[wraymond]

We had a competitive deal with Zebra which we expect to double having been transferred to British Gas.

Does anyone know if any of the now-defunct companies ever offered terms to customers to save their customers and business? Are we to believe that all of the surviving suppliers are charging the same rates? Does anyone smell a rat?

The smart meter campaign failed to penetrate the market in sufficient numbers to make it work so the ability to switch a supply off remotely was insufficient penetration to rely on. It's all about control of vital services and is a feature of the data grab revolution.