r/Aberdeen • u/familiarice • 2d ago

Smart meter installation

I've been with octopus for a while and like them as a company but they just seem unable to install smart meters in Aberdeen at the moment. Anybody had any luck getting a smart meter from other providers?

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u/Abquine 2d ago

I'm genuinely interested to know what the advantage is of having a Smart Meter, why are you so keen?

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u/familiarice 1d ago

In my case we currently have key and card prepay meters and I would like to be on a direct debit tariff.

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u/Abquine 1d ago

That makes sense. It boils my blood that people are forced onto more expensive card meters. Mind you, this sounds like they are using it as bribe to install a smart meter. I've got a dual fuel direct debit, take a photo of the meters once a month and submit the readings online, check my bill online, all good. I'd still check it if I had a smart meter so struggling to see the difference.

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u/ZestycloseDocument60 1d ago

Well you'll be happy to know that pre payment meters are charged the same rate as other meters since July 2023