On 12/11/2016 10:38, Simon Mason wrote:
On Saturday, 12 November 2016 10:32:20 UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
As I read it, you have to have both Gas and Electric from them and
have to have a certain type of smart meter, and not have any of the
economy tariffs like economy 7. In this case they can read your
meter, but I still understood you have to have a direct debit set
up as any power used before this is priced at the standard default
rate wh until that is actual up and running.

I have an old fashioned rotating disc electricity meter and there is
no way they can remotely read it. The only way they can charge me is
if a bloke turns up with a torch and clipboard, but I haven't seen
one of those for several years.


Your free electricity will only start once they have installed your
smart meter. They use the smart meter to give the free electricity.
Anything else is charged at the normal rate.