An energy firm sneaked into a gran’s home to rip out her electricity meter in a row over an unpaid bill. The move by SSE has prompted concern that thousands of other struggling customers could suffer the same fate as living costs soar.
Tracey Miller, 48, owed the utility company £690 and believed she had reached an agreement to pay the sum in weekly chunks.But while she was staying with a friend, representatives from SSE went into her house and replaced her meter with a more expensive prepayment one.
There was no obvious sign of a break-in but Tracy was told by the firm that it had a court order to enter her home in Macmerry, East Lothian.
She said: “It has been a terrible experience knowing that someone has been in your house. I feel violated. I do not have a clue how they managed to get in without breaking the lock or damaging the door.”Energy firms can get a warrant to enter a home and install a prepayment meter if they are owed money.
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