UK Electricity meter problem

Davephoto · Dec 8, 2022

Just received a £900 electricity bill for an empty flat, the electricity is turned off at the fuse box so I checked the units on the meter. The units are going up 5 units per day, 20 units at night and 50 units stored. I have no storage heaters and I don’t have a hot water tank. I assumed when the electricity is turned off the meter should not go up, is this right?
The meter is from 2003 Horstmann radio telemeter series 2A

Davephoto · Dec 16, 2022

brianmoooore said:
How was the power isolated while the CU was being changed?

He took out the fuse under the meter which I assume is the main fuse.

brianmoooore · Dec 16, 2022

Davephoto said:
He took out the fuse under the meter which I assume is the main fuse.

That would require removing the supplier's seal on the main fuse. Although we frequently find that this seal has mysteriously removed itself, you've posted a pic on here for the world to see, clearly showing the seal in place.
The whole set up should not have been touched until the meter problem is sorted.

mainline · Dec 16, 2022

brianmoooore said:
That would require removing the supplier's seal on the main fuse. Although we frequently find that this seal has mysteriously removed itself, you've posted a pic on here for the world to see, clearly showing the seal in place.
The whole set up should not have been touched until the meter problem is sorted.

It's easy to say in hindsight, but the O/P needed the CU changing and the suspected current loss looked at.
He can prove the meter seals were intact when the pic was taken.
Imo no harm done.

Davephoto · Jan 25, 2023

Just to put a resolution to this post an SSC electrician came to fit a check meter yesterday, he was not concerned about the tag not being on the main fuse as he could see it was a new consumer unit.
I took 2 photos which are 24 hours apart, the check meter has not moved but the electricity meter has gone up once again. I feel this is enough proof that it is the meter at fault and hopefully I can get the bill nullified but that will be another bun fight I’m sure.
Thank you for all your input and suggestions this forum really helped me with this situation.