MONEY saving expert Martin Lewis has revealed his top four tips to make sure you aren’t overpaying on energy bills. Lewis explained on last night’s episode of his ITV show how customers…
The personal finance guru explained how to slash your bill if you think your direct debit is higher than it should beCredit: ITV
The personal finance guru explained that if you think you're overpaying amid soaring costs, there's a simple process for checking how much you should be charged.meter readingsIf you still think you are overpaying, you can use an online direct debit calculator, which will work out how much you should be charged based on usage.
Once this is done, Lewis recommended "politely" calling your supplier to query the charge, which will often see them reduce your bill.down in his experience. Finally, if you still think you are overpaying, you can ask to move on a variable direct debit, where you pay precisely based on what you use. This eliminates the "smoothing effect" which sees bills staying roughly similar all year round, instead seeing customers pay higher in the winter when they use more, but less in the summer.warned against moving to paying when you receive you bill each month as that can be up to 10 per cent more expensive.
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