

The Martin Lewis Podcast
BBC Radio 5 Live
Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 51min
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

Mar 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
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?

Mar 13, 2024 • 1h 6min
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.

Mar 7, 2024 • 51min
"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.

Mar 6, 2024 • 28min
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

Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 4min
Energy prices DOWN 12.3% - why are standing charges rising? Should you fix? And a car finance complaining update
On this week’s podcast Martin reacts to last week’s announcement that the energy price cap is going down, listeners TELL US about their financial lightbulb moments, and Martin also gives an update on what you need to do next if you’ve recently sent off a letter to reclaim car finance. Later in the pod, Martin shares his latest money-saving tips and Gethin Jones attempts Mastermind for the first time.

Feb 21, 2024 • 46min
Can you beat the energy price cut? Trains crisis
This week on the podcast Martin shares his thoughts on whether you should fix or switch energy providers given a potential price cut may be on the horizon. He also talks about his recent nightmare railway journey experience and we hear from the listeners about when they’ve asked for a pay rise at work. Plus Martin’s weekly money saving tips.
01’37 Energy bills
10’59 Train crisis
30’05 TELL US: When have you asked for a pay rise?
34’19 Mastermind
38’56 Martin’s money-saving tips
41’33 More TELL US

Jan 31, 2024 • 57min
In the wrong council tax band? 100,000 are and are due £1,000s back
This week on the podcast Martin talks about how you can find out if you’ve been paying too much in Council Tax and how you could get a discount. We also hear from landlords who ‘Tell Us’ what tenants should do to get the best deal. And, as always, Martin shares his latest Money Saving Tips.

Jan 24, 2024 • 1h 8min
Don’t pay over £7/month for your mobile, and salespeople’s secret tips
This week on the podcast - Martin shares his tips on how to reduce your mobile and broadband bills. Listeners who have worked in sales ‘Tell Us’ what steps to take to get the best deal as a consumer. And Martin shares what he told the Chancellor, in their meeting at Number 11 a couple of weeks ago.01’50 Tax self-assessment deadline
06’46 Slash mobile and broadband bills
20’07 Your questions answered on mobile and broadband bills
29’43 Tell Us: Tips from salespeople
32’22 Mastermind
38’43 More Tell Us
39’30 Your texts on self-assessment tax deadline
42’43 Martin’s money-saving tips
47’23 More Tell Us
52’16 What Martin spoke to the Chancellor about when he went to Downing Street

Jan 17, 2024 • 58min
Car finance reclaim £1,000s? Married MoneySaving & haggling stories
This week on the podcast, Martin breaks down the December inflation rise, and maps out how to potentially claim back motor finance. He also shares his advice on how to claim a bereavement payout if your partner died after 2001. Fans of the pod also ‘Tell Us’ their best UK haggling stories.01’44 Inflation
09’57 Motor finance
19’38 Bereavement payments
27’58 Tell Us: Haggling successes
38’39 Mastermind
47’40 More Tell Us
52’55 Martin’s podcast tips


