[milton-chat] Energy salesmen?

[Tim Steele]

Tricky. The meter is the property of Transco etc. so isn't your
property, so if they can see it without stepping onto your land I
suppose they are in the clear.

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Paul Oldham <paul at the-hug.org> wrote:
> On 25/09/08 13:07, Tim Steele wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Paul Oldham <paul at the-hug.org> wrote:
>>> For those who've not been through this before do not under any
>>> circumstances let them see your meters or existing energy bills. If you
>>> do they'll have all the information they need and you may find you have
>>> been switched to another supplier ...
>>
>> Presumably if you have an outside meter you have no way of stopping them.
>
> Yeah, it's a worry. Legally they are on *very* dodgy grounds if they do
> that as it's a civil trespass. I've not heard of anyone being had that
> way but nothing would surprise me.
>
> Apparently the classic route is to ask to see your bill to "check the
> rate you're on". On the bill is the magic number they need to start the
> transfer going. You can reverse it of course, but it's a pain.
>