This statistic shows the main triggers for switching electricity suppliers in Great Britain in 2015, by age. Of those surveyed, 73 percent of 35-64-year-olds believed the new electricity supplier would be cheaper. This was generally the main trigger among all age groups, followed by believing in better customer service after switching and moving homes.
Thinking about the last time you switched your electricity supplier, what was the main trigger causing you to switch?
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Ofgem, & Ipsos. (September 9, 2015). Thinking about the last time you switched your electricity supplier, what was the main trigger causing you to switch? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315525/triggers-for-switching-electricity-suppliers-by-age-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem, und Ipsos. "Thinking about the last time you switched your electricity supplier, what was the main trigger causing you to switch?." Chart. September 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315525/triggers-for-switching-electricity-suppliers-by-age-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem, Ipsos. (2015). Thinking about the last time you switched your electricity supplier, what was the main trigger causing you to switch?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315525/triggers-for-switching-electricity-suppliers-by-age-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem, and Ipsos. "Thinking about The Last Time You Switched Your Electricity Supplier, What Was The Main Trigger Causing You to Switch?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315525/triggers-for-switching-electricity-suppliers-by-age-in-great-britain-uk/
Ofgem & Ipsos, Thinking about the last time you switched your electricity supplier, what was the main trigger causing you to switch? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315525/triggers-for-switching-electricity-suppliers-by-age-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Thinking about the last time you switched your electricity supplier, what was the main trigger causing you to switch? [Graph], Ofgem, & Ipsos, September 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315525/triggers-for-switching-electricity-suppliers-by-age-in-great-britain-uk/