I WONDER if the smart meter industry will come to be known as the latest consumer rip-off, allowed to continue because the organisations that should protect the public are busy making money off the back of it?

The Government will make five per cent from the increased cost of energy bills to pay for the installations and the supply industry will be able to make even more money by having variable daily tariffs under the pretext of spreading the load and helping the consumer to “save” money.

If we pay our energy bills monthly, why send the readings every five minutes?

Lovely data to sell on, of course.

All because of a directive from the EU that we have voted to leave.

George Goudie,

54 Campsie Drive, Bearsden.