Moneysaving Martin goes street preaching

Martin Lewis encounters a real life evangelical preacher as he preaches his moneysaving message to those lost in sin and debt…

What a bizarre sunny Saturday afternoon spent in St. Anne’s Square, Manchester preaching to a massed crowd about bank charges. I was there for last-ditch filming for the Tonight with Trevor I’m presenting tonight on reclaiming unfair bank charges…

…The intention was I’d hopefully preach to a crowd about how to reclaim their charges, but a real life evangelical preacher was already there. Yet his rather nasty sounding invective seemed to alienate people more than cajole, and many people were shouting back some nasty stuff. Not only did all this make the sound man wince and declare it unfilmable, it also meant the last thing I wanted to do was get on my temporary soap-box! Even so the producer politely asked if he’d mind moving and he did – so my options were closed.

You can see it tonight (Monday 5th June) if you’re in the UK. I think it’s 8pm on ITV. Don’t blame me if it’s rubbish though.

I have to say I do quite like Martin’s MoneySavingExpert site. Useful tips and a lot more trustworthy than most other internet money sites.