Three energy companies have stopped the forced installation of prepayment meters after the industry has faced months of pressure to stop pushing families to live in the cold and dark.Their decisions follow British Gas which announced on Thursday that it is suspending all prepayment warrant activity “at least until the end of winter”., with magistrates warning they have “no choice” but to grant them.
he would crack down on “trigger happy” firms forcing struggling families on to the metersBut he fell short of imposing a winter moratorium, which MPs and campaign groups have been calling for since December.into the how contractors acting on behalf of British Gas are forcing entry into homes has followed‘s earlier reports that vulnerable people are being forced onto prepayment meters and that magistrates have little oversight of the issue.
Shell Energy and Utilita have said they have suspended warrants until the end of winter. Their decisions follow British Gas which announced that it is suspending all prepayment warrant activity “at least until the end of winter”.