Martin Lewis urges British Gas, OVO, EDF, EOn, Octopus customers to act before 6am tomorrow

Martin Lewis urges British Gas, OVO, EDF, EOn, Octopus customers to act before 6am tomorrow
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Martin Lewis has urged British Gas, OVO, EDF and EON, as well as Octopus customers, to act before tomorrow. Ahead of an interview with Susanna Reid on ITV Good Morning Britain, Mr Lewis has spoken out over "how to beat" the new Ofgem price cap.

BBC Sounds podcast host Mr Lewis wrote: "How to beat next week's 10% energy price hike. Tomorrow I'm sitting alongside @susannareid100 presenting @GMB. If uv questions on energy bills - fixing, cutting standing charges, winter fuel, meter reading, smart meters and more.

"Ask by reply and the producers will pick some." (sic). In reply, ahead of GMB airing from 6am, a fan wrote: "First, I would pre-order one of these energy-saving heaters from Amazon before winter starts!" A second said: "We are with EDF, standard tariff no smart meter. What other utilities provider flexible smart meter tariffs (economy 7) for cheap off peak energy and do any offer economy 7 rates before midnight?"

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"Any progress on getting standing charges absorbed into the unit cost instead ? It's an effective tax to cover bad energy debt penalising low users" another said. And another typed: "Martin , get a message to the Labour top brass.

"Tell them to spin a story at the budget……” due to financial gains elsewhere …they’ve found the money and will reverse the pensioners winter fuel allowance decision” The U turn is not a good look, but it’s 100% the best option."

Another posted: "I'm currently paying £200 a month. Should I fix it now or take the hit for a while." The Energy Price Cap rises 10% on 1 October 1. On 1 October energy prices will rise for most households. To avoid being charged more than you should, it's a good idea to give a meter reading to your supplier as soon as possible to avoid a dispute over what you used before and after prices changed.

You can still do it for a few days after, and some firms even let you feed in backdated readings after 1 October.