Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, said: "Fixed monthly direct debit is how up to 80% of those in England, Scotland and Wales pay for energy bills. The theory is a good one: your annual ...

Energy regulator Ofgem has ordered energy firms to improve how they set direct debits, after a review found a range of failings, with 100,000s of customers on standard variable tariffs seeing their ...