UK Courts Ordered to Halt Cases Involving Force-Fitted Energy Prepayment Meters

UK Courts Ordered to Halt Cases Involving Force-Fitted Energy Prepayment Meters
A prepay electricity key sits in a prepayment electricity meter in a rented home in Birmingham, England, on Feb. 7, 2023. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Patricia Devlin
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One of the UK’s most senior judges has ordered magistrates’ courts to stop listing cases involving the force-fitting of energy prepayment meters in customers’ homes.

Lord Justice Edis issued the direction on Monday to all court staff in England and Wales.

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