In a statement, British Gas's parent company Centrica said:"We refute this description completely. There has been no increase in the number of prepayment meters we have installed in the last 12 months. Fitting a prepayment meter under warrant has always been a last resort when a customer will not engage with us despite multiple attempts over months."
Sky News has also spoken to a woman who had a prepayment gas meter installed following a forced entry despite not being in debt and being up-to-date with direct debit payments. "And it's embarrassing. I got given this card that I had to go top up in a shop, it's only in specific shops you can top it up, so you're limited to how and when you can top up.
"I'm a single mum, I can't go out at 9pm and top up a gas card particularly not when it's not in all the local shops, so it's just been really difficult. I feel like for the last six months, all I've spoken about is British Gas."
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