Some advice please about being forced to move meters

MWT

HillStreetBlues said:

MWT said:

HillStreetBlues said:

FreeBear said:

Current regulations are not retrospective

That is what I thought, as I expect there will many that don't comply with current regs.

The usual caveat though is that if there is work required on equipment for other reasons then they have to complete the work to the current standards.

What looks like has happened then is 1st engineer stated work could not be done, for work to be completed meter needs to be moved as current standards apply, 2nd engineer had no such issues and completed the work.

As now no work is needed can they force a meter move even if 2nd engineer was wrong in changing the meters.

I don't think that would work as the original problem still remains and it isn't a matter of non-compliance with the current regulations, the problem was the wall should never have been build in a way that separated the fuses from the meters.

So there is still a need to correct that in a manner that is compliant with current regulations. The fact that the meters have changed doesn't alter that. 

HillStreetBlues

MWT said:

HillStreetBlues said:

MWT said:

HillStreetBlues said:

FreeBear said:

Current regulations are not retrospective

That is what I thought, as I expect there will many that don't comply with current regs.

The usual caveat though is that if there is work required on equipment for other reasons then they have to complete the work to the current standards.

What looks like has happened then is 1st engineer stated work could not be done, for work to be completed meter needs to be moved as current standards apply, 2nd engineer had no such issues and completed the work.

As now no work is needed can they force a meter move even if 2nd engineer was wrong in changing the meters.

I don't think that would work as the original problem still remains and it isn't a matter of non-compliance with the current regulations, the problem was the wall should never have been build in a way that separated the fuses from the meters.

So there is still a need to correct that in a manner that is compliant with current regulations. The fact that the meters have changed doesn't alter that. 

Is the wall the issue? as if meter moved outside there still will would be a wall between the meter and fuse box ( I don't know, but a question that I thought of)
Rereading it it could be a potential safety issue as pointed out by @Qyburn with the cut-out switch but if that's the case it should be the fuse box that is moved not the meter if it complied with the regs when fitted.
As the second engineer didn't have any issues, then it should be checked to see if the first engineer was correct.

QrizB

OP you've said "meters" but we're mostly talking about electricity. Do you have gas and electricity? Do both meters need moving or just the electricity one? Or do you have more than one electricity meter?

Is your incoming electrical supply overhead from a pole, or does it enter your house underground?

MWT

HillStreetBlues said:

MWT said:

HillStreetBlues said:

MWT said:

HillStreetBlues said:

FreeBear said:

Current regulations are not retrospective

That is what I thought, as I expect there will many that don't comply with current regs.

The usual caveat though is that if there is work required on equipment for other reasons then they have to complete the work to the current standards.

What looks like has happened then is 1st engineer stated work could not be done, for work to be completed meter needs to be moved as current standards apply, 2nd engineer had no such issues and completed the work.

As now no work is needed can they force a meter move even if 2nd engineer was wrong in changing the meters.

I don't think that would work as the original problem still remains and it isn't a matter of non-compliance with the current regulations, the problem was the wall should never have been build in a way that separated the fuses from the meters.

So there is still a need to correct that in a manner that is compliant with current regulations. The fact that the meters have changed doesn't alter that. 

Is the wall the issue? as if meter moved outside there still will would be a wall between the meter and fuse box ( I don't know, but a question that I thought of)
Rereading it it could be a potential safety issue as pointed out by @Qyburn with the cut-out switch but if that's the case it should be the fuse box that is moved not the meter if it complied with the regs when fitted.
As the second engineer didn't have any issues, then it should be checked to see if the first engineer was correct.

Hard to be sure without a photo, but I was assuming the wall has been build in such a way that it is limiting proper access to the meter and the associated main house fuse...

ka7e

I had my meter moved 6 years ago and it cost around £1300 plus £300 for the electrician to do all the internal connections. WPD (as was) came and surveyed the property to trace where the power line was (underground) and found their drawings were inaccurate. They dug up a section of my drive to pick up from the power line and installed a new meter on the side of the house - about 4m from the original one that was sited in a store room.

I had to supply the external meter box and co-ordinate an electrician to be on-site while the work was completed.

£6000 seems a lot of money - have they given you a breakdown of the costs?

Qyburn

As far as I'm aware they need to give a breakdown of the cost, split between "contestible" work that you could arrange yourself using a qualified contractor, and "non contestible" work which only the DNO is allowed to do.