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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 meter reduces bill
So just thought I'd post back been over 6 months I've had a water meter 2 bed semi with 2 adults and 2 kids. Use to be charged on retainable value bill went from £38 every 4 weeks to £52 weeks every 4 weeks. So requested a water meter. I have had my account set up to take £40 every 4 weeks built up £240 credit been billed…
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Burst Water Main on Boxing Day
I live in Scotland. It has been cold today reaching a max of 3°c This evening at 9pm we became aware of a kerfuffle outside. It transpired that there is a burst water main opposite our house. There is a mechanical digger and three trucks. The guys are still there and it’s now 11.30pm. Not surprisingly our own water is off.…
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If you don't ask, you don't get!
A friend, who cannot have a meter installed received his bill and asked me to help him pay it online. He lives alone, is retired, in a two bed semi, and only fully occupies it circa 4 days a week. The neighbour has extended his property and has a family, his bill was for the same amount; £322. Because I had read the…
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£550 Grant towards Lead Pipe Replacement with United Utilties
I've just had a new blue pipe installed by a WIAPS certified company, and received a call from United Utilities acknowledging the installation and that they will now move on with arranging its connection in the coming weeks. Additionally they told me I qualified for their new grant scheme, and will receive a payment of…
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Change to Water Meter - Wessex Water Region
After receiving this year's water bill of £1,168 (£97 per month over 12 months) I decided to change to a water meter due to the increase in cost from the previous year. I had been meaning to do this for a while, but for a few years my adult children had boomeranged back to living with us (divorce and landlord selling…
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Told I couldn't have a meter, may not be the case
I moved into my house some 7-8 years ago. As there was a change of ownership, the water company were going to install a meter. They came and changed something in the pavement and then I'm pretty sure I heard nothing for quite a few months. I remember phoning them to ask what was happening and they told me that they…
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What happened to the rebate?
In MSE News in September 2022 it was reported that water companies were forced to customers bills by April 2023. Water companies forced to cut customer bills from April 2023 - here's what you need to know (moneysavingexpert.com) I don't remember seeing that, in fact all I hear now is that they are going to rise.
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Using water butt water in the home
Hi guys Me and my wife live in a four bedroom terraced house, and we're on a water meter. I noticed our bills went up since covid, home more etc etc. I recently installed a 210 litre water butt to my guttering down pipe, and to my amazement, it is nearly 3/4 full already after just 1 day of rain last night, which I…
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Severn Trent Water
My father recently passed away so I contacted Severn Trent Water to inform them. They sent me a final bill which showed a credit. I rang to request the refund. They asked if I was the Executor I informed them he didn't leave a Will so as his daughter I was dealing with it. They informed me I would need Letters of…
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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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Cheapest option? Social Tariff or Water Meter. Severn Trent
Hi All, My brother lives on his own in a rented (council) OAP 1 bedroom bungalow and his wife suddenly passed away just over 1 week ago. Now he retired to look after his wife but never claimed any form of benefit. Her State Pension was what they lived on plus spending some of there savings to top it up. He doesn't have a…
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South West Water S/c's up by huge amount
Quarterly s/c has gone up from £23 to £38, no doubt inspired by the crooked energy industry and, again, anti-Green as it hits low users hardest in percentage terms. I am just going to pay the unit cost and see what happens, rather go to prison than give these animals any more money.
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Water compensation to double for some in England
If you experience problems with your water supply, such as low pressure, outages and poor service, companies in England will pay more in compensation from Wednesday 2 July. Read the full story: Water compensation to double for some in England – you could be due £100s for outages, poor service and more – here's what's…
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Severn Trent smart water meters disappointment
Severn Trent provided a smart water meter a couple of years ago. It later installed telephone poles equipped with radio equipment to collect data from the meters. Even better, it provided customers with My Smart Tracker, which provided hourly water usage statistics. Last week, Severn Trent stated to me: "we don't provide…
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Time to rethink rainwater harvesting?
It's just started pouring with rain so I've come inside for a cup of tea and now seems an appropriate time to create this post :smile: Anyone who's looked at rainwater harvesting (in the UK!) in the past is likely to have come to the conclusion that it doesn't make much sense in pure financial terms and may not ever pay…
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Water has gone up from £25 to £154 a month due to estimated readings
we have just had our latest water bill and its gone from £25 to £154 So they are saying we went from 2021 to 29th October 2024 with estimated readings. we have a water meter. why didn't they read the meter in those years ? and why has it never been suggested we ever have to increase our payments. i know we should have…
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Thames Water WaterHelp - outrageous hidden downside of their social tariff
I'm a single occupier in a one-bedroom flat (water meter not possible), and, like many of you, have been horrified to find my annual bill from Thames Water has increased to over £500 a year. Following the advice on the MoneySavingExpert's Cheaper water bills page, I applied for Thames Water's social tariff (WaterHelp),…
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Water meter
I'm not sure how many people check their water meter, but they can leak too and cost you money. Recently turned my water off to do a job in house and found it still turning the meter!!. The water company had no checks to see how long it had been like this but they did give me some compensation and a new meter. Good to…
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water meter is cheaper
doing a full review of all my outgoings i thought it would be good idea to call northumbria water up my account all up todate , and been on a meter for about 10+ years give or take i asked would it be cheaper being on a the fixed rates, and answer is NO living on my own is £26pm on a meter or the fixed rates £46pm so if…
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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…
