Stopsmartmeters Reviews

Don t let them fit one they don t work

Don t let them fit one they don t work my electric smart meter was not sending readings for 18 months rang supplier they said I don t have electricity they cut my direct debit by 3 4 I requested they put my direct debit back to what it was otherwise I would of owed them thousands after 12 months this was fixed and I still can t get correct readings on the app always 100 to 150 over what the app says I will pay per month month

I wish I had read all the reviews

I wish I had read all the reviews before I had my smart meter installed on the 16th March 2023 What a waste of money and resources 1 They say you only pay for the electric you use WRONG I pay by direct debit which is now almost 300 in credit 2 When you change the settings for instance put in a budget plus stop that annoying beep sound on the each time you press a command this works for about a day or a week or just a few hours It then reverts back to the first time it was installed saying my budget is 1 60 for the day 3 Then of course worst of all when it was first installed it showed that I was using quite a bit of electricity and as I have solar panels and it was a sunny day it didn t seem to be working with the smart meter Contacted my supplier who said it could take between 6 to 8 weeks for your smart meter to settle in To summarise don t bother getting one fitted

Poor service by British gas

My smart meter supplied by British gas has hardly ever worked It now only reads gas but previously only read electricity After several complaints I m still left climbing on to kitchen work tops to read the meter I m 71

More smart meter junk mail

Here we go with that old chestnut via a circular Your meter has come to the end of its life and needs to be replaced It s yet another futile attempt to bully vulnerable people into having one of these contraptions fitted The circular does not even address me by name or tell me the serial number of my existing meter in fact I don t think they have a clue how old my traditional meter is or when it was last safety tested They have tried to tell us blatant lies claiming that they save you money and are now scraping the barrel with the you need a new meter scaremongering Do they not realise that most people do not want these ill thought out gadgets thus giving energy companies total control with changing tariffs and even cutting of your gas supply should they choose to do so I asked a meter fitter some years ago who told me traditional meters are good for 25 years plus and ensure that I would be wise to never to change it In conclusion I would urge people not to be taken in by this deception that smart meters are there to help you Do your research look at Trustpilot reviews then make an informed decision Throw all these unsolicited circulars junk mail in the bin where they belong Be under no illusion smart meters are purely for the benefit of the energy companies not for it s customers and it is your right to refuse having one fitted

Eon as been nagging me to get a prepay

Eon as been nagging me to get a prepay smart meter installed but after reading all these reviews I won t be getting one installed

Smart meter is a con

I do not want a smart meter in the first however I felt bullied when I switch supplier Either have one or not switch at all So I have one installed Less than a year and it broke down I emailed UW and emailed me back to take the following steps to reset the meter They said if it does not work blame it in the wifi signal My meter is located less than 2 meters from my router and our main box is just across street less than 25 meters from the house and my broadband speed is over 149 mbps A lot of bull They made no mention of replacing the meter but instead from now on I would send them the reading every end of the month So all of the trouble installing a smart meter only to go back to the traditional method I do not know who got conned me the supplier or the government And they are using Einstein to promote the smart meter Einstein is turning over from his grave

WASTE OF TIME

I booked a smart meter installation about 4 month s ago it was about 3 30pm Friday afternoon the engineer turned up and just did my electric meter and come up with some that the Gas wasn t working so he couldn t install that one and would rearrange lol If was Friday and he wanted an early finish 2 and a half months later I phoned up again to ask when they were going to finish the job they arranged for another Friday between 3 and 5 as you could imagine I thought that this is going to turn out well and yes I was right I got a phone call at 3 40 of a woman saying the the engineer had been called on a emergency and could she rearrange for the 6th February at to which I told her that when they come they can remove the Smart meter altogether DO NOT GET A SMART METER WASTE OF TIME

Smart meters myths

Let us explore some myths about smart meters 1 Smart meters save you money THEY DO NOT In fact there are numerous reports of bills increasing after having one of these devices fitted 2 Your traditional meter is out of date and at the end of its life cycle NOT TRUE Traditional meters are certified for the life of the product and as such do not need changing if they are functioning correctly or found to be faulty 3 Smart meters are reliable and regularly send meter readings to your energy supplier THEY DO NOT Given that an estimated 20 of smart meters do not work properly this is blatant misinformation 4 You must have a smart meter fitted by law NOT TRUE It is every ones legal right to refuse to have one of these devices fitted Just tell your energy supplier that you do not want one they are LEGALLY obliged to respect your decision 5 You can easily change supplier NOT TRUE You cannot change suppliers easily Given that many smart meters aren t able to communicate certainly SMET1 devices Plus suppliers make it almost impossible to change suppliers as they are desperate to keep you tied in It really is essential that people know the facts about this failing government inspired roll out which will ultimately only benefit our profiteering energy suppliers rather than believing all the spurious nonsense issued by the smart meter propaganda team Choose wisely