More Than 94,000 Prepayment Meters Forcibly Installed in UK Homes Last Year

More Than 94,000 Prepayment Meters Forcibly Installed in UK Homes Last Year
Undated photo of a gas hob next to a British Gas bill. Owen Humphreys/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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Energy suppliers forcibly installed more than 94,000 prepayment meters in UK homes last year without customer consent, the government has revealed.

As part of the government’s clampdown on “mistreatment of vulnerable customers,” Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps on Monday named the suppliers that are the “most overzealous” in the use of these meters.