The process takes approximately 21 days from when you initiate the switch. You will not have to pay any exit fees if you are in the final 49 days of a fixed term. OFGEM introduced this period to give customers a chance to switch in plenty of time without going out of contract and ending up on the most expensive standard tariffs.
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