some doofus who lived in the house before us had apparently not been paying bills.

'As we are not able to make contact to agree an arrangement to pay [we] will apply to the local magistrate court to obtain a Warrant of Entry to enter your premises and isolate the supply.

The attendance of a locksmith, and if necessary a police officer, will be arranged in order to gain access to the meter.'

they're just scaremongering right?