The forcible instalment of energy prepayment meters for the over-85s is set to be banned under new rules, according to reports. The fresh guidelines have been agreed by all energy supply firms and ...

UK energy regulator Ofgem has ordered energy companies to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters in the homes of customers who have fallen behind on their bills. It comes as British Gas ...

HAVE YOUR SAY: Would a prepay meter help you? Would you get one installed? Let us know by leaving a comment in the box below. Prepayment metering is similar to prepaid mobile phone deals with ...

An estimated 3.2 million people across Britain ran out of credit on their prepayment meter last year, the equivalent of one every 10 seconds, because they could not afford to top it up, Citizens ...

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 ...

Millions of people in the UK have a prepayment meter to pay their energy bills which they top up with credit. They are a unique way to pay because you buy your energy in units before you use it. This ...

Almost 300,000 households had their gas and electricity prepayment meters set to recover debt when they top up in the first quarter of this year. Households on prepayment meters are seeing up to 90% ...

Recent Ofgem figures reveal that there are now 5.9 million energy customers using prepayment meters, but only around 1 million of these are actually repaying a debt. This means that at least 4.9 ...

THE prepayment meter is, in general, suitable for the user of electricity whose means are small. The advantages are that he pays in small amounts and that he has an incentive to check and control ...

Standing charges on your energy bills are levied on top of the cost of any electricity and gas you use - but the market ...