60 episodes

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

The Martin Lewis Podcast BBC Radio 5 Live

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    • 4.4 • 679 Ratings

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

    Meter Reading Week | Finally, cheaper energy fixes | Smart meters, good or evil?

    Meter Reading Week | Finally, cheaper energy fixes | Smart meters, good or evil?

    On this week’s podcast Martin gives his tips on how we can make the most of the fall in the energy price cap that’s due to take effect on Monday 1st April. He also shares his thoughts on smart meters, following recent reports that many of them might be faulty. Martin also has banking tips for 16 and 17 year olds, as the financial year draws to a close.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Are you due £1000s back on car finance? Your next steps | Cheap energy fix

    Are you due £1000s back on car finance? Your next steps | Cheap energy fix

    This week on the podcast Martin gives his reaction to the 3.4% fall in the rate of inflation in the UK. He also revisits the topic of car finance reimbursement after more than 1.2 million people (and counting) try to make a claim, since he first spoke about this issue on the pod. You ‘Tell Us’ about the most expensive cash purchases you’ve made, and as always, Martin shares his latest money saving tips.
    01’40 Inflation
    04’27 EasyJet tip
    08’42 Car finance reclaiming: what next
    29’49 Tell Us: the most expensive thing you’ve paid for in cash
    34’41 The starting savings rate of tax
    38’14 Mastermind
    46’50 Martin’s money-saving tips

    • 51 min
    Savers: should you urgently get money in a cash ISA?

    Savers: should you urgently get money in a cash ISA?

    It’s nearly April and the end of the tax year, so it’s time to maximise your Cash ISA allowance.
    In this week’s episode, Martin answers your questions on ISAs and LISAs.
    The Tell Us this week prompts listeners to get in touch about the most surprising questions their children have asked about money.
    And will Nihal break his Mastermind duck?

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Hidden car finance commission scandal: are you one of millions owed £1,000s?

    Hidden car finance commission scandal: are you one of millions owed £1,000s?

    This week on the podcast, Martin has been doing some investigating – and millions of people are owed some serious cash in car finance repayments. He shares his step-by-step guide of how to find out if you're one of them. Martin has also been looking at whether you actually are being held in a queue when you call a customer service number. Plus, hear some of the money saving tips that listeners have picked up along the way, that might just help your wallet too. Martin Lewis is the founder of Money Saving Expert, but other sites exist.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    "Sorry, go to manufacturer, not us" | Budget | Myrie's money mastermind

    "Sorry, go to manufacturer, not us" | Budget | Myrie's money mastermind

    On this week’s podcast, Martin talks about the importance of financial education in schools for young people, something he’s been campaigning on for a long time.
    Martin also reacts to the budget from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt which included a campaign win on Child Benefit, and cuts to National Insurance.
    He talks consumer rights and his experience with eBay telling him he should go to the manufacturer with a tech item he bought on the site that was faulty.
    And there’s a surprise guest in the Martin’s Mastermind chair.

    • 50 min
    What the Budget really means for you & Clive Myrie plays Martin’s Mastermind

    What the Budget really means for you & Clive Myrie plays Martin’s Mastermind

    In a shorter episode this week, Martin reacts to the budget from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt – which included a campaign win on Child Benefit, and cuts to National Insurance.
    And there’s a surprise guest in the Martin’s Mastermind chair.
    1’22 – National Insurance Cut
    5’57 – Child Benefit
    10’32 - Scrapping the fee on debt relief orders
    11’56 - Increase in the time you can pay back a Universal Credit budgeting advance loan
    14’29 – Lifetime ISAs
    16’09 – Mastermind
    23’51 – What Martin didn’t get to in the podcast

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
679 Ratings

679 Ratings

Marbles82 ,

Great pod

Great pod and very informative but I’m surprised Nihal is still there after his latest comments. Surely he must feel upset having to work for Martin thanks to Nihals latest ridiculous comments.

tarquinn H-S ,

Has educated me financially

Since listening, (& going back to register to the historical podcasts too) I have changed banks, got refunds, invested in schemes and got better savings rates, pension advice etc. sometimes it’s not about making a claim it’s more about advice on who to talk to, how to contact them and how to ask for help.
Plus Martin is a cheeky chappie!

Judehoney ,

What a shame - switching off

Listened for so long and I understand everyone has different levels of knowledge but I can’t listen to endless “play the fool” Nihal. Not a attack on him as a person, just not for me on the show. The rapport (that’s not there) completely detracts from the good stuff. On a + thanks for the info over the years. Just had enough of trying to listen, and the length of gaps for Nihal to get to an answers!
Sorry chaps - not for me

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