252 Request for Special Reading
Message Header
252
Message
Specific
Information
252 MPRN Level
Information
Party Contact
Details
Opt
Phone One
Opt
Phone Two
Opt
Fax
Opt
Message
252 Request for Special Reading
252 Valid Codes
Read Type
A – denoting that an actual reading is required
E - denoting that an estimated reading is required for Change of Supplier only. This
setting may only be used with a Read Reason of 04.
Read Reason
04 – denoting that a special reading is required to dispute a previous reading
02 – denoting a chargeable special reading that is required for any reason other than a
dispute.
Request Status
I – to initiate the request
W – to withdraw the request
Please Note:
Required Date
If an Actual Read is to be collected on a specific day then this date should be provided
here. At least five working days notice is required. If this field is omitted then the Data
Collector will schedule the reading within the following five days in accordance with
service levels (to be agreed).
If an Estimate is required to settle a dispute then this date should be set to the date of
the reading being disputed.
Access Arrangements
Text may be provided to describe any special arrangements required for access to the
meters. It is recommended that sufficient detail is provided to enable the customer to be
contacted as visits that do not result in the collection of a reading may still be
chargeable.
Message
Message Specific information
252 Request for Special Reading
Message
Header
Segment
Message Type
Req
Version Number
Req
Transaction
Reference
Number
Req
Timestamp
Req
Recipient ID
Req
Senders ID
Req
Message
Message Header
252 Request for Special Reading
252 MPRN Level
Info
Segment
Access
Arrangements
MPRN
Req
Opt
Market Participant
Business
Reference
Req
Supplier ID
Req
Read Type
Req
Read Reason
Req
Request Status
Req
Required Date
Opt
Message
252 MPRN Level Information
252 Request for Special Reading
Party Contact
Details
Segment
E-mail
Opt
Message
Party Contact Details
252 Request for Special Reading
Phone One
Segment
Number
Opt
Extn
Opt
Message
Phone One
252 Request for Special Reading
Phone Two
Segment
Number
Opt
Extn
Opt
Message
Phone Two
252 Request for Special Reading
Fax
Segment
Number
Opt
Extn
Opt
Message
Fax
252 Request for Special Reading
Code
Senders
ID
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Senders ID
List
Message
Message Header
Senders ID
252 Request for Special Reading
Code
Supplier
ID
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Supplier ID
List
Message
MPRN Level
Information
Supplier ID
252 Request for Special Reading
Read Type
A - Actual
Code
SU – Substitute
(Interval)
CU – Customer
Reading
E – Estimate (No
Access)
ED – Estimate (DUoS
Billing has occurred)
EF – Estimate
(Implausible/No
Read available)
EP – Estimate (Block
Planned)
EU – Estimate (Block
Unplanned)
RC – Replacement
Read
SC – Supplier
Provided Customer
Reading
Message
MPRN Level
Information
Read Type
252 Request for Special Reading
Read Reason
Message
01 - Scheduled
17 – Change of
Profile
02 – Special Read,
Chargeable
18 - Energisation
04 – Special Read to
resolve dispute
21 – Start Reading
( New Register)
09 – Special Read,
non chargeable
22 – Closing Reading
(Register removed)
10 – Ad-hoc, no
chargeable check
read
23 – Meter Works
Single reading
11 – Start reading
after meter reprogramming
26 – Change of
Supplier
13 – De-Energisation
27 – Change of Legal
Entity
14 - Estimate
28 – Closing read
before register renumber
16 – Closing read
before meter reprogramming
29 – Star read after
register re-number
MPRN Level
Information
Code
95 – Not for CoS
Read Reason
252 Request for Special Reading
Request Status
Code
A – Advance planning
notification
E - Expired
I - Initiate
R - Rejected
W - Withdrawn
Message
MPRN Level
Information
Request Status
252 Request for Special Reading
Message
Version Which Implemented
Source of Change
Description of Change
10.4
MCR 1155
Message format changed from ARIS to Document format.
History of Changes