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Switching electricity / gas provider and going round in circles 😭

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Yorkshirelass09 · 19/06/2025 17:14

I currently rent a flat and have an account with Octopus Energy for gas and electric. Have been with them for years. Have just bought a new house and plan to switch the energy of the property from the existing suppliers to Octopus, so I can keep my account.

For electricity, Octopus explained they needed to request the switch with the existing provider. This got rejected, so they told me I needed to call the original provider (EDF) to sort it out. I called EDF, they said they’d approved it, and Octopus were wrong. Called Octopus back, they tried again. Got a second rejection email. Called EDF back, again they said they accepted it. Octopus continue to say the switch has been rejected. I am literally going round in circles - neither one of them is willing to help me and just say I need to speak to the other.

Has anyone got any experience of this or advice on how I get actually get it sorted?? Mumsnet is full of wisdom so hoping one of you will know exactly what to do! 😇

OP posts:
MemorableTrenchcoat · 19/06/2025 17:21

You are currently EDF’s customer, so lodge a formal complaint with them. I’m assuming you’ve opened an account with them?

Stranetta · 18/10/2025 13:50

Octopus where charging me even after I switched - as an answer I called my bank and stopped direct debit.

CatsorDogsrule · 18/10/2025 14:01

Have you actually completed on the house and have an existing account with EDF? Or are you still in conveyancing? Just trying to get the facts straight.

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