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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?

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!


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