This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition End the "no use tax" that energy companies charge leading to fuel poverty.
Whether or not you are metered for energy you are charged a daily rate for energy even if you abstain from using it. British Gas charges £0.26 per day for using no gas, which amounts to a "no use tax" of nearly £100 Pounds per year. This means many people are in fuel poverty even when using no fuel.
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I phoned British Gas after having no access to my boiler as I waited for my landlord to complete the gas safety inspection. Despite not using gas for three months, I had to pay arrears even though I could not use the gas for three months. It is a mandatory fee whether you use gas or not. They put the fee in the small print and fail to make it clear they are charging nearly £100 Pounds/annum just to be able to have the option of consuming energy. This perpetuates fuel poverty and needs to stop.
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