British Gas pays £20m to settle probe into force-fitting of prepayment meters
•British Gas pays £20m to settle probe into force-fitting of prepayment metersJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGetty ImagesBritish Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an...
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British Gas pays £20m to settle probe into force-fitting of prepayment metersJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGetty ImagesBritish Gas has agreed to pay £20m into a redress fund to settle an investigation by the regulator into the forced fitting of prepayment meters.Three years ago it emerged that debt agents working for British Gas had broken into the homes of vulnerable customers to fit prepayment energy meters.The regulator Ofgem said British Gas, which has apologised for the scandal, would also write off up to £70m of vulnerable customers' energy debt, some of which would be a form of compensation.Ofgem investigated and subsequently banned the practice of fitting prepayment meters without customers' permission in high-risk households.'My energy firm forced me onto a prepayment meter'What can I do if I can't pay my energy bill?British GasCentricaالمصدر: BBC Business | Source: BBC Business
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