Problem is government pressure for the waste of money ridiculous roll out for a functionally useless system and the incentives they give to the companies. That and the fact the older smart meters are an advantage to them in being a lock-in.
Current company have stopped claiming my old (not that old) meter is downright dangerous and smart meter is the answer and finally said I just need the meter replacing as it might not be accurate and not mentioning smart meter (finally). Fair enough in a way, but then again it’s really not that old (digital meter and I still see plenty of old dial types working with no issue).
My main problem is don’t want smart meter for reasons of increasing costs to pay for them and open door to personalised peak charging, plus replacing the meter full stop means having to wait in and I’m expected to pay a non-free number to book the appointment. Also I don’t see why I can’t just submit readings still or not even bother and let the lazy bastards actually come round and read it for once in a while. At least I’m keeping someone in a job.