On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:58:23 +0000
Bill wrote:

When I was first offered a water meter years ago, I rang NW Water and
asked whether I would be able to read it myself. They didn't seem to
understand the question and I never heard from them again.

This company, Affinity Water, shows a meter in the bumph which has a
readable display. There is no guarantee that that is the meter which
will be installed, of course.
Due to the afore-mentioned installation puzzle, it will be interesting
to find out if it even visible, let alone readable.

--
Davey.