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Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to anyone who pays energy bills through direct debit

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to those paying energy bills through direct debit.

Taking to Twitter, the Money Saving Expert to urge customers to take a meter reading before midnight on June 30. This is due to a new Ofgem Price Cap coming in from midnight on July 1, so energy rates will be dropping, reports the Mirror.

The new price cap from Ofgem is set at £2,074 for the average annual energy bill - several hundred pounds less than the current Price Guarantee rate of £2,500. With energy rates set to drop by around 17% on average, you will need to make sure your units are recorded correctly.

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