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Smart Meters
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does anyone have one.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Wouldn't have one for love nor money. An insidious imposition designed for the benefit of the supplier to take away more consumer rights. Any one heard of the latest smart meter debacle with people being "metered" as using £30k plus in 24 hours? If they can do that by mistake what can they do by design with a bit of mal practice.
Exactly, NJ. I pay my gas and electricity by quarterly direct debit, and always phone in my readings, having already worked out what the bill should be. They confirm this on the phone, send the bill and take the amount out of my account usually about 4 weeks later. Works well, and no nasty surprises!
Meters of any ilk must by law be accurate, so having a smart one or otherwise will not reduce the cost of energy - but they do provide yet another opportunity to micro-manage our lives, inducing more unnecessary stress and argument..this things are fixing a problem that doesn't exist.
If it's a cold winter and you have the heating on a lot you know the bill will be bigger - it's not rocket science.....
If it's a cold winter and you have the heating on a lot you know the bill will be bigger - it's not rocket science.....