Gas Meter Inspection

713price

It's been a few years since my gas meter was inspected - could anyone advise how I get this done?  Thanks

Robin9

What do mean by inspected ?   Meter reading or what?   

Do you read your meter at least monthly ? If you don't no-one else will. 

Ectophile

Ofgem have abandoned the requirements for regular meter inspections https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/decision-reforming-suppliers-meter-inspection-obligations .  So nobody has any obligation to carry out the inspections any more.

If you think your meter may be faulty or dangerous, contact your supplier.

713price

Robin9 said:

What do mean by inspected ?   Meter reading or what?   

Do you read your meter at least monthly ? If you don't no-one else will. 

Thanks for your reply - I mean to check the actual meter itself to ensure it's working properly.

jefaz07

Working properly in what respect? 

If you get your boiler serviced every year then a gas tightness test will be done to ensure no leaks. A working pressure test will be done to ensure correct pressures and also a gas rate will be done, this involves a bit of maths worked out on what the gas meter is reading. Any anomalies would be found here. 

General_Grant

Last time my gas meter was supposedly checked (last year), the chap looked at it, made a note of the reading, and left.
I'm sure the story of "we need to make a safety check" was a ploy to get a meter reader to see whether I was being truthful in my monthly reporting of consumption and that I hadn't fitted some kind of bypass.  (My circumstances have changed leading to consequent fall in usage.)

Kitchen_Sink

713price said:

It's been a few years since my gas meter was inspected - could anyone advise how I get this done?  Thanks

713price said:

Robin9 said:

What do mean by inspected ?   Meter reading or what?   

Do you read your meter at least monthly ? If you don't no-one else will. 

Thanks for your reply - I mean to check the actual meter itself to ensure it's working properly.

How did you arrange it the last time, a few years ago?

Ectophile

Up until 2016, suppliers were required to "inspect" meters every two years.  In practice, that was just a meter reading and a quick visual inspection to see if the meter looked like it had been tampered with.  Nobody ever tests meters for accuracy unless the customer complains.

There was no meaningful safety check, either.  Instead, the suppliers have successfully persuaded the courts that they have no responsibility for the safety of their equipment in your house.

713price

Ectophile said:

Up until 2016, suppliers were required to "inspect" meters every two years.  In practice, that was just a meter reading and a quick visual inspection to see if the meter looked like it had been tampered with.  Nobody ever tests meters for accuracy unless the customer complains.

There was no meaningful safety check, either.  Instead, the suppliers have successfully persuaded the courts that they have no responsibility for the safety of their equipment in your house.

Oh that's interesting - thank you.  There used to be a meter replacement scheme - has that now gone? I guess the only way to do it is to ask BG to check when they do my annual maintenance check for the boiler.  Thanks for your help

Ectophile

Meters are still being replaced - mostly with smart meters.  But that's got nothing to do with inspections.  Just how old the records say each meter is.