Martin Lewis’ tip helped me slash an essential bill by £270 beating a huge price hike – you can too

A DRIVER has revealed how a Martin Lewis tip helped her slash an essential bill by £270.

The driver, only named as Ruth, said she cut her car insurance bill using one of the money-saving expert's hacks.

Martin had urged Brits to check whether they could lock into their insurance bills for a year.

He said this was a way of avoiding sudden, unexpected price hikes and save them £100s.

The expert had warned that prices could be going up a whopping 41 per cent and told Brits to try an online comparing tool to see if they could save some cash.

Ruth said she had seen her car insurance was going up by around £200, so she checked out Martin's advice.

She wrote online: "Thank you so much. My car insurance was going up by just under £200 this year.

"I used the Compare+ tool and saved £270 on this year's price."

Another driver previously told Martin they'd saved more than £700 using the same tool.

Kerstin wrote: "Our car insurance renewal was a whopping £1,122.

"Using the MSE tool, we found a better deal with lower excess for £384, saving £738. Thank you."

The money-saving expert regularly gives advice to Brits.

In recent days he gave a message to all savvy mum savers, who are looking for toys for their youngsters ahead of Christmas.

Martin revealed the best deals on offer in major supermarkets that could see shoppers save up to 50 per cent off popular brands.

He also shared how shoppers can bag £225 worth of Boots skincare for just £55. 

The money-saving expert also recently revealed the bank account now paying the best rate, which means you don't have to lock away your cash.

He issued new recommendations on how best to handle your finances amid the rising cost of living.