David Powell, an electrical installation safety engineer at Electrical Safety First, has been in the industry for 25 years and said he is no stranger to an off-the-cuff request to tamper a meter.Engineer David Powell has warned of the dangers of meter tampering"It could be a day, it could be two days, but there is just a constant level of danger and risk there."In one incident, he pointed out a charred and discoloured cable at the bottom of the box.
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