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Can Anglian Water forcibly install a meter

neilmcl · 2011-08-09 08:16:15

My Dad got a letter from Anglian Water last week stating that a surveyor will visist today to see about installing a water meter at his property. He has no desire to have a meter fitted. Can they insist that a meter is fitted, what rights does my Dad have as the property owner? Can he refuse to let the surveyor on to the…

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deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite

16 November 2011 at 12:58AM

macman wrote: »

They do not need to install the meters 'on private property'. They will be installed on the street boundary in most cases. Therefore no permission is required from the householder.

Depends on where the stop tap is , sometimes they are inside the boundary or on private property

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