Meter Reading Change for our Freehold

[Jeremy2014]

British Gas has called us and emailed us to request a change from the existing old electric meter for our communal hallway. (Landlord supply for a block of 4 flats)
The old one is still working. Our consumption is pretty low - 193.2 kWh for an annual cost of £239.94 (this is only for the communal hallway and outside light)
My take is not to change if it's not broken.
Any reason to change it?

 

[davelx]

The Electricity Act 1898 required that meters are certified for a finite lifetime and in domestic premises must be replaced when that time has expired. Induction meters like your are generally certified for 10 years, after which they must be replaced. It may appear to be working OK, but it's the accuracy that suffers as it ages so you can't tell just by looking at it. Yours look quite old.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/electricity-meter-certification

 

[JohnW2]

The Electricity Act 1898 required that meters are certified for a finite lifetime and in domestic premises must be replaced when that time has expired. Induction meters like your are generally certified for 10 years, after which they must be replaced. It may appear to be working OK, but it's the accuracy that suffers as it ages so you can't tell just by looking at it.

Quite so.

Yours look quite old.

It does. Does this perhaps relate to a 1992 calibration (or possibly replacement) date? ....

An obvious questiion is why would the OP have a problemwith the meter being replaced?