The plans are insufficient, according to Tarique Chowdhury, 55, who had a prepayment meter force-fitted in the autumn of 2020 after a previous tenant had built up debts. He said that the "conveyor ...

The suppliers will pay £5.6 million in compensation to 40,000 customers who had a prepayment meter installed involuntarily during the assessment period, using guidelines set out by Ofgem.

Installing a physical prepayment meter by force isn’t the only way you could end up with pay-as-you-go energy rather than monthly direct debit payments. Smart meters can be switched from credit mode ...