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Charge for changing an existing meter and not a smart meter?

Emmanuel Yohannes

Hi all,

I need advice for a possible meter change.... just a backstory so far, I've had a consumer unit change for my property from my old DB to ( FuseBox F2014MX 14 Way RCBO Consumer Unit + Surge Protection) and my Electrician has recommended that I get a 100amp rated main fuse (the existing one was 60amps). So I called the DNO and requested the fuse upgrade, but their reply was that I needed to change the electricity meter to 100amps as well, as well as change the meter tails to 25mm. I thought okay... so I get on the phone to my energy supplier and ask for the meter upgrade as well as tails. I opted to not get a smart meter, as I have heard about their unreliability, I just wanted a conventional meter with 100amps. The guy on the other end tells me its going to cost £140 to keep the old-style meter with 100amps but will be free with the smart meter. Is this correct, do I have to pay to upgrade my meter with the old design vs not paying for a 100amp smart meter, I don't understand why one is free and the other isn't. Someone please enlighten me....

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    Your supplier wants to fit a smart meter.  It makes their billing easier and more accurate, and the government is pushing them to do it.  If you accept a new smart meter, they will come out and fit it for free.

    Your supplier no longer wants you to have a "dumb" meter.  if you want a new one, then you can pay their call-out fee to come and fit it.

    Sounds fair to me.  If you want someone to do work for you, you're going to have to pay them to do it.  Unless it's something they already wanted to do anyway.

  • 0 in reply to Simon Barker

    Smart meters, and the act of fitting of, are in no way 'free'.

    Just needed to get that out there least it might mislead.

  • 0 in reply to whjohnson

    You can say the same thing for almost anything that is offered for free.  Somebody, somewhere, is paying for it.

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  • 0 in reply to whjohnson

    You can say the same thing for almost anything that is offered for free.  Somebody, somewhere, is paying for it.

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