Tag: Prepayment meter investigation
10 months ago
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Families in debt set to face forced installation of prepayment meters again

Ofgem said voluntary rules designed to protect struggling households could become compulsory, under new proposals ann...

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10 months ago
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Forced installation of prepay meters made easier after warrants deemed 'boring' for magistrates

Court officials discussed proposals to 'streamline' the process used by energy firms and their agents to force their ...

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11 months ago
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Calls to halt forced-fitting prepayment meters in Europe as UK looks to restart court warrants

More than 50 million people across the continent are struggling to pay their energy bills as a new manifesto by a coa...

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about 1 year ago
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Energy firms force-fitted 92,000 prepay meters, a 41% increase, as bills rocketed last year

A four-month investigation by i revealed how courts were granting hundreds of the warrants to firms’ debt agents in a...

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about 1 year ago
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Prepayment meter customers will be charged the same as those on direct debits, Hunt confirms

i’s long-running investigation exposed how families have been forced onto prepayment meters

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about 1 year ago
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Ban on forced installation of prepayment meters to be extended indefinitely

The code will be legally enforceable and will also cover the remote switching of smart meters to prepayment, i unders...

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about 1 year ago
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Labour would change law to permanently ban 'vile' force-fitting of prepayment energy meters

Courts in Scotland are still considering energy firms' warrants to force-fit prepayment meters, while those in Englan...

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about 1 year ago
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As Centrica posts record profits, prepayment meter families are in the dark over compensation

After Centrica's record £3.3bn profits, one figure remains unknown: the amount of compensation energy firms are willi...

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about 1 year ago
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MPs call for Centrica to use 'obscene' profits to compensate prepayment meter victims

British Gas's parent company has reported record profits of £3.3bn after energy firms were told by Ofgem to halt the ...

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about 1 year ago
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Energy firms threaten higher bills for all customers after prepayment meter ban

Ofgem is facing criticism after its chief executive acknowledged in a letter to suppliers that unrecoverable debts ‘m...

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about 1 year ago
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Energy firms agree to stop forcing vulnerable families on to prepayment meters

An investigation by i found courts had granted hundreds of thousands of warrants letting companies break into homes t...

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about 1 year ago
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Prepayment meter ban a huge step but questions over compensation and remote switching remain

There are parallels with the 90s when water companies were banned from forcibly disconnecting customers - measures to...

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about 1 year ago
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Forced installations of prepayment meters halted as courts ordered to stop issuing warrants

The top judge in England and Wales has intervened after a two-month investigation by i found magistrates granted more...

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about 1 year ago
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Prepayment meters must be removed as compensation is not enough, Shapps told

The Business Secretary said he was 'appalled' to hear that vulnerable customers struggling with their bills have had ...

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about 1 year ago
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Energy firms told to consider compensation for forced prepayment meters

Grant Shapps' call to consider compensation comes after a months-long i investigation revealed energy giants were tar...

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