Rejected petition scrap the electricity and gas standing charge

about a year ago gas and electricity companies sneaked in standing charge on meters up to 28p a day per meter. I only found this out when I ran out of gas and went to top up only to find i was 30 pounds in debit to BG. People on a tight budget can't afford this and it needs scrapped

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Decisions about scrapping standing charges are the responsibility of energy companies.

We could accept a petition calling on the government to legislate in order to ban the use of standing charges.

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Date submitted 28 January 2016
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