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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ellie Kemp

Martin Lewis accused of 'bringing down Britain' as energy websites crash

Energy company E.On has blamed the Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis for the industry-wide website crashes that are occurring ahead of the energy price cap increase tomorrow. E.On's said on Twitter that 'Martin has once again created unprecedented demand bringing down Britain'.'

Customers are rushing to submit meter readings before Friday’s price jump. The issues – which appeared to be an industry-wide problem – as experts urged householders to submit meter readings for gas and electricity to their supplier on Thursday to show exactly how much energy they have used ahead of Ofgem’s price cap increasing from April 1.

This will prevent firms from estimating usage and potentially charging for energy used before April 1 at the higher rate.

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