Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has called for the energy standing charge to be slashed. The £300 charge is a compulsory payment for all customers, but the financial expert has now described the payment as "morally hazardous."
The £300 charge must be paid regardless of how much gas or electricity a customer uses. So this means even if a customer uses none for an entire year, they will still be asked to pay £300. Now Martin Lewis has called for the charge to be scrapped, reports the Mirror.
In a tweet, he said: "The high energy standing (daily) charges are a moral hazard and should be reduced. It is outrageous that people have to pay £300/yr just for the facility of having gas & electricity even if they use none."
