(Certainly makes us want to keep a close eye on our electric meters.) “The reason for faulty readings appears to be the current sensor, and the associated circuitry,” said researchers.

take a visible photo of your meter reading and serial number and submit it as soon as possible. The Energy Price Guarantee limits the amount you can be charged per unit of gas or electricity.

Energy suppliers need regular meter readings to correctly work out your bills. Inaccurate readings could mean customers pay too much or too little for their gas and electricity. How you take meter ...

For dial electricity meters, each dial turns in the opposite direction to the one before - ensure you check which way they are going before taking a reading. Citizens Advice suggests that if the ...

An electricity bill has two important numbers: present meter reading and previous meter reading. The number of units used is the difference between these two readings. The cost of electricity used ...

Tony: We take actual meter readings every day, we’ve got energy monitors in place. It gives us an annual bill of £805 on average for the electricity. Julia Somerville: Fortunately for Tony ...