Utilities

Utilities - introduction

Save on gas, electricity and other home utilities including home telephone, internet phone services and broadband with cheap deals direct from leading utility suppliers and free and convenient online utility price comparison and switching services. See also broadband internet access.

Featured utilities sites

uSwitchuSwitch Commended

One of the UK's most popular utilities switching sites, uSwitch offers free price comparison and switching services for gas, electricity, home telephone, broadband and digital TV. Their free comparison and switching service could save you hundreds of pounds.

British Gas EnergyBritish Gas Commended

British Gas offers various price plans for supplying your home with gas and / or electricity, including online WebSaver price plans, where you manage your bills entirely online, with no paper bills. Check their gas and electricity prices by entering your postcode and usage. Dual fuel plans usually work out cheaper.

E.ONE.ON Commended

Electricity and gas supplier E.ON offers regular and green tariffs for home utility customers. You can earn Tesco Clubcard points for spend on energy bills and there's also an online-only tariff - EnergyOnline Extra Saver - with lower prices (in return, you access account information and submit meter readings online).

EDF EnergyEDF Energy Commended

Visit EDF Energy's website to learn about and get prices for competitively-priced gas and electricity price plans. Looking for a green / eco-friendly price plan? Take a look at Eco20:20. Other options include flexible and fixed price tariffs. There's also an online energy shop, selling products that are kinder to the environment.

Sky TVSky Commended

When you become a Sky TV subscriber, you don't just get a great choice of entertainment, film, sport, music, Sky+HD and other digital TV - you can also sign up for other home-related services including broadband and home telephone. Depending on where you live, you could benefit from a great value bundle deal.


More gas, electricity and other utilities

NPower

Part of a major energy business, npower supplies gas and electricity to millions of residential customers throughout the UK. Products include Juice, an electricity supply service that promotes environmentally friendly generation methods.

Scottish Power

Enter your postcode followed by a few simple questions about your current electricity and/or gas supply arrangements to find out how much you could save by switching supplier to Scottish Power, which has over 5 million UK customers.

HomeserveHomeserve

Homeserve offers a wide range of insurance products designed to help ensure the smooth running of your home's various utility services. Products include gas central heating cover, gas boiler breakdown cover, water & electrics cover, electrical emergency & breakdown cover, plumbing & drainage - and more.

British Gas HomeCareBritish Gas HomeCare

British Gas HomeCare plans offer regular safety inspections of gas, electrical and / or plumbing equipment. They also provide for emergency call-outs and repairs, undertaken by qualified British Gas engineers. Full cover includes call outs. Flexi cover is cheaper and includes inspections, but any call outs cost £50.

BT VisionBT Vision

Delivered via a broadband connection, BT Vision offers digital television viewing on demand. If you already have BT broadband, you can order BT Vision online and begin enjoying high quality TV in no time. If not, you can check availability and order a combined, special value broadband internet and BT Vision package.

Which? Switch

Which? operates an independent price comparison service to help you compare prices for gas and/or electricity and switch utility suppliers based on the results. Their service is easy to use and completely free of charge. Savings can be substantial, depending on your current supplier(s) and price plan(s).

Energy Helpline

Without obligation or revealing any personal information, Energy Helpline can identify potential ways for you to save money on your electricity and gas bills. You can be quoted based on quarterly or monthly payment and also on green tariffs. If you do decide to switch utility supplier, you can change online in most cases.

Skype

Broadband users can benefit from free phone calls - and even free video calls - to other Skype users all around the world. You can also call regular numbers and mobiles at low, per minute rates.Just download their free software to start saving.

Vonage

If you have broadband, you could be taking advantage of unlimited UK and international calls with no per call costs in return for a low monthly fee using Vonage's clever phone system. Try it out with their 30 day money back guarantee.

The Post Office

The Post Office offers a home telephone service with low cost line rental, competitively priced calls and many other benefits - with no need to change your number. You can find out more and apply for their home phone service online.


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British Gas

From gas and electricity to boiler safety inspections, central heating installations and plumbing and drains care, British Gas has a host of home-related services.

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