72
Secret courts' still handing out warrants for energy firms to break into homes
(morningstaronline.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
72 points (100.0% liked)
A Boring Dystopia
14718 readers
538 users here now
Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.
Rules (Subject to Change)
--Be a Decent Human Being
--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title
--If a picture is just a screenshot of an article, link the article
--If a video's content isn't clear from title, write a short summary so people know what it's about.
--Posts must have something to do with the topic
--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.
--No NSFW content
--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I had them break into my vacant house, which I was selling, because of an unpaid electricity bill. They claimed they had made every reasonable effort to contact me (which the law requires). Which apparently did not extend to phoning the estate agents number on the 'for sale' board they walked past to serve notice, and again to actually break in. After I threatened them with the ombudsman, Shell Energy agreed to replace the PAYG meter they illigally installed, paid to repair the damage and wrote off the £45 debt that prompted the action.