Moving mains supply pipe

[mdparry]

We've currently got a water meter attached to the mains pipe in out house.
Unfortunately its attached to an internal wall that I want to knock out as part of redesigning my kitchen. To have it moved outside will cost me around £400 and to move it internally will cost £140.
The only drawback is that the meter has to be fitted no more than 50cm away from the main stopcock that is attached to the main pipe (or so severn trent tell me)
The best way I can see round this is to move the stopcock on the main pipe about 3 ft to the right which would then mean I can have the meter fitted under a kitchen cupboard so its out of sight.
Any ideas how much hassle this would be to do myself?

MOD

see item 9

 

[kevplumb]

three foot longer or shorter

is there a boundry stop tap

 

[mdparry]

Sorry about the cost question

It will be 3ft longer and there is a boundary stop tap

 

[kevplumb]

turn off the stop tap cut the pipe before the internal tap , fit straight connectors and a lengh of pipe

have you asked the water supplier if you can move the meter

 

[mdparry]

turn off the stop tap cut the pipe before the internal tap , fit straight connectors and a lengh of pipe

have you asked the water supplier if you can move the meter

thats the problem, they will move the meter (not allowed to do it myself - some sort of law against it or something) but first of all I have to move the stopcock. The water meter is attached just after it though.