Scottish Power has been granted permission to forcibly fit prepayment meters in homes.
A JUDGE has granted Scottish Power warrants to enter homes to forcibly fit prepayment meters after they were temporarily banned following a scandal around the practice.
The courts also came in for criticism after it emerged that batches of applications to forcibly install the meters had been approved. Richburns said over 92 days it had sent four letters, seven emails and five SMS messages and made one personal visit to the property but had not been able to make contact with either the residents – even though the property appeared occupied – or the neighbours on either side.
It also announced a ban on energy suppliers forcibly installing prepayment meters for people over 75 years old with no support in their house and in homes with children under the age of two. Following a public consultation over the summer, the code will become part of suppliers’ licence conditions, and breaking the rules could result in enforcement action and “substantial” fines.
A Scottish Power spokeswoman said: “We are only applying for warrants for customers who have refused to engage with us on repayment after multiple attempts, to agree a repayment arrangement that is affordable to their circumstances.
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