This Morning’s Martin Lewis reveals clever way to dodge energy price rises ahead of April hike

THIS Morning’s Martin Lewis has revealed a clever way viewers can avoid the worst of the April energy price rise.

The 49-year-old star explained that people who have British Gas pre-payment meters are able to stock up before prices rocket.

Rex FeaturesMartin Lewis had some rare good news for This Morning viewers today[/caption]

That means they can continue to power their homes at the old prices until they top up their key or card again.

Gas and electricity bills will go up from April as that’s when the energy price cap increase will be introduced.

He referenced a tweet from British gas replying to a man who asked about stockpiling pre-pray gas before April.

The energy giant replied: “You can do this if you have a key/card prepayment meter, but not if you have a Smart prepayment meter.”

Despite a rare moment of good news Martin later called the phone-in “bloody depressing” saying he was running out of ways to help.

He tweeted: “So many people at crisis point regarding energy bills – including those with v high usage due to disabilities (home ventilators, oxygen concentrators, elec wheel chairs etc).”

Rex FeaturesThe money saving expert called the energy situation ‘bloody depressing’[/caption]