giving you further peace of mind. To find out if we can offer you a better deal, use our energy price calculator to help find the best deals for you. The calculator searches our available tariffs and picks out the cheapest based on the energy you use.

Insulate your home

Are you eligible for free insulation?

You could save up to £175 on your energy bill with loft insulation and up to £135 with cavity insulation every year.[1] Insulation locks in your heat so you won't need to have your heating on as often, helping to save you money. It's straightforward and takes less than a day to install.

To find out whether you are eligible, simply call our customer service team and we’ll arrange for a Energy Expert to visit you at home to carry out a short survey

nectar

Are you collecting Nectar points?

Simply by being a British Gas Duel Fuel customer, and submitting your quarterly meter reads you could collect up to 1,800 Nectar points per year.[2] In fact, you collect points for each Energy or Insurance & Repair account you have with us. And if that’s not enough, you can also collect bonus points by switching to Direct Debit, switching to paperless billing or by booking a Boiler Breakdown visit or Annual Service visit online.

You'll collect 1,000 points a year just for being a Dual Fuel customer.

And you'll collect an extra 800 points for submitting your meter reads online, via SMS or using our automated telephone service for both your gas and electricity.

For having gas 200 points[1]
For having electricity 200 points[1]
For having both gas and electricity (Dual Fuel bonus) 400 points[1]
Annual bonus just for being our customer 200 points[2]
Submitting quarterly meter reads for gas 400 points[3]
Submitting quarterly meter reads for electricity 400 points[3]
Total points: 1,800 points

[1] 50 points are awarded for your gas, 50 points for your electricity and 100 points for Dual Fuel. All points are awarded quarterly.

[2] Annual customer bonus points are awarded once per customer per year if you have held an Energy or Insurance & Repair account for twelve consecutive months after you have linked your Nectar card to your British Gas account.

[3] Points are awarded per meter reading submitted every quarter for each fuel online, via SMS or using our automated telephone service. Points can only be collected once every 90 days.

Electricity monitor

Have you added EnergySmart™ to your account for free? 

EnergySmart™ helps you see exactly how much energy you're using with a free electricity monitor and exclusive online tools, helping you save up to £120. Plus you can save a further £50 if you switch to our Online Energy tariff for gas and electricity. As an EnergySmart™ customer we'll also reward you with Nectar points.[3]

Direct Debit

Are you on the right payment type?

Switch to Direct Debit and you could save up to £67 a year. On average, British Gas customers save £27 on their gas bills and £40 on their electricity bills every 12 months. Not only is paying by Direct Debit more convenient, it also spreads the costs of bills evenly across the year so that you don’t have to pay more in the winter when you’re using more energy. And the great news is that this saving is in addition to our Dual Fuel discount[4]

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Are you benefiting from Dual Fuel discount?

If you switch both fuels to us, you could save up to £15 per year with our Dual Fuel
discount.[5] It really is that simple!

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[1] Savings figure source www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Energy-saving-assumptions, (01/12). Actual savings depend on individual circumstances.

[2] Terms apply to the collection of points. See britishgas.co.uk/nectarterms for details.


[3] £170 comprises: savings of £50 against our Standard tariff prices for Online Energy customers (who receive a 4% discount on their unit rates below our Standard tariff prices); and savings of up to £120 by reducing consumption by 12% (by using the EnergySmart online consumption hub and electricity monitor). Savings are versus a customer with average annual consumption of 16,500 kWh for gas and 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity, paying by Monthly Direct Debit on our Standard tariff prices as at 12th January 2012. Savings are a rounded average across all regions including VAT; actual savings will vary depending on individual circumstances.

[4] Up to £67 saving. Direct Debit gas customers will receive a discount off your Tier 2 consumption charges of 0.196 p/kWh, up to a maximum of £65 per year pro rated across your billing period. Direct Debit electricity customers will receive a discount off Tier 2 consumption rates (and night rates where applicable) of 1.873 p/kWh up to a maximum of £40 per year pro-rated across your billing period. Based on average annual consumption of 16,500 kWh for gas and 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity as at 17th November 2011, is rounded and includes VAT at 5%.Discount received varies according to seasonal consumption.

Up to £40 Saving. Electricity customers paying by Direct Debit will receive a discount off their Tier 2 consumption charges (and night rates where applicable) of 1.873 p/kWh up to a maximum of £10 (inc VAT) per quarter (or £3.33 per month for monthly billing customers).Based on average annual consumption of 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity as at 17th January 2011, is rounded and includes VAT at 5%. Discount received varies according to seasonal consumption.

Up to £27 Saving. Gas customers paying by Direct Debit will receive a discount off their Tier 2 consumption charges of 0.196 p/kWh, up to a maximum of £16.25 (inc VAT) per quarter (or £5.42 per month for monthly billing customers). Based on average annual consumption of 16,500 kWh as at 17th January 2011, is rounded and includes VAT at 5%. Discount received varies according to seasonal consumption.

[5] Based on average consumption of 16,500 kWh for gas and 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity, averaged across all regions, paying by monthly Direct Debit, rounded and including VAT. Prices as at 12th January 2012.