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Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Because it allows them to switch tariffs or apply debt to your meter without seeking a court order.
This has been detailed a lot over the energy cost crisis, that for people with smart meters they no longer need a warrant or a court order.
It's a matter of principle.
You are already on a pre-payment meter, they can already switch tariffs or apply debt to your meter without seeking a court order.
They are required by law to advise their intention to switch a customer to pre-payment, not that that applies to you as you are already on pre-payment, sometimes this goes wrong. Sometimes they get a court order to replace a normal dumb meter with a smart meter that requires pre-payment, again this does not apply to you as you are already on pre-payment, and for whatever reason the paperwork isn't delivered.
As, I've said before, if there's some cock-up that result in me being switched to pre-payment, I would rather that happens remotely, than coming home and finding they have forced entry into my home to physically change the meter.
But, then I like to be in control of my life, whereas you seem happy in not knowing what the hell you are being charged and paying for, and don't want to change that, I guess each to their own.