I happened to be in this charade. When all over central Russia, to replace a gas meter, you only need a meter and a statement. I immediately had to go through seven circles of hell. 1. First you need to write an application in the subscription department.
2. Submit the new meter from the factory for verification (although in the rest of Russia)factory verification is enough.
3 sign up for a new job in the abon department.
4 take a bunch of documents and certificates there (they are much less needed when buying a house)
4 wait for a response from the abon department, in the form: we did not take all the papers
5 Go to them again
6 pay 6,000 and a little rubles
7 wait until the payment reaches the contractor. As a fact, in central Russia, the amount of connection is 1500 +- 500 rubles