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Were? They still exist, my mate has one. It got so full over lockdown he had to whack it to fit more pound coins in. Also, every now and then he moans about fi
by mattmanser 6y ago
Were? They still exist, my mate has one.
It got so full over lockdown he had to whack it to fit more pound coins in. Also, every now and then he moans about finding enough coins in this day and age.
I think most of those sort of meters are now prepay cards in the uk, but the coin ones still exist.
- mnahkies 6y agoInteresting I wasn't aware of coin operated traditional meters. Modern prepay meters in the UK can be topped up from your phone, or by entering a code if it fails to reach the meter. Your friend should see if they're are to get a smart meter installed, it should be free though not all suppliers install smart prepay meters AFAIK
- gadders 6y ago30 odd years ago, I had the intermediate version where it was an electronic "key" that use put money on by paying at corner shops.
- secondcoming 6y agoThis is still the case today. It's a total pain in the arse trying to find an open shop that can top-up at 11pm
- mnahkies 6y agoYou shouldn't need to top-up that late in the evening - friendly credit should be applied in most cases after 8pm, caveat elec only and it will shutoff at 8am Although some older models don't have this Ref https://help.bulb.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/360019836271-If-you-run-out-of-credit-on-a-top-up-prepay-meter https://help.bulb.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/360019836271-If-yo...
- mattmanser 6y agoYeah, I keep telling him, but it's up to the landlord and he's one of the starving-artist types who doesn't want to rock the boat in case he decides to put the rent up :).