Petition · past parliament
Ban the use of prepayment meters for energy provision.
Closed
161 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently energy providers dishonestly pretend that poorer customers disconnect from their energy supply voluntarily, they call this "voluntary disconnection", however this is a lie, Nobody ever does such voluntarily it is forced on prepayment customers by the energy providers.
With the ridiculous & unobtainable amounts of money energy providers charge for prepayment use, it's is simply a matter of time before somebody dies in the cold because of so called "voluntary disconnection", it's both dangerous & unsafe to millions & not fair on anyone to pay so much for energy at rates like £10 per day gas & £10 per day electric, the prices are out of control so we need to send a loud message to these energy companies, banning prepayment meters would force them to change.
Timeline
| 9 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
161
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Feb 2022
Closed
9 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.