Wow….free electric????

SAC2334

QrizB said:

SAC2334 said:

imeach said:

It's not as rare as you would think

Quite often see legally bypassed meters or blank screens on prepayment meters

And they are exactly the same months and months later

You re correct. Suppliers almost never disconnect prepay meters even if they re been caught bypassing the meters

But imeach is talking about *legally* bypassed meters, not fiddled ones.

There is no such thing as legally bypassed meter.They don t exist .No electrician would ever do that.Its easier to replace a faulty meter .bypassed meters are dangerous .Its not how any power company would work.Sounds like imeach has been spun a yarn by an occupier with an illegal bypass in place. I d have seen them in 20 years if they were around 

QrizB

SAC2334 said:

QrizB said:

SAC2334 said:

imeach said:

It's not as rare as you would think

Quite often see legally bypassed meters or blank screens on prepayment meters

And they are exactly the same months and months later

You re correct. Suppliers almost never disconnect prepay meters even if they re been caught bypassing the meters

But imeach is talking about *legally* bypassed meters, not fiddled ones.

There is no such thing as legally bypassed meter.

Yet that is what the OP describes.

Have you read the thread?

Gerry1

SAC2334 said:

QrizB said:

SAC2334 said:

imeach said:

It's not as rare as you would think

Quite often see legally bypassed meters or blank screens on prepayment meters

And they are exactly the same months and months later

You re correct. Suppliers almost never disconnect prepay meters even if they re been caught bypassing the meters

But imeach is talking about *legally* bypassed meters, not fiddled ones.

Sounds like imeach has been spun a yarn by an occupier with an illegal bypass in place. I d have seen them in 20 years if they were around 

Did you only glance read the opening post?

> '..phone an emergency line which goes to Western Power Distribution who were incredibly helpful and got someone out to us at 10pm at night to bypass the meter altogether.'

neilh2245

Thanks for everyone’s comments! Regarding no such thing as a legal bypass of a meter….. Western Power are the contacted emergency call out in this area, THEY BYPASSED THE METER! I’m trying my hardest to actually pay for what I’m using but no one seems interested! It’s irritating because I can afford to pay- I’m wondering how many other people are getting free electric which is increasing the cost to others! All a bit of a joke really but can see that users on here are all too quick to jump to criticise! 

Gerry1

jbuchanangb said:

Someone else on here suggests that having just switched to EDF, the OP should now initiate another switch to Octopus. How could that improve things?

I've found that it's virtually impossible to contact EDF and have a meaningful exchange.  That's why I've started a switch to Octopus.  So far it's going well, and they can be reached by phone and email.  Octopus seem to be well regarded on this forum.

At some stage it's almost guaranteed that a new meter will be installed with a reading of 00000, so that will sort things out from that point onwards.  Presumably EDF will have to settle for estimated use from 14 April to the installation date of the new meter.

Another advantage of being with a different supplier is that EDF won't be able to generate a silly bill including the arrears of the previous occupant and collect it by DD: if EDF submit a silly bill the OP will be in control and can make a one-off payment estimated from the metered usage recorded by the new Octopus meter.

imeach

SAC2334 said:

QrizB said:

SAC2334 said:

imeach said:

It's not as rare as you would think

Quite often see legally bypassed meters or blank screens on prepayment meters

And they are exactly the same months and months later

You re correct. Suppliers almost never disconnect prepay meters even if they re been caught bypassing the meters

But imeach is talking about *legally* bypassed meters, not fiddled ones.

There is no such thing as legally bypassed meter.They don t exist .No electrician would ever do that.Its easier to replace a faulty meter .bypassed meters are dangerous .Its not how any power company would work.Sounds like imeach has been spun a yarn by an occupier with an illegal bypass in place. I d have seen them in 20 years if they were around 

Oh they are around

When I say legally bypassed I mean completely bypassed like this one below. I didn't say anything about an electrician doing it.
Supplier completely aware, can't remember if it was the supplier but I think it was Western Power did this one

SAC2334

Never seen that in 20 years and hundreds of thousands of electric meters checked . Were you a meter reader. ? 
 Some fiddlers sometimes do that but the meter is nt left there  on full view, there is no meter at all in the property . I ve been to properties where new occupiers have taken over an ex cannabisd farm  with no meter  and they don t report it and just act dumb and string it out for as long as possible.  
That looks like it could be a  stock photo of a meter bypass in a cannabis farm where they use so much power it has to be a direct bypass not a link between the two lives 
 

Swipe

I thought smart meters reported any signs of tampering?

imeach

SAC2334 said:

Never seen that in 20 years and hundreds of thousands of electric meters checked . Were you a meter reader. ? 
 Some fiddlers sometimes do that but the meter is nt left there  on full view, there is no meter at all in the property . I ve been to properties where new occupiers have taken over an ex cannabisd farm  with no meter  and they don t report it and just act dumb and string it out for as long as possible.  
That looks like it could be a  stock photo of a meter bypass in a cannabis farm where they use so much power it has to be a direct bypass not a link between the two lives 
 

Still a meter reader.
Not sure what it takes for you to believe that it is a genuine, it's not a stock photo.
Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean that it can't exist

SAC2334

Swipe said:

I thought smart meters reported any signs of tampering?

i ve got little faith that suppliers other than British Gas would do anything if smart meters were fiddled .They are supposed to know when the meters are detached or the lower cover even opened as it then sends off error codes to the supplier.
 I ve been in a property where a central heating fitter took off the smart gas meter for a short time but BG telephoned the occupier to ask why the meter had been removed whilst I was in the property 
BG would be on the ball but suppliers like EDF. EON and SP and the smaller suppliers  have dreadful RPU and it is virtually non existent

Just look at that mess of that  photo imeach has uploaded. A disconnected Aclara  smart meter left lying around in a meter box .I can t believe any competent employee of a  supplier or even a DNO would sanction crappy work like that. 
Now  that property is getting as much free power as they want they re then illegally getting unregistered electricty and probably saving on gas as well using electric heaters in rooms instead of using the GCH 
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