Forced Install - FYI

by **LionsShare** Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:45 am

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/just-three-energy-suppliers-making-up-over-70-of-all-forced-installation-of-prepayment-meters

Press release
Just 3 energy suppliers making up over 70% of all forced installation of prepayment meters

Over 94,000 prepayment meters were forcibly installed under warrant last year.

New figures reveal over 94,000 prepayment meters were installed under warrant in 2022 – with Scottish Power and British Gas leading the pack

uplift in number of people redeeming energy bill support vouchers with 78% used, as ministers call for suppliers to help those yet to use them

Energy Security Secretary calling on companies to focus on compensating those customers mistreated through this practice

Notice the word 'voucher'? We should all be getting such! Very Happy

Over 94,000 prepayment meters were forcibly installed in homes under warrant last year without customer consent - on average over 7,500 meters a month.

After calling on suppliers to stop forcibly installing prepayment meters, the Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps has now revealed the most overzealous suppliers, as part of a crackdown on mistreatment of vulnerable customers in the use of these meters.

Leading the charge with the highest number of prepayment meters force-fitted last year are British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy, making up 70% of all forced installations with a total of 66,187 devices fitted under warrant. Of these, Scottish Power tops the list as the worst offender when taking into account their customer base – force fitting over 24,300 in their customer’s homes in 2022.

Mr Shapps has today doubled down on his call for any mistreatment of customers to be rectified, while again urging suppliers to help the households on traditional prepayment metres access the 2.1 million vouchers yet to be claimed under the government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme.

by **LionsShare** Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:48 am

don't forget:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2011/made

sect4 The agreement

4.—(1) A gas supplier may not recover the sum specified in regulation 3 by means of a prepayment meter unless it has previously entered into an agreement with the customer which complies with paragraphs (2) and (4).

Don't forget also:

https://goodf.forumotion.com/t6055-more-on-tear-off-slips-trusts

https://goodf.forumotion.com/t5800-fiduciary-trusts-agreement

The overall adage 'in receiving the ts, a means to discharge said 'bill' here it is signed & dated have it back, was anything owed? I am not your "Customer" you the util Co are my "Agent".'

Forced Install - FYI

Forced Install - FYI

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