Smart Meter question

[LizzieW]

Andrew that's why we won't have one.  It won't save money, it's just a con trick, people are led to believe that having one of these meters means they won't pay as much for fuel.  These smart meters will only save money if you keep your eye on the readings and keep turning everything off.  Quite frankly, I'd rather live as I do, even if it does cost me an extra couple of £s each quarter.

[Regorian]

Following on my last post and second 'no show', today recieved an e-mail from my energy supplier asking me to make an appointment. Followed this afternoon by another one....oops sorry, only if you have not had one fitted already. These clowns have no idea whether they are coming or going.   

[LizzieW]

Regorian - all the more reason not to trust these people and have their smart meter fitted.

[Regorian]

I won't Lizzie. Legal requirement seems to be 2020, hopefully I will be a dead parrot by then. I heard they had installed 29Mln with 39Mln to go.

[BumbleB]

Luckily, so far, the only offer of a smart meter (received this week) has been from the utilities company we left 3 years ago 

[Jebber]

I won't Lizzie. Legal requirement seems to be 2020, hopefully I will be a dead parrot by then. I heard they had installed 29Mln with 39Mln to go.

I think you will find 2020 is only the Government target date, not a legal requirement, although I stand to be corrected on that.

[dowdstree]

We have turned down offers to install a smart meter - so far

Our meters are outside our house but I believe they need access inside too.

Will drag our feet as long as possible and when the inevitable happens put the control thing in a drawer like our friends have done.

The only way to save money is to switch things of including turning down your heating - no way

Dorrie

[LizzieW]

The only way to save money is to switch things of including turning down your heating - no way

Exactly what I said. 

Our meters are outside our house too, and that's where they'll stay.  We won't be having smart meters - as we live in a flat (bottom floor of an old house, top floor is the other flat) we can't even have a water meter, which we would have liked.  Apparently we share a water supply from the road which then divides to the two separate properties - I thought that's what happens with all houses - but water board said impossible to fit a meter to our part.

[majm]

May I ask ..... you have the water connected but no meter installed and they decline to install one..... so .... they cannot measure your usage .... so ... how can they charge you for any water ....  I reckon you could decline to pay for water on the basis they cannot provide you with access to THEIR meter for you to monitor ANY water you MAY use...

   

JM