Britain’s energy regulator has banned energy suppliers from forcibly installing prepayment meters in the homes of vulnerable consumers ahead of what could be another winter of high bills. A voluntary ...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - British energy market regulator Ofgem has asked all suppliers to review recent practices for switching customers to prepayment meters (PPM) without consent, which may need to be ...

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - British Gas said it will temporarily stop using court orders that permit the forced installation of prepayment meters in people's homes after a report in The Times newspaper ...

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 ...

Energy giant British Gas is under pressure to explain how it will compensate “vulnerable” customers who were subjected to debt collectors forcibly entering their homes to install prepayment meters, ...

Energy suppliers have been permanently banned from fitting prepayment meters into the homes of over-85s and those with chronic illnesses under a new code of practice. Firms also need to prove they ...

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - British regulator Ofgem has asked energy suppliers to stop using court orders that permit the forced installation of prepayment meters in people's homes after a report in The ...