Moving Connection point and meter

[Shpark]

Hi Guy,

I’ve contacted my DNO Scottish power and they’ve quoted me a price of £760 to move my connection point and meter. I seem to be doing most of the work with them pretty much terminating it.
I’ve been looking for someone else to do the work as I’ve believe it’s ‘contestable’ but I’m having no luck.
Does anyone have an advice. Cheers

 

[mattg4321]

U.K. Power Networks my local DNO are extremely frustrating to deal with and make hard work of the simplest of jobs. I suspect most of them are the same. I’ve not heard of a realistic alternative in this area at least though.

Either pay up or forget about moving it is the bottom line really.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Just shy of a grand is pretty standard

 

[brianmoooore]

Wanted my own meter point moved about 11 years ago. Long story short, price from SWEB was initially £0, then £3000, and eventually back to £0, which was the price I paid.
7 years ago, I wanted two extra meter points on my property, each requiring a buried cable run of about 100m, and for that I was quoted £800. Payment was made by return.
Conclusion: There is absolutely no logic whatsoever in their quotes.

 

[Shpark]

I’ve tried to find others to do the work, but no joy yet

 

[UNG]

Hi Guy,

I’ve contacted my DNO Scottish power and they’ve quoted me a price of £760 to move my connection point and meter. I seem to be doing most of the work with them pretty much terminating it.
I’ve been looking for someone else to do the work as I’ve believe it’s ‘contestable’ but I’m having no luck.
Does anyone have an advice. Cheers

How much are you are you expecting to save on a quote of £760 you will probably waste more time, effort and money trying to get a cheaper quote and not see any saving on the quote you already have

 

[Shpark]

Well I was hoping to find someone to do it on the side

 

[brianmoooore]

In my £800 example above, SWEB found someone to "do it on the side". We had fitted all the ducting and backfilled the trenches, then a couple of dubious looking kids turned up at 7pm, towing a cable reel behind an ordinary car. They proceeded to draw in the two lengths of split concentric, and to fit the meter boards and service heads.
One meter board was only fixed at its very bottom edge, so flapped about, and the other, although securely fixed, was over 10mm out of square along its top edge.

 

[MJPD29]

Well I was hoping to find someone to do it on the side

No one in their right mind would move a Meter 'on the side'. Pay up, dont be cheap. You and/or your family's life is worth a lot more than 760 quid. Never mind the court case that would follow altering it without permission.

 

[UNG]

Well I was hoping to find someone to do it on the side

Are you really being serious with that comment