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Experts say households should consider ditching a number of popular energy accounts.

And the best time to act is now ahead of increases to energy bills from October 1.

Customers on variable tariffs are being encouraged to switch to fixed accounts instead as it could potentially save them hundreds of pounds.

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Some of the most popular variable tariffs are:

British Gas - Standard Variable

EDF - Standard (Variable)

Eon Next - Next Flex

Octopus - Flexible Octopus

Ovo - Simpler Energy

Scottish Power - Standard

Customers on these tariffs see their bills fluctuate with the Energy Price Cap, which determines charges for t

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