MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis says even people who have just paid an energy bill should submit a meter reading to their energy company today. He has encouraged consumers to take their meter readings before the higher price cap comes into force on Friday (April 1).
The consumer expert was asked during a radio appearance about what to do if households have just paid their gas and electric bills for the quarter. A listener queried whether she would need to take a meter reading if her next bill was not due for another three months.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Martin said: "Yes, assuming you're not on a smart meter because your bill is predicated on what you use on a day and therefore what we're doing by doing a meter reading is we're telling them everything up to this point should be charged at the cheap rate and everything afterwards is effectively going to be charged at the more expensive rate.
