Nightmare moving Gas Meter. What can/Can't we do?

kh8081

If you're in London it will cost you at least £844 plus VAT for National Grid to move the service pipe. That's for up to 2m. £947 for >2-6metres, £1,123 for >6-10metres.

I need mine moving about 20cm. Yup that's £844 + VAT. It will take them no time at all. But it seems they have a monoply and there's nothing I can do about it!

mrjet

I honestly can't believe these prices. I have just found out the gas meter in a property I've bought is hidden away in the back of an old larder slap bang in the middle of the kitchen wall where I was planning to put a cooker. Silly me for believing the estate agent :mad: who said it was under all that junk under the stairs!! Is there any other option? I would just want it moved into the sensible place of in the utility cupboard or uinderstairs or maybe even mounted on the external wall? Anyone had any experince of having the meter moved for free?

diable

hah my gas meter is underground in the coal bunker under the house, ohhhh the meter readers love the cobwebs and spiders.........

Mankysteve

You wont get it done for free, that's for certain. Unfortunately your trapped into using NG and they charge a heck of a lot.

Gloomendoom

diable wrote: »

hah my gas meter is underground in the coal bunker under the house, ohhhh the meter readers love the cobwebs and spiders.........

I didn't realise how lucky I was... mine's under a box on the other side of the drive.