have told Pam several times, if anyone turns up here, when i'm not about, claiming to have an appointment to fit a Smart meter you **** 'em off from here, in no uncertain terms .... IT IS NOT HAPPENING !!!!!
I’ve got them coming in December to fit a smart meter in me shed.
really!!!!!
... stat.s say it has only had a 12% take up .. some one's telling porkies 
They don't work half the time anyway...or you get a new provider who won't use the meter....waste of time.really!!!!!
got an email from them this week saying .." nearly one in two homes has a smart meter "
refuse a smart meter and simply insist on a like for like replacement .... they can not compel you to have a smart
Id not get too wound up about a smart meter had them for years ....any hint of "control" it would ceases to become "smart" vfq
just as easy to read your meter .... SWALEC (now OVO) get a reading from me on the 4th of the month, every month ... POP to log into your account and submit it .... have zero excuse to estimate my bill.Id not get too wound up about a smart meter had them for years ....any hint of "control" it would ceases to become "smart" vfq
Varies with provider but some actually quite good and allows you to keep a handle on their billing real time rather than pie in the sky guesstimated billing.
thats exactly what i do ,but i still have a spinning disc meter ,with my solar panels it goes backwards
,so no ferking smart meter going in hereSaid that with mine I asked is it law? No was the answer
get them to confirm they own the meter Mike, then demand they supply a like for like, fit for purpose, or they will be held responsible for any issues, post expiration date for the safety cert. ..
they must've forgotten you Bob ... didn't think there were any of them left (incidentally - manufactured by a company called Hookham & ???)thats exactly what i do ,but i still have a spinning disc meter ,with my solar panels it goes backwards
In Oz, Smart Meters are mandatory (and owned by the utility company).thats exactly what i do ,but i still have a spinning disc meter ,with my solar panels it goes backwards
there are quite a few around .i know of 1/2 a dozenget them to confirm they own the meter Mike, then demand they supply a like for like, fit for purpose, or they will be held responsible for any issues, post expiration date for the safety cert. ..
AND why have they allowed their equipment to remain in service beyond it's serviceable life span ???
they should have addressed this matter looong before expiration (usually 10 years on a 3ph meter) ...
also is it a safety cert. or calibration cert. ...
if the latter you want a check meter installed for min. 4 months operating in parallel with the existing one, to ensure you have not been overcharged for any substantial period (how have your bills been - as expected??)
as said earlier, I had issues with bills years ago and the check meter proved an excess of 10-12% read on the existing meter
they must've forgotten you Bob ... didn't think there were any of them left (incidentally - manufactured by a company called Hookham & ???)
too true. Been to some inductions when they explain and quiz you over extinguishers and their colour,and some other ones that say if you see a fire do not tackle it,you are not a fireman...
Man, that’s nice. So much better looking than the iD3 on which it's based.
only decent choice really.. id3 or peugeot, megane and some other forgettable thing.Man, that’s nice. So much better looking than the iD3 on which it's based.
Health to drive, keep it between the hedges
One full of petrol.