A Second World War veteran aged 103 has been left to keep warm under tea towels and wearing oven gloves after an energy company abandoned him without a working meter for months. Ivor Gardner had a new gas meter installed in his home in April 2022 but it didn't work and left him with no way of tracking his energy usage for nearly a year, Wales Online reports.
During that time, the D-Day Hero says the energy firm OVO sent him letters demanding readings even though they failed to carry out repairs five times at Mr Gardner's home and also cancelled a further appointment. The OAP only allowed himself between four and six hours of heating per day during winter as he was concerned about how expensive his bills would be as he had no way of personally keeping track.
He resorted to wearing oven gloves and covering himself in tea towels and blankets to keep himself warm to keep the cost of his bills at bay. Mr Gardner, who is a member of the Legion d'honneur for his war efforts, hopes no other elderly people go through the same 'anguish' and admits he stopped 'complaining' as he was convinced the energy company were waiting on him to 'die'.
