Who can move a gas meter?

[Dotty]

Perfickly legit.

 

[JCplumb]

I worked on the gas metering back office team at EON many many moons ago, the general consensus was that if the customer could show that the original meter installers had not thought it through and put the meter in a non-ideal position, then they would carry out the works for free.
If the customer wanted the meter moving so that a new kitchen could be fitted, or other change that the original installers could not foresee then the customer had to pay for it.
There were exceptional circumstances like when a meter needed to be moved to allow wheelchair access or a stairlift etc, but that is down to their discretion.
They did allow local gas men to carry out the work but had to approve it and be given proof of the engineers relevant quals, i.e. MET1.
My advice is to talk to your supplier who will either put you in touch with Transco or will liase with them on your behalf, if you don't go through them, the next time a meter reader comes he will be obliged to inform them of the meter changes and you and your gas engineer will be in bother.
When you do call your supplier, don't be content with speaking to the general customer adviser who answers the phone, insist that you talk to a member of the gas metering team as they will have the relevant knowledge and be able to answer your questions without 'putting you on hold' every 2 minutes while they ask someone else.
Good luck.

 

[JCplumb]

John your wrong. Sorry to challenge your wealth of knowledge but your miles off mate.

It took me a while to see any problems with that install, then I noticed he'd missed a jubilee clip on the right hand connection.
Schoolboy error...

 

[Dotty]

Fair's fair, he's still working on it....

 

[davidso]

I spoke to Transco and they've said £1700 for their engineer to carry out the work. Possibly less depending on a survey by the engineer. (I'm guessing I'd have to dress up as his grandmother to warrant a discount)

People are saying "talk to your supplier"; my supplier is EON, should I be talking to them instead of transco?

Croppie you say:
"The one exception is a GSR with a MET1 ticket but only then with transco's permission. I didn't mention that because not many people hold that qualification."


I have found a MET1 engineer who is happy to do the job. He hasn't mentioned getting Transco's permission yet. Maybe he will but perhaps he is not up to date on the regulations. So my questions are:

1. who gets permission from Transco, me or him?
2. I've seen a copy of his MET1 certificates, how do I check they're legit?

 

[Dotty]

He needs to get the permission. And you can check he's current by getting his number and going to Gas Safe Register | Ensure your gas engineer is registered.

 

[kirkgas]

I'm not sure if it matters who gets permission, when we did the HA ones they arranged permission for us to do kitchen contract, as they were the responsible person for the house, but not sure if I could have done it

 

[Toxic Ted]

It took me a while to see any problems with that install, then I noticed he'd missed a jubilee clip on the right hand connection.
Schoolboy error...

Looks like he's being a good boy and wearing his GS id card round his neck.......

 

[Ermintrude]

It's in Zimbabwe!