You HAVE to get a smart meter for most of the top fixed energy tariffs from the Big Six - but we reveal the best deals that don't need one fitted

• Many of the cheapest tariffs require a smart meter being fitted
• Most smaller energy suppliers do not insist on the installation
• We reveal the best

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.......Millions of the dubious devices may have to be ripped out of homes because they won't work when you switch supplier

• The Government has promised to launch a new system to fix the problem
• But report has claimed that their plan may not work for all of the meters affected
• Some people say they

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Large energy suppliers will need to triple the number of smart meters they are installing to meet a 2020 deadline, consumer group Which? has warned. It said firms would need to install 30 smart meters a minute, every day, for the next two years to replace the 46 million existing meters. At present,...

• Npower sends emails stating installations are booked and need to be confirmed
• Firm says consumers need to confirm an appointment for it to take place
• But nowhere on the email does it state that smart meters are not compulsory
• We've seen evidence of several of the Big Six providers using pushy

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