UK Toughens Rules for Prepayment Energy Meters After Backlash

Britain’s energy suppliers face stricter rules on forcibly installing prepayment meters in consumers’ homes after a political backlash over the practice earlier this year.

Companies are now banned from using the machines, which require payments for energy in advance, in households of severely ill people or those aged above 85 if there is no other support in the house, according to a new code of practice published by UK energy regulator Ofgem.