Andrew wrote:
EDF have just accepted my readings (*) for years, and I shout the
gas meter reading through the window to the Morrisons? guy who
still comes round to read the gas meter. They have just accepted
this method for ages too. They haven't physically looked at the
meter for years.

They can, I think, tell if the readings sent in by customers tally with the
meter on the substation. They may only be interested in sending out meter
readers if the difference is sufficient to make it worth their while.

Theo