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Water Bills sticky
🌊 Here are some threads you might find useful: * Water Bills questions and comments * Water meters - pros and cons 🚰 Here's some relevant content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Cut your water bills * Water bills - news stories 💦 And here are some other handy sites: * Ofwat - water sector regulator in England and Wales * CCW…
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Water bill debt out of nowhere!
In really need of some help. We have lived at our property for 2 1/2 years. We have always paid our water bill on time at £48 a month. Suddenly in September SWW tried to take £137 from our bank with no communication or warning. It obviously bounced! When I logged into my account they said we owed them over £400 and this…
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Severn Trent - I do not trust their tactics?
In spring this year (Mar/Apr 2025) a company representing Severn Trent installed equipment outside mine and my neighbours properties in the culdesac of approx 40 houses outside our boundaries on the footpath. I was told it was to monitor pressure etc by the workmen. over the years I have always paid my bill monthly based…
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over paying bill rateable value 2bed 1 occupant band A council tax
Friend has just found out she has been paying for 2 adults and 1 child for the past 7yrs due to the landlord- water company ie Severn Trent not telling her or knowing she had to ,she is on benefit's about to get a state pension and struggling to pay bills ,have rang severn trent and all they say is if water meter, house a…
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British Gas leaving a vunrable adult with No internal stop tap
British Gas recently installed a new boiler at my mother’s house. She’s 87, suffers from arthritis, and has limited eyesight, making her vulnerable. During the installation, which was booked for a full day, the engineer had trouble with the internal stop tap not restoring the water. It’s a Surestop, easy for her to use.…
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Water meter hasn't been read for ages!
My water meter hasn't been read by United Utilities since 06/12/2022, although I do provide them with my own readings at the end of every month. Can I claim a penalty payment under the new rules that came into force this summer?
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Forced to have a water meter
I am with Severn Trent and twice refused to have a water meter fitted although it was not going to be actually metered. They came back while I was away and installed it anyway. Now they are telling me this is a ‘water stressed environment’ and have said it’s mandatory for me to be metered. I know I don’t use much so it’s…
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SES Water - Government backed water scheme
Hi I am with SES water and within their standing charge they have a contribution which is for the above - and is used for people who can't pay their bills. It was £6.20 in January and is now £11.95. I have tried speaking to them to understand firstly why it has gone up by nearly 50% but secondly why it is that we are…
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Southern Water Bill
Just got my latest Southern Water Bill and compared to previous. Yearly Standing Charge for Water & Waste:- 2023/4 = £78.80 2024/5 = £90.00 2025/6 = £142.90 Cost for Water & Drainage per year:- (We average 102.4 Cu.M per Year) 2023/4 = £381.89 2024/5 = £433.62 2025/6 = £641.26 Our total Bill will be for 2025/6 will be…
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Thames Water 40% Bill Increase – No Transparency, No Justification!
Hi everyone, I’m posting to see if others are facing the same outrageous bill increase from Thames Water and to figure out what can be done. My latest bill has gone up by 40% with no proper explanation, and every attempt to get answers has been met with corporate nonsense, vague responses, or outright ignoring my…
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Surface water drainage charges
Hi everyone! I'd be very grateful for the advice of you experts in relation to my situation. Sorry as I know there are lots of posts already on this but I can't see anything on this particular point. We moved into a new build property last year and the surface water on our estate drains into an attenuation pond which then…
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Water usage almost doubled in number of households in my village
A few weeks ago on my local village FB page people were commenting on the fact South Staff Water have said their usage has almost doubled so have to pay more. Now I have joined this having had the latest bill after a meter reading. The only leak I personally had was a toilet issue but I turned the water off it until it was…
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Smart Water Meter - not an option?
Hi, We've been looking at switching to a Water Meter - we've run the numbers and think we'll be better off, especially after a recent £20 a month increase, meaning our bill has more than doubled over the past couple of years after a prior £20 increase. Water is expensive...and we've had a hosepipe ban for months. By…
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Standing charges for water increased by over 40% in July-Portsmouth Water
So I just had my metered half-year bill from June to Dec 2025. Absolutely stunned by the following (increased in July): Retail Standing
charge was 4.99452p/day is now 7.48219p/day= 49.8% increase Wholesale
standing charge 15mm was 3.1589p/day is now 4.5644p/day=44.5% increase Water used was
£0.8812/m3 is now £1.1205/m3=27%…
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Water meters installed into wrong flat - Thames Water
I have been with Thames Water many years, asked for water metre previously and was told it was not possible to have one as it is a block with many flats and something about the pipework. So they put me on a fixed monthly fee which recently have doubled. Last night my water supply got suddenly cut off and I found out that a…
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How much can I save with a soakaway? (Thames Water)
I have a semi-detached house in South London with a fairly respectably sized back garden. I would like to set up a soakaway as cheaply as possible and direct at least some of my runoff rainwater into it.I am an exceptionally low water-user, and it is disgraceful that my standing charges are so high: it's bad enough for…
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South East Water "make it up" tariffs and billing
Hi, sorry this is a bit long to explain, but I'd welcome any comments or advice please. I moved into my home in 2009 from the much cheaper (at the time) Thames Water area. At the time we paid our bills to South East Water and Southern for water supply and waste water. Shortly after moving in and being shocked by the…
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My bill is exactly the same as previous occupant was in credit
Seems bit strange it should be the same amount he was in credit by. He is dead now . About £347 not even for 12 months seems steep. Not got my bill with me, suppose I should see if estimated or not. Supposed to be a smart meter. I will contact them.
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Huge increase in our Thames Water bill from October of this year
Following a recent bank statement indicating a much bigger spend than usual last month, I have discovered our Thames Water bill went up from £75 a month to a staggering £257 from the beginning of October of this year. A second payment for the same larger amount has just gone out. This is roughly 3.5 x the usual amount.…
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Missed payment Castle Water
I run a small retail shop and have done since 2007 . Castle water are my water provider and I pay my bill on receipt of an email. In October 2024 my bill was £15:32 however for reasons I yet can’t work out all emails from Castle water were being directed to my junk mail. It was only when I received a physical letter in…
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Can a water company say a water meter was read when it wasn’t?
My parents’ water bill showed meter readings that had stayed exactly the same for the last few years (last 5 readings had stayed exactly the same). They don’t take the meter readings themselves as have always relied on the 6 months company readings. Thinking the meter must be broken, I asked for it to be checked. Turns out…
