Why are you choosing the same meter as used in your area? (presumably by your surgery?)
There are much cheaper ones out there...
The meter commonly recommended on the forum is the SD Codefree, because it is cheaper to run than almost all the others. There are comparison reports available online that show the SD Codefree is of standard accuracy.
Whatever you choose, please do check around on price before you make the final decision. Regular testing over the months and years to come can work out quite pricey, if you are paying for it yourself, and are using something that costs something like £25 for 50 tests. (I test multiple times a day, because I eat to my meter.)
Edited to add: just googled GlucoRX strips, and they looked like about £12 for 50 - so not too bad.
But I think the SD Codefree ones are about £7 for 50.
I suppose I am just advising you to shop around...