Justin Valmassoi could no longer afford the bill and had to leave his home of four years
A Glasgow man was forced to move out of his flat of four years after a pre-payment meter error caused his energy bills to double.
"I do the same thing every single day. I'm such a creature of habit. So [my consumption] was the same for four years and then ever since October its been £300 or more. [Utilita] said my consumption only went up by seven pence per kilowatt hour. So there's absolutely no way that it can double." He added: "They finally said that they were going to schedule someone to come out and check to see if it's a malfunction because they also couldn't figure out how or why it would cost that much.
Glasgow Central MP Alison Thewliss raised the case in the House of Commons this week during a debate on prepayment meters on Monday. She said: "My constituent Mr Valmassoi has to move out of his home because Utilita has taken so long to investigate a potential fault with his prepayment meter that saw his bills soar, despite no increase in usage.
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