Would you let a stranger into your house?
Poll: Would you let a stranger into your house?
Total Members Polled: 202
Discussion
10am on a week day, you're on your own at home and someone knocks on the door. Looking out it's some bloke with hi-viz and Covid mask on. ID tag hanging from his neck. So & so utilities written on his hi-viz and on his van parked behind him.
Says he wants to read the leccy meter, yet you have a smart meter fitted. When you tell him this he says 'Oh they don't always work though'.
If you don't have a meter in your house then imagine you do.
Would you let him in to read the meter?
Says he wants to read the leccy meter, yet you have a smart meter fitted. When you tell him this he says 'Oh they don't always work though'.
If you don't have a meter in your house then imagine you do.
Would you let him in to read the meter?
Edited by Evoluzione on Thursday 12th May 11:54
In that situation, would I fk! (Even ignoring the fact we don't have a smart meter, I have never had anyone round to read the meter).
I would assume that it it's genuine the company would have called or sent a letter in advance - if they haven't then unfortunately it's a wasted journey for them.
I would assume that it it's genuine the company would have called or sent a letter in advance - if they haven't then unfortunately it's a wasted journey for them.
Plymo said:
In that situation, would I fk! (Even ignoring the fact we don't have a smart meter, I have never had anyone round to read the meter).
I would assume that it it's genuine the company would have called or sent a letter in advance - if they haven't then unfortunately it's a wasted journey for them.
Fair enough on not letting him in, but I've never had an Electric company tell me in advance when they coming to read the meter! Friend of mine works as a meter reader and she just gets sent a list of properties to visit each day, and she works out the route/order that she will visit them herself so no advance notice for sure.I would assume that it it's genuine the company would have called or sent a letter in advance - if they haven't then unfortunately it's a wasted journey for them.
blueST said:
Is this not the normal way meters get read/checked periodically? I have been letting these chaps into my house about once a year for as long as I can remember. Am I doing it wrong?
Me too. All that's happened is that my meter has been read. We clearly need to work at being more awkward and confrontational and scared that everybody in the world is out to do us over. Maybe reading the Daily Mail will help.Puzzled by the 'never seen a meter reader' responses. We get them round from time to time - not very often, but maybe every 2-3 years they appear and read the meter. Always separate readers for gas and electric, despite having a dual-fuel tariff.
Aside from the ID, they always carry a widget, some sort of PDA thing into which they put the numbers.
Aside from the ID, they always carry a widget, some sort of PDA thing into which they put the numbers.
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