Having Electric meter moved

Yes, but it's also convenient for prospective burglars to turn off the power to your house and camera/alarm system too..

Ours was already outside the property when we bought the house, so I don't know what it would cost to get done. I think all the houses in our village with active electric connections were probably done at once by the electricity supplier. At least, all the meter boxes in our street look the same age.

What's "normal" for meter box locations in your village?

@JimJ

I don't have a camera / alarm system here, have never felt the need in our village. Also I'd have friends going daily to the property if we were away & the neighbours are always about.

@janemulberry

There's a mix, some are outside, some are on the exterior of the house and our current neighbour has hers situated inside the house!

Ours used to be inside the house, there was a gap on the fuse board where it used to be and I found the old meter in a cupboard!

If I understood correctly what the electrician who rewired our house and also works for the electricity supplier, said, all the wiring from the main supply to the connected houses was updated and they installed the new meter boxes at the same time. But I don't know if the supplier paid for that or if the homeowners had to.

As this is something the supplier would have to do, probably the only way to find out is to ask them.

I'm sure in some areas the alarm system vulnerability to power loss could be an issue, I suppose that is why many alarm systems have a battery back-up. Like you, we're not worried about that risk. I do hope neither of us ever discover we're wrong about that!

The new generation of meters are readable remotely, so siting isn't so critical anymore. The "battery back-up" of many alarm systems just powers the outdoor siren (and usually a strobe) in case of power failure, deliberate or not; an internal battery doesn't last too long when running the whole system. The usual ploy with burglars is simply to turn off the power to the property, which is indistinguishable from a tripped breaker, and then wait to see if anyone comes out to see what's happened. If your car's normally parked somewhere visible, its absence is always a good sign to them and combined with no one responding to check the breakers if they see that the neighbours' lights are on during an apparent power cut is a good sign that now's the time for "visiting"..

A decent-sized UPS is a good investment - and another to stop your central heating system exploding when there's a real and prolonged power outage! 😁

A decent-sized UPS is a good investment - and another to stop your central heating system exploding when there's a real and prolonged power outage! 😁 - @JimJ

Makes me glad we don't have a central heating system!  But agreed on a good UPS generally being a very good idea.