Martin Lewis has been the name on everyone's lips this week. The MoneySavingExpert founder has become one of the most trusted sources of advice for the UK public as the country faces one of its toughest financial periods in years amid the cost of living crisis.
Ahead of the Ofgem price cap rises which kicked in today, March 31 was being dubbed 'Meter Reading Day' up and down the country as householders dashed to make a note of their consumption.
Financial journalist Martin riled the big energy companies so much with his constant reminders to people to read their meters in a bid to keep costs down for as long as possible, they came out and slammed him yesterday.As the websites of British Gas, E.On, Scottish Power and SSE all crashed under the pressure, energy firm E.on blamed him for "bringing down Britain" in a reply to one customer.The tweet, which has since been deleted and was sent from the official E.on NEXT account, read: "Unfortunately the website and phone lines of every supplier are being hammered today."Martin has once again created unprecedented demand bringing down Britain."If you respond to our private message providing the details requested then we can assist."The firm quickly deleted the tweet and issued an apology.An E.On spokesperson said: “This was an ill-considered and off the cuff remark made by one of our Energy Specialists and in no way reflects our position."We have an excellent working relationship with Martin Lewis and his team, and we apologise for any offence caused.
We ourselves have spent the past few weeks advising customers to submit accurate meter readings ahead of April 1."Martin also later replied to the tweet, saying: "On the E.on tweet - I think it was someone trying to be funny - who
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