LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - British Gas said it will temporarily stop using court orders that permit the forced installation of prepayment meters in people's homes after a report in The Times newspaper ...

Ofgem has recommended energy providers stop imposing prepayment meters into the homes of some customers. An investigation revealed that debt collectors had forcibly entered houses to install ...

Tens of thousands of energy customers are set to receive payouts of up to £1,000 each, and could see debts written off, in response to the scandal over the forced fitting of prepayment meters. Energy ...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - British energy market regulator Ofgem has asked all suppliers to review recent practices for switching customers to prepayment meters (PPM) without consent, which may need to be ...

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Magistrates in England and Wales have been ordered to stop issuing warrants that allow energy firms to force entry into a person’s home to fit a pre-payment meter. Generally targeting the poorest, ...

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Thousands of energy customers who has prepayment meters installed without their permission will be entitled to up to £1000 compensation. Regulator Ofgem today said suppliers who breached the rules ...

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - More than 94,000 prepayment meters were installed in homes in Britain using warrants and without customer consent in 2022, the government said on Monday, adding that ...