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margaeyre
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Hi!
I've just moved, and Yorkshire Water has just sent me an estimate of what they believe my family will be using. They plan to charge us £45 a month!!!
In our previous address we were paying only £18, and although this house is slightly bigger, we certainly are not going to use almost 3 times as much water.
We have a water meter, so is there anything I can do to get a lower monthly charge?
Thanks for reading!
I've just moved, and Yorkshire Water has just sent me an estimate of what they believe my family will be using. They plan to charge us £45 a month!!!
In our previous address we were paying only £18, and although this house is slightly bigger, we certainly are not going to use almost 3 times as much water.
We have a water meter, so is there anything I can do to get a lower monthly charge?
Thanks for reading!
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Were you in Yorkshire Water's area previously?
Was your previous house metered?
Are you paying for surface water drainage in this new house?
Size of house doesn't matter for water charges. However £18 a month is very low for a 'family'.
If you have grounds for believing that you are being charged too high a monthly DD, then discuss with them and get it lowered.0 -
HI!
Yes, my previous house was metered and we are living in the same town, three miles away, and that's what we were paying. We are two adults, a toddler and a baby, so four altogether. We did have to pay a final balance of £60 when we moved, so about £5 per month more than the 18. Still, that's nowhere near £45.
And sorry, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but why did you put family in " ?
Thanks for replying,0 -
HI!
And sorry, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but why did you put family in " ?
Thanks for replying,
Because the size of the bill is dependant on the number of people and as you had put 'family' in your post, it was drawing attention to at least 3 people in the house.
With 4 people in the house, the average consumption would be between 200 to 240 cubic metres a year. That would mean a charge of £450 to £550 pa
You need to check if your new property has Surface Water Drainage(SWD) charges levied - and if so, can you claim relief.0 -
HI,
I've just spoken to a really nice guy from YW, who's looked into how much water we used at our previous address, and amended their estimate.
So at least it was easy to sort out!!
Thanks for reading!0 -
HI,
I've just spoken to a really nice guy from YW, who's looked into how much water we used at our previous address, and amended their estimate.
So at least it was easy to sort out!!
Thanks for reading!
At £23 a month that's still only 57 litres per person per day.
Flushing the toilet uses about 8 litres.
Having a shower uses about 35 litres every time.
Washing the dishes about 10 litres.
Washing the clothes about 65 litres every time.
Other miscellaneous usage tea/coffee/washing hands etc about 10 litres or so per day.:footie:Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S)
Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money.
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according to ywa a cubic meter is £1.130
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You claim it through the SWD form the water company send you, the reduction is applied from the year of applying so if you did it now it would be from April 2011.
Anyone can claim it as long as NO surface water goes into the drainage systemThere is a race of men that don't fit in; A race that can't stand still;
So they break the hearts of kith and kin, and roam the world at will.
Robert Service0 -
tappet_rattle wrote: »How and where can you claim this? can anybody claim?
I suggest you do a search on this forum for Surface Water Drainage.
Essentially if none of the water from gutters driveways etc, enters the sewerage system, you don't have pay that element.
It is common practice for water to enter soakaways, or a stream etc, and in many areas for the past 30 years or more planning permission will not be granted unless there are soakaways.
Soakaways are basically large pits that were dug during construction and filled with rubble and covered over. Most householders will not know they exist let alone where they are situated.
SWD is called by various names with the different water companies and can be a fixed charge, or pro-rata.0 -
Hi margaeyre - As a new account at this address, it's your choice as wether you pay the Water Bill by Direct Debit or cheques to pay off twice yearly bills
In my water region you get a miserly £3 off your first bill only when you Switch to Direct Debit payment, and for this you are at the mercy and vageries of increased D/D demands for as long as you live in the property.
However with twice yearly billing, you get the bill, check the meter and if it ain't kosher you dont pay anything till you get a corrected bill - My advice is to stay in control0
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