This statistic shows the main reasons consumers changed their tariff or payment method without switching their energy suppliers in Great Britain in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, 58 percent of consumers were moved to do so by believing that the new tariff or method would save them money, compared to 62 percent in 2012. Other reasons included moving home or searching for better benefits.
Thinking about the last time you changed your tariff or payment method (without switching supplier) what was the main trigger causing you to change it?
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Statistics on Energy market and customer engagement in the UK
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Ofgem, & Ipsos. (June 12, 2013). Thinking about the last time you changed your tariff or payment method (without switching supplier) what was the main trigger causing you to change it? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/316042/main-reasons-for-changing-energy-supplier-tariff-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem, und Ipsos. "Thinking about the last time you changed your tariff or payment method (without switching supplier) what was the main trigger causing you to change it?." Chart. June 12, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316042/main-reasons-for-changing-energy-supplier-tariff-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem, Ipsos. (2013). Thinking about the last time you changed your tariff or payment method (without switching supplier) what was the main trigger causing you to change it?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316042/main-reasons-for-changing-energy-supplier-tariff-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem, and Ipsos. "Thinking about The Last Time You Changed Your Tariff or Payment Method (without Switching Supplier) What Was The Main Trigger Causing You to Change It?." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/316042/main-reasons-for-changing-energy-supplier-tariff-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem & Ipsos, Thinking about the last time you changed your tariff or payment method (without switching supplier) what was the main trigger causing you to change it? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/316042/main-reasons-for-changing-energy-supplier-tariff-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Thinking about the last time you changed your tariff or payment method (without switching supplier) what was the main trigger causing you to change it? [Graph], Ofgem, & Ipsos, June 12, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/316042/main-reasons-for-changing-energy-supplier-tariff-in-great-britain-uk/