No it's not. If it's artificially cheap, what's subsidising it? If nothing, it's not artificially cheap.
Price controls and artifically regulated market.
Must be worth a few quid to the SW's economy - I'm sure the businesses there are greatful for your generosity.
Much as patronising city folk love to assume us SWerners are all eternally grateful for every tourist pound that reaches it's way down here, most of us actually receive no benefit at all from the hordes.
Devon and Cornwall simply get jammed with terrible driving skilled tourists for two months and then they leave. Once they go home with their "bags of money," we continue to pay extortionate water rates to keep them happy.
A very small number make a fortune from tourism. The rest in the industry are minimum wage semi slaves who can't wait for September.
The rest of us just endure it.
More amusing, interesting and informative replies so thank you all. 8)
thepurist - thanks for the link and that really did surprise me!
Boardwalk - as in North Shore stylee for bikes, [b]not[/b] decking. 🙄
A couple of points if I may - water meter was already in place when I moved into this 3 bedroom house a few years ago. Daughter has recently moved in and sometimes my son comes to stay. So in theory I could end up paying more than a non-metered property.
Have never watered my garden, car is only occasionally washed, bikes are not excessively washed. I use this resource in the same way as electricity and gas, ie economically.
I believe that once a meter has been installed, you can not revert to the non-metered system.
All I'm really asking for is fairness. 😕
You live in a 3-bed place with a garden (with up to 3 occupants), pay £21 a month and you're moaning???
Cheeze. See my post above! 🙄
Speaking to a friend (customer service manager for a water company) she said, (her company) will mandatorily install a meter is they discover an unmanned watering system.
If your really bothered, complain to some-one who might do something about it.
Elf - no, £21 per month was for me only. With daughter here now, it will go up.
Agree that your's is high, how long is that rate fixed for?
As a Bristolian I'm under the same water company Dorset and North Somerset, I see no personal benefit from supporting Poole, Bournemouth [i]et al[/i].
Also, what Matt said...
I think people who water their lawns are a bit anel and obviously have nothing better to do than create the 'perfect' lawn. A guy 2 doors from us quite regularly spends hours strimming his lawn with a strimmer.. why?
What is really annoying is people who sprinkle their lawn during the day when over 50% of the water will evaporate striaght back up. Thick idiots
Just to boil your piss a bit more I think you're actually allowed to fill a swimming pool even during a hose pipe ban. Car washes don't have to shut down either.
We voluntarily had a meter installed, so that we paid for our usage rather than the rateable valuse of the house - gives you an incentive.
Dunno. It was nearly £27 last year. For one person in a small flat. With no garden. Water saving toilet etc.
😯 kin hell ... £31 per month for me in my 2 bed flat .... now wheres me frickin hosepipe cos im gonna give me bike and lawn another rinse 😀
Well we had a water leak near us on the road for 5 weeks,United Utilities, finally tried fixing it on Saturday, 4 men in suits and ties, and one bloke down the hole with a spade,and it now appears to be fixed at last.
Another leak on the River Dee cycle path has been leaking for nearly 4 weeks now, and the EA, Dwr Cymru or the local concil have still not found out who owns the supply, and we wonder why we have a hosepipe ban ❓
Saying that EA, where extremely good at chaseing up the matter.A very efficent agency.
Just to boil your piss a bit more I think you're actually allowed to fill a swimming pool even during a hose pipe ban.
But you do have to have a meter if you have one - well the water company around here said we do.
But you do have to have a meter if you have one - well the water company around here said we do.
Doesn't really help. If you can afford to build a swimming pool, I expect you'd be unlikely to bleat about the water bill.. unless there's some kind of sliding tariff I'm unaware of.
Why doesn't it help? Those people use more but they're paying for it - OK I'm making the assumption that water companies charge what it costs with a little profit.
BTW - not all people with pools are rich you know!
You pay £21 a month as a single occupier? What are you doing? Leaving the taps running when you go to bed?
there is two of us in my house, with diswahser, baths and showers and washing machines and we only pay £12 a month - with Thames water!
there is two of us in my house, with diswahser, baths and showers and washing machines and we only pay £12 a month - with Thames water!
EH????!!??
(Foams at mouth, blames immigrants)
I think I nice lush green lawn is loverly. All you people with block paving/tarmac don't help with the flooding problem when the rain comes. Plus you can't beat the smell of fresh cut grass 😉
Achoo!
(Hayfever)
CG why does it matter that you are a singleton; a meter charges on usage - you are obviously the one wasting water as you pay more than we do.
3 of us in a detached house with gardens, a water meter and £17 per month.
