To remove the Standing Charge from all utility bills.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Remove the Standing Charge imposed by energy and water companies as this is little more than indirect taxation and a means of profiteering from the UK public. The customer should only pay for the service they use and the infrastructure of the service, which was already paid for by the UK population.

Standing Charges were implemented to cover the cost of meters and infrastructure repair. This is now a redundant. Both energy and water companies profit from above inflation rises in the Standing Charges and have done for a number of years. Meters are reliable. Utility companies have breached contract by failing to upkeep the infrastructure, resulting in fines which are not returned back to the customers. The customer still continues to pay for this level of greed and incompetence.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Pass a law to stop standing charges on domestic bills
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Timeline

23 Feb 2024	Petition opened for signatures
4 Mar 2024	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Mar 2024

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