Direct debit payments have at least doubled for one in four energy users, research claims. British Gas and Octopus are among the firms singled out by furious customers in a survey. Energy prices went ...

Britons who are with British Gas, Octopus Energy and Shell Energy said their direct debits have doubled since the price rise, despite the price cap being half that, according to Money Saving Expert ...

Table includes firms with 100+ respondents who told us they: 1) pay by fixed direct debit; 2) were in credit with their supplier when their direct debit was increased; and 3) had not changed tariff in ...

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 ...