Smart Meter

[postman44]

Eon next keep texting me about having a smart meter fixed is it compulsory as ive told them numerous times I don't want one .

[bhg481]

No, it is NOT compulsory.

[bookbinder]

https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/do-i-have-to-accept-a-smart-meter-aLLKl9O63dbM

[Gromit]

(Sorry to hijack this question)

I used to have Smart Meter with Eon which I really liked.
My current supplier gave me a different one which is rubbish.
Can you swap (buy a different meter). Are there universal ones, or do you have to stick with what you have been given ?

[bookbinder]

https://lookaftermybills.com/blog/advantages-disadvantages-of-smart-meters/

[bobbinwales]

They can say you have to have a smart meter to keep getting a special rate if it was sold as a with smart meter rate like mine was

[Prudie]

Just ignore it if you don't want one. Scottish Power email us all the time (and I mean constantly), they just won't take a hint.. It is entirely your choice

[burlyshirley]

I get constant phone calls about a smart meter which I ALWAYS ignore and it just goes to answerphone. The only good thing about covid at its peak, they all stopped, but back again now !

[queen 1954]

SSE pester me all the time and i have lost count of how many times i have told them i dont want one.They lie and say my last 2 bills were estimated but i always give the readings online when they ask.

[davebro]

Sorry - I don't really understand the anti-smart meter lobby (akin to anti-vaxxers?). If it's easier for them & us, cuts their costs & our bills then what's the problem?

[rowanwitch]

I resisted for ages as I didn't want 'live billing' where you pay each month for the power you use, needing a regular monthly payment. It became possible recently so I had no further objection. It also means I don't have to get down on the floor in the ball to get readings, I wasn't always confident I could get up.

[Hopkirk]

I live in a new build house with a smart meter.

It doesn't work, so I have to send my readings monthly.
They don't seem to care.

[Tuvok]

A friend has in 2 properties. 400 miles apart.

She has had a lot of hassel with her provider as neither are working right.

[Canary42]

The Smart Meter rollout is a complete shambles. The suppliers don't really want it, but the Govt has set them a target and they are afraid that if they fail to meet it the rapacious Government will execute draconian financial penalties.