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16/07/2025 3:26 pm  

@quakerquaker As I have mentioned before, I have a first class degree in Scroogenomics and, as such very much resented the standing charge for a gas meter I didn’t use. To clarify a little, the removal of the meter and the capping of the supply pipe was carried out by Octopus Energy. My initial correspondents (by email) went to one department who informed me that removal was no problem and that they could carry out this work and cap the pipe free of charge; all I needed to do was let them know once I no longer required a gas supply and they would do the rest. Some months later, when the ASHP was installed, I wrote again to OE but I think it was a different department that replied and I was told they didn’t provide such a service and to contact SGN. I wrote again and referenced the previous correspondence and contact details; I then received an apology and offers to arrange the removal… Once the meter had been removed and the pipe capped plus an earth bond to link the supply and consumer pipework, I was left with the job of informing the billing dept. who then checked with the removal team and then the SC for the gas meter was cancelled.

I imagine further correspondence took place between OE and SGN for some months later, SGN called and checked that the meter had been removed. The housing had been falling apart for a few years by then and they offered to fit a new cover - but the box in his van did not fit and we heard no more.

In the last six months, we have had SGN’s agent working on gas pipe renewal in all the roads and I requested that when they came down our road, would they be kind enough to disconnect us please. All done free of charge and they even tidied up the vestiges of pipework for me. Perhaps we were lucky but this Scrooge can still hold his head up!

Regards, Toodles. 

Toodles, he heats his home with cold draughts and cooks his food with magnets.


   
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