Moving a gas meter, can I? How?

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Do I need to contact the gas supplier?

I would like it moved outside, do they still accomodate external meters?

We had ours moved as part of renovations. Cost a lot though (about £900 I think). Was moved from cellar to front garden.

Who did you get to move it?

As I understand it you have to contact Transco who will give you a ridiculous quote but then are also obliged to tell you who else it authorised to move meters in your area. Our quote from Transco to move our meter

We contact transco but I was just googling and I'm not sure they exist any more. If you google search "want to move my gas meter uk" you should get some info.

If you aske me: call gas supplier! (trust me,it sounds simple but you never know what can happens) I am extremely careful at such things

You need to contact your gas supplier think its about £700 to £900 though and they will try to persuade you to have it outside as thats where they prefer to have the meter.

I want it outside so that suits me, ummm will give them a call, I hope it isn't that much, thanks.

Transco is now known as National Grid.

You can find information regards meter moves here;

www2.nationalgrid.com/uk/services/gas-distribution-connections/alterations/

we had to get a new gas pipe in last year and they moved the meter free of charge while they were doing the work. they changed the pipe at their cost because they were changing the pipe in the road outside and wanted all the houses to have new pipes too.

they will charge you to move a meter at your whim.

However, if you write to them and say "our gas meter is indoors so your meter reader can't read it when we are out. Would you prefer to have it in a meter box outside the house?" then they might do it for nothing.

National Grid sold a number of local gas networks a few years ago. Round here they were bought by Scotia Gas, which I happen to know is jointly owned by the Canadian Nova Scotia Teachers Pension scheme, and SSE.

IIRC your gas bill will tell you who delivers the gas (and owns the pipes) but you could just write to your gas supplier and they will pass it on. Phone calls to utility companies are ineffective.

Thank you PigletJohn, that is worth a try.