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No, as far as I know there is no requirement for the DNO to make their equipment suit the customers installation. They provide a standard size and type of supply and it is up to the customer to ensure that their installation is suitable.
I was thinking about how they (from posts I've read) refuse to connect things they don't like - such as refusing to connect a supply to 16mm tails. I'd have thought their ESQCR would have something to say about connecting a supply when it's clear there is equipment in-line that is not rated for the current rating of their fuse.
I'd have expected them to offer 3 choices: stay with a 60A fuse, change the VOELCB to one rated for 100A and we'll fit a 100A fuse, or stay without a supply.
 
I expect they only refuse if they think it is a risk to thier side (say cable not suited to the cut-out or meter terminals) or the installation is unsafe.

Your Wylex board is only 60A rated, the sum of its fuses is probably less than 60A, the VOELCB (if working) is adequate for the installation as it was made at that time. It is not for them to decide if you should upgrade or not providing it is not unsafe as such.
 
I was thinking about how they (from posts I've read) refuse to connect things they don't like - such as refusing to connect a supply to 16mm tails. I'd have thought their ESQCR would have something to say about connecting a supply when it's clear there is equipment in-line that is not rated for the current rating of their fuse.
I'd have expected them to offer 3 choices: stay with a 60A fuse, change the VOELCB to one rated for 100A and we'll fit a 100A fuse, or stay without a supply.

I have no experience of a DNO refusing to reconnect an existing installation after carrying out any work to their equipment.

However in my experience some DNO operatives will find any excuse they possibly can to avoid starting a job or to refuse to connect a new installation.
 

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