Smart Meters

[The Fortune Teller]

Has anyone else been bamboozled in to getting one of these?

They are not so smart after all, are they?

They don't work, don't update when you top up online, and are generally utterly crap.

Energy companies! Can we all agree on them?

I'm about to attempt to type in a 20 digit number in a darkened storage room before I sit in the dark and cold all night.

Wish me well,

 

[Ian_Davies]

Agreeing to having a smart meter is right up there with agreeing to go on Carousel once you hit 30 in Logan's Run.

Just say no (it's not a legal requirement) and leg it to safety with Jenny Agutter instead.

 

[Desert Orchid]

Maybe we can turn this into a racing thread...

 

[Outsider]

I've got a smart meter and I've just read my latest statement and they said they had to estimate the last 3 months because they hadn't got a reading.
The thing is,I use the same amount every day for the last few years so why do they estimate I use more.

 

[Ian_Davies]

You've probably all long since figured out that I am a deeply boring man, but honestly you're barely scratching the surface, so allow me to enlighten you further.

One of my beloved rituals is that, on the 28th day of each month, I take readings from my gas, electricity and water meters.

I then submit these readings to my utilities suppliers.

Without fail, they will always have an estimated reading which is higher - it's never, ever, estimated as lower.

Of all the privatised bad jokes this country has had to endure since 1979 this shower has to be among the worst.

If Starmer does one thing before probably getting kicked out on his metropolitan arse in 2029, it should be to take the supply of gas, electricity and water (along with the railways) back into public ownership.

 

[LUKE]

I have an Electric Ireland smart meter account -I would consider the 28 per cent discount for payment by direct debit to be tasty.

 

[The Fortune Teller]

You've probably all long since figured out that I am a deeply boring man, but honestly you're barely scratching the surface, so allow me to enlighten you further.

One of my beloved rituals is that, on the 28th day of each month, I take readings from my gas, electricity and water meters.

I then submit these readings to my utilities suppliers.

Without fail, they will always have an estimated reading which is higher - it's never, ever, estimated as lower.

Of all the privatised bad jokes this country has had to endure since 1979 this shower has to be among the worst.

If Starmer does one thing before probably getting kicked out on his metropolitan arse in 2029, it should be to take the supply of gas, electricity and water (along with the railways) back into public ownership.

I agree.

Abolish them.

They are costing my ordinary arse money.

 

[Ian_Davies]

When I last changed supplier (to save money) I got a call from the new mob telling me they were installing a smart meter and wanting to arrange an appointment.

"It's not a legal requirement for me to agree to this, so never," was my response.

They didn't much like it, but there was nothing they could do.

Just say "no."

 

[The Fortune Teller]

Agree. Just say no.

Now, as my smart meter readings have been wrong for months, and not topping up automatically when I top up online, they've suggested I take out a credit only meter, so I'll never go without power, needing to type in 20 digit numbers, again.

The plot thickens....but I know what to say.