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I'd like to get my gas meter moved (from just inside the front door to
a meter or so outside, in our front garden). My gas supplier
(Scottish Power) said that I had to get their contractor (Scotia) to
do it.

The quote's come in at over £700 for what, at a guess, is probably
about half a day's work.

Do I have to stick with them - or am I allowed to get anyone else to
quote?

Michael

[Mogga]

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:41:05 -0700, wrote:


I'd like to get my gas meter moved (from just inside the front door to
a meter or so outside, in our front garden). My gas supplier
(Scottish Power) said that I had to get their contractor (Scotia) to
do it.

The quote's come in at over £700 for what, at a guess, is probably
about half a day's work.


Did you fill in the form?
The bloke who came out to me in the end said if I'd rung them and told
them the trenches were all dug I could have basically had the meter
wherever for a lot less.


Do I have to stick with them - or am I allowed to get anyone else to
quote?

Michael
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[Si[_2_]]

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writes

I'd like to get my gas meter moved (from just inside the front door to
a meter or so outside, in our front garden). My gas supplier
(Scottish Power) said that I had to get their contractor (Scotia) to
do it.

The quote's come in at over £700 for what, at a guess, is probably
about half a day's work.

Do I have to stick with them - or am I allowed to get anyone else to
quote?

I had this problem years ago - but after the break-up of gas supplies.
When we moved here, the gas meter was just inside the front door at the
bottom of the stairs. Apparently, sometime, previous occupants had had a
coin slot meter. I contacted my supplier and asked whether anyone other
than them could have fitted the meter there. I pointed out the H&S
hazard it presented and politely asked them to move it FOC. They sent
someone out to look & then agreed they'd do it.

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Si

[Mark]

"Mogga" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:41:05 -0700, wrote:


I'd like to get my gas meter moved (from just inside the front door to
a meter or so outside, in our front garden). My gas supplier
(Scottish Power) said that I had to get their contractor (Scotia) to
do it.

The quote's come in at over £700 for what, at a guess, is probably
about half a day's work.


Did you fill in the form?
The bloke who came out to me in the end said if I'd rung them and told
them the trenches were all dug I could have basically had the meter
wherever for a lot less.


I've just had a new gas service installed.
With National Grid doing all the work: £550
With me digging the trench on my property, all 13m of it: £240
No guesses for which quote I went with.

mark

[Keith]

In message . com,
writes

I'd like to get my gas meter moved (from just inside the front door to
a meter or so outside, in our front garden). My gas supplier
(Scottish Power) said that I had to get their contractor (Scotia) to
do it.

The quote's come in at over £700 for what, at a guess, is probably
about half a day's work.

Do I have to stick with them - or am I allowed to get anyone else to
quote?

Michael

Scottish power's policy is to do the work free if being done for a
disabled person. (Not that I'm suggesting you invent a disability of
course.)

We had ours moved to the outside wall to allow the construction of a
downstairs loo, no charge for the work, no documentary proof of
disability required at all. (Although 'er indoors does have MS)
--
Keith

[The Medway Handyman]

Si wrote:
In message . com,
writes

I'd like to get my gas meter moved (from just inside the front door
to a meter or so outside, in our front garden). My gas supplier
(Scottish Power) said that I had to get their contractor (Scotia) to
do it.

The quote's come in at over £700 for what, at a guess, is probably
about half a day's work.

Do I have to stick with them - or am I allowed to get anyone else to
quote?

I had this problem years ago - but after the break-up of gas supplies.
When we moved here, the gas meter was just inside the front door at
the bottom of the stairs. Apparently, sometime, previous occupants
had had a coin slot meter. I contacted my supplier and asked whether
anyone other than them could have fitted the meter there. I pointed
out the H&S hazard it presented and politely asked them to move it
FOC. They sent someone out to look & then agreed they'd do it.

Great! The HSE Safety Card being played to advantage.

I did some work for a retired H&S inspector this week - his opinion was that
H&S had gone completely OTT, so its nice to see it can be turned to our
advantage!


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257