Brits to be hit with £138 washing machine charge from April 1 after new energy cap hike

UK households with washing machine in kitchen or garage risk £138 charge from next week

Ideal Home warns a 1,400W model would cost 35p to run a 1-hour cycle on a washing machine, which is £127.03 per year if you run one cycle every day.

Brits to be hit with £138 washing machine charge from April 1

The cost of running a washing machine is about to go up, but there are ways you can cut the costs now before the new Ofgem energy price cap kicks in

UK households with dishwashers hit with £98 charges from April 1

Dishwashers are extremely useful but they will cost even more to run from next month.

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Washing machine running costs to rise by up to £138 from April 1

People can take a number of steps to reduce their energy bills - here's what experts have advised ahead of the price rise