‘Switch and save’ say energy experts, as fixed-rate tariffs end

Consumers can avoid the higher prices of standard tariffs by looking for a new supplierHouseholders who signed up to one of 64 fixed-price gas and electricity tariffs which are due to expire in the next few weeks are facing price rises of up to £285 a year, energy experts are warning.Around a year ago, thousands of UK households moved to one-year fixed energy tariffs, but 12 months on they will be dumped on to their energy provider’s much more expensive “standard” tariff