Martin Lewis accused of 'bringing down Britain' as energy websites crash

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Energy company E.On has blamed the Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis for the industry-wide website crashes that are occurring ahead of the energy price cap increase tomorrow.

E.On's said on Twitter that 'Martin has once again created unprecedented demand bringing down Britain'.' Customers are rushing to submit meter readings before Friday’s price jump.

The issues – which appeared to be an industry-wide problem – as experts urged householders to submit meter readings for gas and electricity to their supplier on Thursday to show exactly how much energy they have used ahead of Ofgem’s price cap increasing from April 1.

This will prevent firms from estimating usage and potentially charging for energy used before April 1 at the higher rate. Read more: British Gas, EDF and E.On crash amid rush to submit meter readings ahead of price hike Responding to a customer's query on Twitter, E.On's official account, @eon_next, wrote: "Unfortunately the website and phone lines of every supplier are being hammered today.