Scottish Power email "Action required: Please provide your meter readings on 30th June"

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dogshome said:

The new prices will apply from 00.01am on 1st of July, and the suppliers will Guess Estimate your meter reading at the moment of the tariff change, UNLESS THAT IS YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM A METER READING ON 30th JUNE

In past tariff changes when the price was always going up. it was best to give them a reading as late in the day as possible so as use the bulk of that days power at old, cheaper rate price.

This time it works in reverse because the prices are going down - On June 30th give a meter read as early in the day as possible and get the bulk of of that days power at the cheaper price

Fake news.

There can be two meter readings on the same day.

Some suppliers will assume a meter reading given on the 30th is actually the reading from "end of 29th", so your "early as possible" reading will be the wrong day anyway.

Also, I don't know how much you use, or how much your price is changing, but for me it's not worth the hassle over 10p.