According to the group, if one million people sign the pledge then £230 million will be withheld from energy companies each month, with a 28 day period before energy companies can contact people to arrange a payment plan.[10][2] They call this a "mass non-payment strike".[5] It is a type of civil disobedience.[4] Don't Pay UK believe that this will "bring [energy companies] to the table and force them to end this crisis".[5] However, they do not have fixed demands.[12]