meter reading

We do seem to be in the hands of these 'hand-held' computer recorders, and I think it must be so easy, on either particularly sunny or dull days to either mis-read these, or put the wrong figures in. They obviously save time and money, but the results need to be carefully checked, I think.

Reread, even

I've just had a bill for £136 and a doubling oh monthly dd for my water as my usage seems to have over doubled!
I know my daughter has done few nappy washes, about 6 once a month in the last 3/12 but that would surely not account for it.
I've rung Wessex water and they're going to retread the meter!

That's what happened at work when we queried the bill! I couldn't believe it when they demanded a photo of the meter (which is outside, and not easily accessible).

They eventually did send a meter reader out, and it was discovered that the previous reading had actually been taken from the wrong meter (by one of their employees, not us!).

I have just had an e-mail asking for a photo of the meter. I have merely replied to the effect that I do not have the facility for photographing the meter.

That happened with me. The reader had misread a 5 and put 8, so I was charged an extra 300 units. The bill was so ridiculous that I rang them up and said did you not think it weird that I had use that much gas over 3 hot months.
I am with Ecotricity. They asked me to take a photo of the real reading and send it to them by email. This was before I became so ill. I doubt if I could do it now. At least Ecotricity has a good customer service.

I am with EDF now and I have started to read my meters monthly, and my monthly payment is adjusted if necessary, 2 days after I read my meters. I agree, the meter reader's reading has to be checked because I apparently used 1 kilowat of electricity in 3 months about a year ago. I wish!