Ministers To 'Approve Compulsory Water Meters'

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The Government is planning to make household water meters compulsory, according to a report.

Ministers are said to be on the verge of agreeing to a request from Thames Water to install metering across the board. If that happens, other companies are expected to follow suit.

The firm told Sky News it was not aware that an announcement is imminent, but spokesman Simon Evans said that if a report in the Sunday Times is true it would be "excellent news".

Mr Evans stressed there is no connection between a possible decision and the current drought, insisting the company has been lobbying for blanket metering since 2008.

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Cardew

Pay for what you use? What a revolutionary concept!!!

What I find strange is that for the past 20+ years all the water companies have been able to make meters compulsory on change of occupant, yet that regulation has rarely been enforced.

Gothicfairy

About time too..

macman

Is the UK still the only country in Europe that offers unmetered supplies?

kaya64

not only are we forced to pay for the water but the water we pay for is unhealthy , check out fluoride .

Gothicfairy

Damn sight more healthy then half the world though..and why shouldn't we pay for it ? Should it be free ?and if so, why ?

bluewire

Only certain areas of the UK has fluoride added to the water supply. These are usually highly deprived areas with poor dental health. Fluoride is not added at the water companies request but that of the NHS/Government.

If you don't want the water why don't you request that your house is permanently disconnected from the mains, fill in your sewerage pipes and see how you get on.

kaya64

Gothicfairy wrote: »

Damn sight more healthy then half the world though..and why shouldn't we pay for it ? Should it be free ?and if so, why ?

Because fluoride is poison and water companies are forcing us to drink medicated water, until they take the flouride out I am not paying my bill and haven't paid since last November.
I don't mind paying for clean healthy water , but when they put poison in it I am going to pay them to kill me , who in the right mind would ?
besides water comes from the sky so its free and therefore should not be charged .

kaya64

bluewire wrote: »

Only certain areas of the UK has fluoride added to the water supply. These are usually highly deprived areas with poor dental health. Fluoride is not added at the water companies request but that of the NHS/Government.

If you don't want the water why don't you request that your house is permanently disconnected from the mains, fill in your sewerage pipes and see how you get on.

I don't want poisoning thanks and if you do some research you will learn that flouride is a fertilizer full of poison.
I haven't paid for my water since last November and don't intend to either I am not paying to be poisoned.

ps you don't need to be sarcastic this information may save you from developing diseases.

macman

'Water comes from the sky so it should be free'?
Well, gas and oil comes from the ground, so shouldn't gas and petrol be free as well?
You seem to forget that someone has to get the stuff out or collect it, treat it, store it and deliver it! And then dispose of it at the other end.
You'll get a lot more diseases drinking rainwater and tipping your sewage in the garden than you will from fluoride.
You are happy 'to be posioned'-but not to pay for it as well-rather bizarre!

kaya64

macman wrote: »

'Water comes from the sky so it should be free'?
Well, gas and oil comes from the ground, so shouldn't gas and petrol be free as well?
You seem to forget that someone has to get the stuff out or collect it, treat it, store it and deliver it! And then dispose of it at the other end.
You'll get a lot more diseases drinking rainwater and tipping your sewage in the garden than you will from fluoride.
You are happy 'to be posioned'-but not to pay for it as well-rather bizarre!

i would pay for the water if they took the flouride out of it , simple
I am not happy to be poisoned with water that has flouride in it thanks, I think you need to educate yourself about flouride and then consider if you really want to drink it .
You are one of the millions of sheeple who believe eveything the government and medical profession tells you , open your eyes and think for yourself for a change instead of being told everything .