Our 600-year-old pub may have to close over ‘catastrophic’ £55k energy bill caused by ‘faulty smart meter’

Becky Gomery and Rich Spicer believe a faulty smart meter is to blame for the chargesBecky Gomery and Rich Spicer at the Chequers Inn(Image: SWNS)A 15th-century pub could be forced to close after being handed a £55,000 energy bill. Owners of the Chequers Inn, in Lamberhurst, Kent, are disputing the amount after supplier Yorkshire Gas and Power (YGP) said they owed £55,589.77p.