The Government’s £11 billion scheme to install 53 million smart meters in homes and small businesses by the end of 2020 has been plagued by problems.
Now it appears there may be more hidden nasties. A wireless tech expert says they have the power to take over customer accounts.
In theory, this means suppliers could cut off a household’s electricity or gas without visiting the property, add debt to a meter, remove credit on an account, change the charge levied or turn the meter into a pre-payment device. br>
Authority to use these functions has yet to be granted but it all sounds a little bit brotherish. Article taken from this is money 17 August 2018
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