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Originally Posted by joglynne

This just happened to us. Our gas meter was last changed over 19 years ago and Octopus informed us it needed replacing. As un-smart meters aren't being fitted we had to have a smart gas meter and at the same time opted to get our 18 year old Electricity meter updated as well.

The switch over was carried out by an E-on fitter and he ran into no problems and within an hour of leaving our In Home Display (Chameleon SMETS2) was working and both meter readings were showing.

This was 3 weeks ago and everything seems fine.Working on an average 24hr cost compared to last months bill the figures look OK as well.

Bonus is that neither John nor I have to crawl under the stairs any more.

Sorry for going off topic.

I'll bet you both can't wait to be price penalised for peak time use, i.e. when you need the energy. The Guvmin's plan is a licence for people to be royally ripped off for profit.

Did you ask Octopus why did it need replacing? Vague answers such as EOL would be lying. Was it working or not? It is not yet legally compulsory to have a smart meter.