Ahh, thanks Mups, I must have missed that.
Just looked back and found Juddâs post, it was Post 260. 
Thanks Mups, Read itâŠ
Gawd youâre a misery - never heard of smoke detectors?
The chance of your tumble dryer or washing machine catching fire must be minuscule you have far more chance of being run over by a bus.
Juddâs post exposes your misinformation for what it is. All the evidence on smart meters shows that if you do nothing your bill will be approximately the same or marginally less.
Certainly not the 200% or 300% rise that your scaremongering insists will be the case, like most of your farcical claims - absolute nonsense.
I was called by my supplier, EDF (who Iâve been with since moving into this flat over 24 years ago), who tried getting me to agree to a meter. On his third attempt of asking why I didnât want one, what was it about them that I didnât like etc., I scoffed down the phone loudly and said âyouâre not listening to me, are you?! Iâm not interested!!â And disconnected.
I have always read my own meter (for goodness sake, itâs not hard!), and enter the figures on their website. It instantly calculates what I owe. If I feel like paying up straightaway, then I will. Or I wait for a few days till they âsend the billâ (by email).
Oh, I refuse to use my WM at night, because as I leave all my doors propped open it would disturb me. I donât have a tumble (use those at the launderette). I have a mini oven rather than a full size (it broke down years ago and havenât had it mended or replaced).
My bills go up every quarter, by what I consider to be extortionate sums, but I am positive that having a smart meter is not going to change my lifestyle. As I live alone I can please myself on electricity usage.
This is Yorkshire you know RehabâŠ
Dishwashers and Tumble dryers havenât got this far north yetâŠ
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You should contact them and change your plan to a cheaper one. Otherwise they will keep raising your tariff.
Visit Cheap Energy Club and sign up - itâs free!
They will do a comparison and show you the cheapest options. If you want to change supplier, they will do it and also remind you when your tariff is about to end and give you another comparison if you want to change again.
We should all change suppliers regularly, as they know nothing of loyalty.
A quick tip
If you have lots of Hot drinks during the day, invest in a stainless steel flask ( not the glass type) ,buy a large one and fill this in the morning, itâs surprising how long it stays hot,
Weâll have to see. Pardon me if this dimwit doesnât take your word for it.
If the uptake on smart meters isnât forthcoming no company will dare raise their prices for fear of losing customers. In any event, my bills wonât rise âstratosphericallyâ as apart from my fridge and electric shower my electricity requirements are minimal.
I donât want a smart meter as the suggested consequences are very believable.
My supplier, EDF, keep offering me a smart meter and sound as if theyâre doing me a big favour!
I really donât have any need for one of these things and so will continue to ignore their kind offers. Time will tell.
But you get a gizmo to play around with lol.
Iâll never get a smart meter - I believe they will hike the prices up at some stage.
Energy companies are under immense pressure from the government who have tasked them with rolling out Smart Meters by 2020. If they fail they have huge financial penalties. With so many people âawakeâ and refusing these wicked meters it looks very much like they WILL fail. Unless of course the government starts mandating them . . . .
Itâs high time the population stood up to this kind of blatant corrupt exploitation for greed. There needs to be a revolution.
I had a call from Scottish Power today following up on my complaint about the agressive sales techniques of its telesales staff and his insistence that meters would be compulsory by 2020.
The lady was very apologetic and informed me that was not correct and that my phone number would be removed and that I would receive no more calls with regards to smart meters.
This evening I received an email about booking an appointment to fit a smart meterâŠbastards:lol:
I must admit that a lot of the advice given on here has certainly helped me in fending off my energy supplier and itâs telesales staff, so thanks all
Oh dear, you do make me laugh Rehab. 
Poor you. :hug:
Itâs not just about money though, customer service is important too.
If I were you, Iâd call them every hour on the hour to remind them that you donât want one of their ridiculous smart meters. Theyâll get pretty fed up after a bit, and then you can explain why!
Fight fire with fire.