Scottish power

[64]

Bug you to get a smart meter,when you respond and try book one they have no appointments.Also cannot have an EV tariff without one.I feel scammed

[TwoWrights]

Smart meter, pah. British Gas fitted us one in August 2024, it didn’t work. They replaced it in October 2024, it doesn’t, and never did, work. I’ll try again when the £50 mandatory rebate kicks in later this year for non-working smart meters.

[Iron-awe]

Been offered endless smart meters, always said no after what I have heard about them from different people. We take our own meter readings every month and send them in to Octopus online, we could leave it for three months if we wished but we like to keep on top of our energy bills. You can keep not so smart meters for me, heard too many bad stories about them.

[Deereyme66]

Not really tempted by a smart meter. I’ve seen people with them obsessing about how much gas and electric they’re using / how much money they’re spending and I’d probably end up doing the same. Try to use as little energy as possible whilst staying comfortable and not letting the house temp drop too low. That’ll do for me.

[64]

I need on to be able to get an EV tariff for cheaper overnight electricity ,they say you need one yet can’t offer you one, Tory privatization in action. Scam the customer with no recourse

[Deereyme66]

Scottish Power offer us a smart meter every few months, almost implying it’s a necessity. Never bothered to pursue it though.

[64]

same here but they cannot fit it

[Iron-awe]

This line they all seem to spin that a smart meter can save you money, don’t get it myself if it’s cold we put the heating on if it’s warm we don’t have it on, having a smart meter would not change our lifestyle choices.

[Deereyme66]

That’s what I’ve alluded to. I can understand it being useful for those that have a more limited or restricted household budget / income, but thankfully not in that place (at present!).

That said our leccy costs seem incredibly high!

[Northumbiron]

I’ve got a smart meter (not!) It’s called O Level Maths!

I can read a set of numbers and multiply them by the unit price.

Simples!

[Iron-awe]

Simples indeed NI, maybe our generation had a more rounded education after all, no iPads or smartphones back then for us thickos.

[Deereyme66]

How simples is it to access your meters? In our case, not very. Not that I want a smart meter mind.

[TwoWrights]

We had to have the smart meter as part of the reduced tariff(steady Donald) I switched to. I’ve never even plugged in the separate meter they give you to track your usage, as we have a very well insulated house and use energy as and when needed. As they’ve now provided two smart meters that don’t work I look forward to my free fifty quid later this year that they’re obliged to cough up, along with the £25 and £20 I’ve already had for switching tariffs in the last year, c/o Martin Lewis.

[64]

I emailed the local MP to point out the ridiculous situation of Energy companies having to offer meters but no compulsion to actually fit one if needed.Git an automated reply and no other response ,it’s been a week

[Iron-awe]

Git indeed.

[Deereyme66]

If you lived bottom of Ashby you could email Max Bell to help :)

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