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Thought the point was that you pay less? You only pay for what you use, rather than being lumped in with people who waste stuff. We got a water meter fitted for this reason and it saved us a lot of money since they were grouping us based on property costs which meant we were effectively paying for a whole bunch of people using water rather than just the two of us. Gas I'm not sure but so long as you only ever pay for what YOU use I'd defo prefer that over communal billing.
Doesn't it also mean they don't need to come into your house to read meters?
hippy
Anyone had those new smart meters fitted?
Got a letter saying they could be fitted in my flat (ex council), arranged appointment, gas man came round this morning to say it could be done, but would take about 3 hours and had and electric would have to be turned off for the duration.
Which is fine, except when I made the booking no one mentioned it at all.
Is getting smart meters installed worth the mornings worth of hassle? Or is it another way for big gas/electric consortiums to get more usage consumption data to force you to pay more? (only slightly joking)