I'm spitting blood

saucebox

Does any fellow E.ON Next customer  agree with me it's monstrously unfair that in order to qualify for their current offer to lower one's enrrgy bill by fifty percent you must have a smartmeter installed? For various trasons I adamantly refuse to have such a device but the company declares that my decision excludes me taking advantage of the advertised saving. I'm bryond outraged. I find it astonishing that the policy is presumably legal. To me the stipulation is discriminatory in the extreme. Or am I being naive?

bluelad1927

On what grounds is it discriminatory? It's a condition of the offer

la531983

Are you unable to have a smart meter due to a protected characteristic?

If not, it's not discrimination. Either get one fitted, or continue paying what you pay now.

To be fair if I was in debt to the hilt and someone came along and said you can have 50% off, I would be biting their hand off. They could tag me personally for all I cared. 

MultiFuelBurner

I think you are looking at this like others that haven't embraced the smart meter world and maybe Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face in this instance.

Spitting blood is quite the image.

artyboy

Perhaps we need a master "Smart Meters - irrational venting and hyperbole" thread that these sorts of posts can be rolled into. Would tidy things up a bit 🤣

The_Green_Hornet

saucebox said:

Does any fellow E.ON Next customer  agree with me it's monstrously unfair that in order to qualify for their current offer to lower one's enrrgy bill by fifty percent you must have a smartmeter installed? For various trasons I adamantly refuse to have such a device but the company declares that my decision excludes me taking advantage of the advertised saving. I'm bryond outraged. I find it astonishing that the policy is presumably legal. To me the stipulation is discriminatory in the extreme. Or am I being naive?

You are being naïve.

MattMattMattUK

saucebox said:

Does any fellow E.ON Next customer  agree with me it's monstrously unfair that in order to qualify for their current offer to lower one's enrrgy bill by fifty percent you must have a smartmeter installed? For various trasons I adamantly refuse to have such a device but the company declares that my decision excludes me taking advantage of the advertised saving. I'm bryond outraged. I find it astonishing that the policy is presumably legal. To me the stipulation is discriminatory in the extreme. Or am I being naive?

It is not discriminatory in any way, it is perfectly legal. You refusing to have a smart meter means that they do not have to offer you deals only available to those with a smart meter. Of course you will be compelled to have one within a few years anyway, so you might as well take the benefits now rather than shoot yourself in the foot. 

EssexHebridean

saucebox said:

Does any fellow E.ON Next customer  agree with me it's monstrously unfair that in order to qualify for their current offer to lower one's enrrgy bill by fifty percent you must have a smartmeter installed? For various trasons I adamantly refuse to have such a device but the company declares that my decision excludes me taking advantage of the advertised saving. I'm bryond outraged. I find it astonishing that the policy is presumably legal. To me the stipulation is discriminatory in the extreme. Or am I being naive?

It  may be worth running through your reasons for not wanting a Smart Meter here - more often than not these days people will be able to explain to you why the things you may be concerned about really aren't an issue, and reassure you, there has been a lot of both nonsense talked about SMs in the past, some of which although thoroughly disproved now, has "stuck", and also changes to the way they work. For example, many people are reluctant still to have a SM installed as they have been told that it won't work when they change supplier - in probably 99.99 percent of cases this is no longer true as the meters being installed now (SMETS2) will happily stay "smart" through as many supplier changes as you like.

You'll find plenty of people here willing to take time to set your mind at rest, but not too many who even vaguely agree that Eon's policy is even unreasonable - and quite clearly it is not discriminatory I'm afraid! 

I don't think you are being naive - more "under a misapprehension" perhaps.

rp1974

Very tiring hearing "discrimination" etc bandied about when it's really a case of I'm not getting what I want,how I want,essentially.

Without getting mired in the smart meters are great,smart meters are awful hoo-ha,any supplier can offer tariffs as they see fit,if a smart meter is required then that obligation must be fulfilled.
Eon/Eon Next seem pretty good where a smart meter can't be fitted,they'll generally let you keep whatever tariff you wanted,however if it's a case of you wont have one,it's your choice to exclude yourself.

If I was in the position whereby I'd recieve half price energy till March 2024 and have any outstanding debt written off I'd think myself quite fortunate,to be frank.

TheElectricCow

50% off energy until March plus any remaining debt wiped off when the offer ends, and you take issue with the fact that you have to agree to a new meter? That’s a very odd position to take in the face of such a generous offer, but if that’s a hill you’re prepared to die on that’s entirely up to you. Doesn’t remotely amount to discrimination though.

Eon are under absolutely no obligation to provide you with the discount or debt relief. It’s a discretionary payment on their part, they can impose whatever requirements or criteria they want, and could even say tough luck and not offer any support.

If you don’t agree to the terms of the offer you’re well within your rights to refuse, as you have done, but don’t try and pretend you’ve been made a victim of some heinous crime after you decline the help they’ve offered.

There’s a lot of people out there genuinely struggling with their fuel bills who would be nothing but overjoyed at the prospect of being able to afford heating this winter and have no energy debt to worry about afterwards. I think those people would view your ideas as really quite silly (for want of a better term) to not only turn down the offer but also claim it’s discriminatory over the kind of meter installed.

Financially, you’re not likely to get a better offer than this for installing one, might as well take the money that’s on the table while you still stand to benefit significantly. When your meter’s certification eventually expires and it needs replacing Eon won’t be offering a discount or debt write off for your troubles.

superbigal

Are you spitting blood cos of chewing on your tin foil hat ?