More than two million UK homes are connected via smart prepay devices to energy suppliers - Copyright AFP More than two million UK homes are connected via smart ...

(Bloomberg) -- The UK plans to reform rules around prepayment energy meters, to protect financially vulnerable consumers in the wake of a recent uproar over forced installations. Ministers are drawing ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog is reviewing whether it still needs to cap charges for prepayment meter customers, it said on Thursday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK government on Monday said that more than 94,000 prepayment meters had been forcibly installed in homes last year, as household energy bill debt soars to dangerous heights. British Gas, Scottish ...

Millions on prepayment meters could claim ‘emergency cash’ to switch heating on this winter. You can get temporary credit if you can’t afford to top up your meter. Your supplier might add this to your ...

LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - Centrica-owned CNA.L British Gas will introduce new lower prices for prepayment meter customers from April 1 to make that the cheapest way to buy energy in Britain, it ...

Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent Central, accuses the big six energy companies of lining their pockets by "taking money from the poorest customers" who are on prepayment meters. She also calls for ...