Metro Prepaid prepayment secondary meters are available from electrical wholesalers across UK. Call our help desk on 087 0225 0215 to help you locate your closest supplier.

Electricity Metro Prepaid secondary meters cost around £50 depending on where you buy.

Ask a trusted local electrician to install the meter for you, meters are available from electricity wholesalers across the UK. Call us on 087 0225 0215 for registration and to activate the meter.

Metro Prepaid secondary meters are available from electrical wholesalers across the UK. Call our help desk on 087 0225 0215.

Landlords or property owners must choose a local electrician to install the Metro Prepaid secondary meter.

Metro Prepaid secondary meter does not replace the main meter, they must be connected downstream from the main meter.

The meter must be installed by a technical competent person according to regulations.

Generally, a Landlord can install a secondary meter on private property without any approval, the meter must be installed correctly according to local regulations.

Yes, Metro Prepaid electricity secondary meters are certified. They also carry the CE Mark/MID and are ROHS compliant.

Yes, Metro Prepaid recommends that you use a trusted local electrician/plumber to install to install your meter.

Metro Prepaid sub meters can be installed in a matter of hours; just purchase one from your nearest wholesaler, appoint an electrician to install it and then call us on 087 0225 0215 for registration and to activate the meter.

No, Metro Prepaid does not approve electricians. Landlords should select a trusted electrician in their area to complete the installation.

Metro Prepaid does not form alliances with some contractors at the expense of others. We will support any technical competent electrician.

Landlords must observe local regulations and request compliance certificates where required.

No, the secondary meter relies on the main supply meter for electricity, if the main supply is disconnected or out of credit, the secondary meter will not work.

Metro Prepaid recommends that each tenant is allocated a separate meter for their room.

Metro Prepaid’s help desk is available to assist, owners, tenants and installers on 087 0225 0215.

Metro Prepaid’s help desk is available to assist, owners, tenants and installers on 087 0225 0215.

Install as many as your electricity supply permits. Ask your electrician for advice.

No, first call our help desk and speak to a technician.

Note that each room in an HMO should be fitted with its own mini Consumer Unit (CU) - the supply to the CU should be controlled by a dedicated circuit breaker on the Main  Distribution Board (CU)

HMO Daddy suggests that you use an existing plug socket in each room to run the wiring from the new Consumer Unit in the room back to the breaker on the main board - this obviates the need for new reticulation between the main board and the rooms.

Diagram reproduced with kind permission from HMO Daddy