The Nomad wrote:

SSE just tried to install a 'smart' gas meter here and the 'Engineer' said
I have to turn off the electric as I have to install a communications hub,
and it _must_ be on the DNO's side of the system ... Oh there's no room
sorry can't be done. ????

No can't take the power from the henley block - forgot to ask about
'longer wire' but it seems there is no space in the connector blocks and
no space around them.

"Well you could get a smart electric meter & then there is no problem as
they have one fitted already"

My gas and elec meters were fitted together, there's no physical
connection between them, but the GSM module is in the elec meter and the
gas meter reports over a local radio link to the elec meter every 30
minutes.

Battery in gas meter is 9 years old and still running.

Not sure if elec meters fitted today still include the GSM bit, or if
that functionality is always separated out to the comms hub?