British Gas, Octopus, Ovo, EDF customers warned of potential £75 overcharge without accurate meter readings

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Nearly ten million households could be overpaying on their energy bills by a total of £186 million for just one week's worth of heat and light, experts have warned.

Industry specialists are stressing the importance of customers taking and submitting an accurate gas and electricity meter reading on October 1, the date when price cap tariffs are set to increase by 10 percent.

Price comparison site uSwitch has cautioned that without providing a meter reading, millions could end up being charged at the new, higher tariff rate for both October and potentially part or all of September, resulting in unnecessary extra costs.

On average, the cost difference for one week's energy usage between the rates of October and September is £18.81 per household amounting to £186 million across the UK.