Re: Smart Meters
 

Is there no option to opt out of such things? There is with my 2 suppliers, EON & EDF. Or set up a junk mail filter for the words 'smart meter'.

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I don't mind receiving them as they smack of desperation to follow a government edict.

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"The older your meter gets, the more likely it is to have problems or stop providing us with accurate readings. Not only could this lead to inaccurate bills, but it could also pose a safety risk.

We're required by the UK Government to install smart meters in our customers' homes.

There may be times when we are unable to communicate with your smart meter and we may request manual reads or have to rely on an estimate."

Re: Smart Meters
 

I have never had to give a manual read in all the time i have had a smart meter and for referance they were first installed in 2019.

Re: Smart Meters
 

Not given a manual reading (would not even know how tbh).

However they did stop communicating in mid october, I was missing 6 days of both electric & gas before it started sending readings again. The gap in the electric has since filled in, gas is still missing 6 days. Despite that, I have bill for October, with gas readings logged for those 6 days, no idea how they managed that, maybe they got them from the mini data, as it remained functional and logging the entire time.

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That sounds like total bollox to me, they may become inaccurate over time, but they dont become unsafe.

Re: Smart Meters
 

I've not given manual readings since getting smart meters, I do check the readings on the meters correspond with what they say in the app on the first of each month when Octopus post it and it is always bang on so that tells me they're receiving the correct readings. The app still gives me the option to send in meter readings but I don't want to do this as Octopus would then bill me again.

Re: Smart Meters
 

Like you i do check every now and then but there has never been any differance between what the meter shows and what i have been billed for. The only differance i see between my smart meter and having a old style mechanical meter is i save a lot of money on the smart meter as i can take advantage of the better tariffs.

Re: Smart Meters
 

And a lot don't work for various reasons.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq52382zd1no

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If Capita is involved I strongly feel something is not quite right, nor as it should be.

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Known as “Crapita” by those who have had the misfortune to work for them.

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Or who had the misfortune to be "assessed" by them.

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Does anyone have this?

https://octopus.energy/help-and-faqs...meter-booster/

Please can you tell me how well it works.

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Similar was tried at several properties here. No improvements recorded.

Re: Smart Meters
 

:LOL: there's a waiting list. What a total waste of time.