A pre-pay electricity meter made my student life hell

 Customers using pre-pay electricity meters pay on average £80 more per year on their energy bills than direct debit customers. Photograph: Alamy

Monday 1 June 2015 09.58 BSTLast modified on Monday 1 June 201510.55 BST

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The news that there have been more than half a million pre-payment energy meters forcibly installed into people’s homes over the last six years struck a chord with me.