Stealing Power

Seriously... by BBC

Jul 30, 202428:31News & Politics

Meter tampering means altering a meter to prevent it from fully recording how much electricity or gas is being used, or bypassing the meter completely to energy usage being recorded at all. It may seem like a great idea,...

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