Method for the automated remote reading of fluid meters implemented in a system comprising a plurality of fluid meters (13A, 13B, 13C, 14A, 14B, 14C), referred to as meters, each measuring a fluid consumption, and at least one gateway (12A, 12B, 12C), each gateway being able to exchange frames in accordance with a wireless communication standard with a plurality of meters via a first communication network, and to communicate with a management entity responsible for processing in a centralised manner information representing a fluid consumption, referred to as readings, coming from meters via a second network, characterised in that the method comprises, for each gateway: - obtaining at least one ordered list of meters paired with said gateway, each meter in each list having been paired by implementing a pairing procedure during which the gateway sent to each meter a frame, referred to as a synchronisation frame, each synchronisation frame comprising for each list timestamp information enabling the time of said meter to be set and information representing one and the same start time of a next period of reading meters by said gateway, the gateway being on standby outside each reading period, each meter waking up at said start time indicated in the synchronisation frame; - for each list and during each reading period corresponding to said list: • going into active mode and running through said list in order, and, for each meter: o sending a synchronisation frame to said meter, the start time, referred to as the next start time, contained in said synchronisation frame being identical for each meter in the list; ∘ following reception of an acknowledgement for the synchronisation frame, sending a frame requesting said meter to provide a reading; and ∘ passing to the following meter in said list following reception of a frame, referred to as a reading frame, containing the requested reading, each meter going on standby following the sending of the reading frame; • and going on standby following the running through of said list until the next start time. - obtaining at least one ordered list of meters paired with said gateway, each meter in each list having been paired by implementing a pairing procedure during which the gateway sent to each meter a frame, referred to as a synchronisation frame, each synchronisation frame comprising for each list timestamp information enabling the time of said meter to be set and information representing one and the same start time of a next period of reading meters by said gateway, the gateway being on standby outside each reading period, each meter waking up at said start time indicated in the synchronisation frame; - for each list and during each reading period corresponding to said list: • going into active mode and running through said list in order, and, for each meter: o sending a synchronisation frame to said meter, the start time, referred to as the next start time, contained in said synchronisation frame being identical for each meter in the list; ∘ following reception of an acknowledgement for the synchronisation frame, sending a frame requesting said meter to provide a reading; and ∘ passing to the following meter in said list following reception of a frame, referred to as a reading frame, containing the requested reading, each meter going on standby following the sending of the reading frame; • and going on standby following the running through of said list until the next start time. • going into active mode and running through said list in order, and, for each meter: o sending a synchronisation frame to said meter, the start time, referred to as the next start time, contained in said synchronisation frame being identical for each meter in the list; ∘ following reception of an acknowledgement for the synchronisation frame, sending a frame requesting said meter to provide a reading; and ∘ passing to the following meter in said list following reception of a frame, referred to as a reading frame, containing the requested reading, each meter going on standby following the sending of the reading frame; o sending a synchronisation frame to said meter, the start time, referred to as the next start time, contained in said synchronisation frame being identical for each meter in the list; ∘ following reception of an acknowledgement for the synchronisation frame, sending a frame requesting said meter to provide a reading; and ∘ passing to the following meter in said list following reception of a frame, referred to as a reading frame, containing the requested reading, each meter going on standby following the sending of the reading frame; • and going on standby following the running through of said list until the next start time.