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Details
Around 3,000 domestic, commercial and light industrial gas meters are submitted for dispute testing each year and the National Measurement and Regulation Office (NMRO) publish the results of these tests on a regular basis. NMRO does not use this data for any formal purposes other than to initiate action with meter manufacturers and owners, when meter examiners identify systematic faults with certain meter types.
A summary of these reports for domestic gas meters is provided below:
Year
Number of Meters Submitted
Operating within Statutory Limits
Operating outside Statutory Limits
Other Failures
2006
2956
2238
365
353
2007
2761
2105
318
338
2008
1787
1337
208
242
2009
2827
2218
353
256
2010
1861
1430
216
215
2011
1288
982
144
162
2012
1865
1431
206
228
2013
3345
2587
366
395
2014
2553
1925
270
358
The information within these reports is not intended to represent the overall accuracy of gas meters in Great Britain and the following points should be considered:
the meters tested were initiated by the consumer or the supplier in circumstances where it was suspected that the meter is measuring erroneously – the sample is not representative of the whole meter population
only a relatively small sample of meters are tested annually and this needs to be considered against the overall population of gas meters in Great Britain that is in excess of 22 million
this report includes the results of meter tests of types already identified for policy replacement where residual action to remove populations, of the same type, is ongoing
It is important that these factors are considered in context with the information provided.
Contact
If you wish to speak to a member of staff please contact:
Gas metering team
Utilities Business Team National Measurement and Regulation Office
Stanton Avenue Teddington Middlesex TW110JZ