On 04/02/2021 10:35, David Wade wrote:
On 04/02/2021 08:40, Halmyre wrote:
On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 8:24:57 AM UTC, Peter James wrote:

And so the matter now rests. The moral of the story children is this,
that
when the nice man asks you if you would like a nice smart meter, kick
him in
the balls and run away and tell a policeman.


We used to get pestered with offers from EDF to fit a smart meter,
which we just ignored. We changed to a new supplier (Octopus) and the
subject has never arisen.

I have Octopus and note that is says on the top of my e-mails "register
for a smart meter", but as you say no real pressure.


However as there are government targets for installing these things so
you may find that by not having one you pay more for your energy.....

Dave

They are certainly loading more increases onto the daily standing
charges, which over 2 or 3 decades will cost the consumer a lot more
than the cost of a 'free' smart meter.