Man refuses to pay till meter is fixed
Man blames faulty meter for high account.
Boet Human, of Symhurst, recently came into the Germiston City News offices to report a problem with his water meter.
Human explained that the meter had been damaged by metro staff in October, 2013.
He haws since called the metro to have it repaired, but claims he is yet to receive any help.
“The metro has since cut off my power and water,” he said.
“They claim it is due to an outstanding account, but I refuse to pay this bill, as the damaged meter cannot be read to give a correct reading.”
The GCN was able to reach the metro for comment.
“A new water meter, 140002216, has been installed,” explained Lebogang Ramashala, of the metro’s department of communications and brand management.
“At this stage it does not seem that the customer’s consumption was affected by the damaged meter and would warrant non-payment due to a ‘high account’.
“We will, however, monitor the consumption on this new meter and, if account correction is necessary, we will adjust it accordingly.”
