You mean the cables running from the meter to the panel? That seems to be an absolute UK particularity that only exists there and in UK influenced countries. In most of continental Europe I've never seen anything like this.
Here in Austria all wiring around the meter is supposed to be hidden by the meter base, which can only be removed by breaking the PoCo seal, making the wiring more or less tamper resistant. I think somewhere I still have pictures of a fairly recent Austrian service.
