Meter reader with no ID

[Penguin68]

Do you mean by 'online' via a smart meter? - in which case I think that may be right, it should also be possible to diagnose errors remotely. With a dumb meter the meter must be read at least once a year. Additionally gas meters may need to be physically checked in case of issues with gas leakage. Meters are anyway replaced on a regular basis (though not frequently).

[Sue]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> Do you mean by 'online' via a smart meter?

The reference to "online" above by yeknomyeknom (good name btw!) was in response to my saying "I regularly send them readings online" - so nothing to do with a smart meter!

[Fwomble]

I was told that when smart meters are installed next year there will no longer be any need for physical meter readings and thus readers

[alice]

More jobs gone. Happy new world

[Blah Blah]

Not sure about that. It will take some time to roll out smart meters and prepayment meters will still exist. And I would think that even smart meters will have to be checked in the same way meters are now for safety reasons. I assume criminals still bypass meters too, so who will check for that?