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Payment plan on a meter?
Ok so I've just recieved through my new bill for my new property I'm in. I've moved to a metered place and I've recieved a payment plan... how does this work when they dont know what your usage will be? Is it just an estimate and so will be in credit if I dont use enough? Should I go with it and make the payments and then…
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Is sewerage also calculated off the meter?
Hi all. Have had a look through some threads for the answer but to no avail. My sister has a meter fitted for the water consumption with Essex & Suffolk and is billed for sewerage by Anglia Water. I just wanted to know if Anglia speak to Essex & Suffolk to calculate the sewerage charges from the amount of water used?…
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increased bill by anglia water
hi, a man from anglia water came to read my meter last week and today i received a letter saying my recent bill for water service charges shows high consumption and my budget payments of £35 a month is not enough to cover my consumption so I have an outstanding balance of £519.19 so my payments have been increased to £89…
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Please Help, water bill and leaking toilet, rented flat!
Hi im a bit confused from things ive read so was looking for some sound legal advice if anyone could help!? I live in a rented flat in manchester and i am due to move out on tuesday. A few months ago i discovered the toilet had been leaking due to a letter from the water utilities making me aware of excessive water usage.…
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Expensive welsh water bill
My girlfriend and I have just moved in to a 1 bedroom studio flat. We have just had the water bill for the next 12 months. Its £466! this is apparently on an 'assessed measured charge' and next to it it sais 'average use - occupancy 3' In reality my girlfriend will not be here for the next 6-12 months so it will be only 1…
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Water tank solution
Hi all, I have just moved into a new flat, which does not have gas supplied to the premesis. I have economy 7 which heats my water overnight at a cheaper rate in a "fortic combination tank". However in the bathroom i also have an electric shower which heats the water directly. It also drains electricity. It appears that i…
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Please Help - Do I need to pay!
Hi people, I've just received a phone call today saying that I have a utility bill from June 2005 that is unpaid (£274!). Our tenancy had ceased by that point and we left the property having cancelled all of our bills on departure. We have never received a bill relating to this or any other correspondance. Does anyone know…
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Does this water bill seem expensive to you?
I live in a 1 bedroom flat with my girlfriend in Margate. It used to be part of one big house, but has only been converted into a flat within (I assume) the last year or so. We live above a shop, and there's another flat next door to us, but we have been assured by our landlady that all three 'properties' including the…
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Anglian Water bill 7x more than usual!!
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me... I have recently received my third water bill from Anglian Water. The first was for Feb - Aug 08 = £104, the second was for Aug 08 - Jan 09 = £62, the third was for Jan 09 - Jul 09 = £703!!! All of these bills are based on actual meter readings. There are no leaks, as I have carried out…
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gggggrrrrrr.......help?
Hi I moved into a newbuild house at the end of April. The site manager told us there was no water meter fitted and he had been onto the people who fit them on numerous occasions to be told, well what you worried about, they just wont get bills until we fit it. Fine. So we get in touch with the water company to be told it…
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Applying for water meter
Sorry this is more of a rant than anything else, as I don't think anything can be done. These companies are a law unto themselves & as usual its the consumers who have to suffer. I want to move into a property (which I already own) & which has been empty for a while. It does not currently have a water meter & because its…
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How clean is the water?
Do the companies publish results on water contents? Can you ask for them to take a sample and have it tested? Is there a charge?
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To water meter, or not to water meter, that is the question.....
I've just started renting a property. It is a 3 bed house. I was greeted to the glorious sight of a water bill the other day and upon opening it, thought that I was going to faint. Yorkshire Water want to charge me £285 from now until the end of March for water. Two Hundred and Eighty Five Pounds!!!!!!!! When asked how…
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Meters what do you use?
After having a water meter for a year ive used 41000 litres which costs me £110 plus £138 sewerage works out at just over £20 pcm im with SWW.
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SIX hundred and SIXTY THREE rotten quid!
Hi all, The story is long - and my main question is at the bottom if you'd like to skip there... Back when I had my water meter fitted I expected that my water bills would reduce by a lot since there's only me and my cat Sally here. Of course I have some tropical fish too, but they don't drink a lot, honest :) So I was a…
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STW Debt Collection Search
Hello all Quick question, I have finally gotten round to checking out my credit file and noticed that there was an entry by CCML (Complete Credit Management Limited) - Severn Trent Water on it giving a reason of the search to be debt collection. I have never missed a payment on anything so to see this was a bit of a shock.…
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Toilet flushing question?
Hi all, I live in a house which has a water meter, just wondered what people views were on toilet flushing.. I normally have a wee but don't flush as I usually drink allot of water and am always going to the loo think I've got a weak bladder however when I go for a number 2 I always flush. Do most people on water meters do…
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Does this sound right.....?
my last bill says... water supply 38 cubic metres - 49.42 water standing charge - £4.80 used water 38 cubic metres - 32.06 used water standing charge - £2.39 a total of £88.67 (covering period - 22 may to 04 august) does this seem right considering.... i only actually starting living in the house mid june its only me in…
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help with your utility debts
about a year ago mabey a bit longer now i fell into considerable debt with my water and gas bill water was my own silly fault but gas was a long standing problem from when i mooved into my property 3 years previous while i tryed to sort this out i felt like i was hitting a brick wall and like majority of us do i burried my…
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Water Bill received today is extortionate
Hi guys I am looking for a bit of advice what to do please. I have received my 6 month bill from January to July and it is extremely high especially compared to our last 6 month bill back in December. It is around £400 more than the last 6 month period. We have had a leaking tap in our kitchen for some time now and I have…
