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Outfox want to charge me to check my meter

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  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,420 Forumite
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    And in principle all that is the suppliers problem.
    It's not if you're the one paying the bills based on what the meter is reading.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • brianposter
    brianposter Posts: 1,664 Forumite
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    You dont pay the bills. You either go to the ombudsman or you pay enough bills to have been overcharged by about £100 and go to court. 
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 25,935 Forumite
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    edited 4 December 2025 at 4:17PM
    "I then spent the next 3 months corresponding with EDF to try get the meter tested, with no luck.".
    From the first post in Meteredout"s thread. It suggests that he tried the approach which you would like to recommend.  
    I rather think they'd tried the "telling them the readings were wrong, and by how much" approach, first... 
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