Rates and water charges - just curious.....

System

ginger_nuts wrote:

its all very well getting a meter ,but if they want the money and you are not using enough they will put up the standing charges ,either way we are screwed .

BTW if I have to pay I want a meter as well ,

I suppose that's true but I will still be able to have a certain amount of control over my bills if I have a meter.

agal

On my "estimated" bill the standing charge for water is £17 and the variable charge is £50.15. So multiply these figures by 3 to get the real charges (i.e. in 3 years time). I can't give figures for sewerage as I have a septic tank.

Leothecat

What is the 'variable charge' for?

agal

Leothecat wrote:

What is the 'variable charge' for?

Here's what the bill says;

"There are two elements to both the water and sewerage charge, a standing charge of approx £51 for water and £48 for sewerage and a variable charge which is based on the capital value assessment of your property. The capital value is what is also being used to work out your domestic rates from this April and has been assessed by the Valuation and Lands Agency."

For reference, my capital value is £170000.

shaz77_2

What about this massive peace payement Northern Ireland is supposed to be getting, why isnt that put into the water service?

NAR

Good question chaz; problem is I think the locals (MLAs) are going to be too late to reverse the legislation.

marksimpson

NAR wrote:

Good question chaz; problem is I think the locals (MLAs) are going to be too late to reverse the legislation.

You'd almost think they were delaying it deliberately so as the electorate can't blame them in future. Of course I'm sure that's not really the case. :rolleyes:

waterboy

Please be aware that we already pay approximately 30% out of our rates to water and sewerage and now we are getting another seperate bill for the same bloody thing!
Please don't believe the govt. when they say we don't pay in our rates - this is a blatant lie!
Did our rates reduce when the govt. say we stopped paying in our rates? NO OF COURSE NOT!
REDUCE MY EXTORTIONATE RATES BY 30% AND I WILL PAY NEW WATER BILL!
I WILL NOT BE PAYING THIS UNFAIR TAX - LETS STAND TOGETHER AND DEFEAT THIS STEALTH TAX.
REMEMBER -current rate valuations are based on 2005 figures so lower than what they will be in 2010 when they are due to be revalued and guess what the Water Service is due to be sold off then also!! Imagine that - what a coincidence!! P.S I work on the inside - at the moment unless I lose my job under our new restructuring!

butterflymum

Well, at least the whole subject is getting a response here. Wonder if most responses the government are receiving are negative hence the following:

http://www.waterreformni.gov.uk/index/responses.htm

shaz77_2

I have a few more questions:

I was aware already that a percentage of our rates goes towards water and serwage, so what will happen to his percentage now that water charger are beinf introduced.

The Assembly is due to be up and running after the March elections, will this have any effect.

I am very curious still to know what will happen to our peace money.