Hi, in my absence my son had someone at the door who wanted to take meter readings.
I have a smart meter.
Do meter readings still take place with smart meters?
Also: should I not receive notification of upcoming visits?
I would expect an email detailing over what time period to expect a call and by whom.
How else can you verify that this is legit?
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Smart meter readings in person?
+9- Super User
Howdy
Even with a Smart Meter, you’ll still get a meter reader visit every so often, on average once a year. They don’t tend to announce their visits but they do always carry ID. OVO uses Morrison Data Services aka M Group Energy for this purpose.
It’s mostly for safety checks, validate readings for data integrity purposes and to verify the meter is working properly. Only usually takes maybe 5 minutes at most and then they’re gone.
The meter itself will send auto-reads on its own - this is just a secondary check.
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