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Smart Meters

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Jellycat70 · 11/12/2024 05:54

Hi , my dad has a payg Gas Meter , which he tops up regularly . However last week it wouldn’t top up credit on his card ,so I phoned British Gas

An engineer came out and he tried to reset the meter and top it up but to no avail , the strange thing is the electric key stopped working at the same time , my dad has been receiving constant letters about changing to a smart meter which he doesn’t want .
Admittedly the Post office did say that the electric key wasn’t working so I picked up a new one which I got the engineer to register in the meter yesterday , time will tell when he tries to top up again if it works

I was told yesterday that the Gas meter is buggered so my dad has to get a smart meter now which he has been trying to avoid
I’m reading a mixed bag about these meters , incorrect bills etc which worries me
Maybe I’m being paranoid but I’m just finding it strange how both meters stopped topping up at the same time .

Has this happened to anyone else ?

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MemorableTrenchcoat · 14/12/2024 17:50

SerendipityJane · 13/12/2024 17:18

I'm not anti smart meter, I got them because I wanted to be able to produce accurate reports for the tenants showing their usage, I just want the bloody things to work!

That is literally their only selling point.

Rubbish, one of my friends has smart meters and she’s saved a crazy amount on a smart tariff. I’d have got them long ago if it was possible where I live. I had them in a previous home and loved not having to crawl around in a dark cupboard to take readings.

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