Submitted on Friday 5th February 2016
Rejected on Sunday 20th March 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop utility companies using warrants to change meters for debts
As we know, Utility companies use court issued warrants to force entry to fit pre-payment meters to debtors. They have the warrants issued under supposed "Health and Safety" grounds, when actually its because a customer has accrued a debt. this is actually against the regulations & law.
This petition is to STOP Companies from this practice as it contravenes the Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954 sections 2 & 3. Section 3.3 states "in the exercise of a right of entry to which this Act applies, has reasonable cause to believe that circumstances exist which are likely to endanger life or property"
Fitting a Pre-Payment meter for a debt is NOT a valid reason to have a warrant issued under that act.
This practice MUST stop & companies should be held accountable
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The issuing of warrants is the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of the Government and Parliament.
This page explains how to complain about an energy company:
www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/domestic-consumers/making-enquiry-or-complaint
If you think that there is a need to change the law, you could start a new petition asking Parliament to change the law in a specific way.
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