water meter removal thames water

daveboy1974

hi i have a weter meter and was paying £20 a month, i have an 13 month baby now and water is used a bit more, thames water have just increase my monthly direct debit to £70 a month, which i cant afford, one question i want to know can i have my water meter removed, ???, have asked thames water they are looking into this and will reply by the 24 jan 13,,

HAS ANYONE HAD A METER REMOVED ???

bryanb

They never remove, some people can revert to the old system.

McKneff

They will only take them out if you have had it in less than a year.

If they have upped your direct debit that much, it means you were not paying enough for your past use and you are in debt so playing catch up,

Just try to be more frugal with water.

Do you know how much your annual usage was last year (Not what you paid by dd, it is irrelevant)

Find out the cost of your annual consumption and then ask a neighbour who hasnt got a metre how much their's in on rateable value. I think you will find you are still quids in with a meter.

deanos

McKneff wrote: »

They will only take them out if you have had it in less than a year.
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they never take them out as the next person who moves in automatically goes on the meter.

Unless you were the person who requested the meter and in the first year (some water co's 2 year) then you will stay paying on the meter

southcoastrgi

we have all had meters put in in the last three months & are on the old system till the spring, then we go onto the meter with no choice, i really don't mind i've already used 1000 ltrs less than next door so should save me a fortune

silvercar

Thames is a compulsary metering area, so either you requested a meter and within the first year you can elect to be charged on the old system or you recently moved in or took a new lease and are stuck with it.

macman

Meters are never physically removed, though you can revert to RV billing within the first 12 months after fitting (unless you are a new tenant/owner since the meter was fitted, in which case metering is compulsory).
It's unlikely that your consumption has risen 350%, so the reason for the huge DD increase is probably due to previous under-estimated billing, and now you have a big catch-up bill. Your DD will drop back once the debt has been cleared.
Avoid this is future by giving regular readings, say every 3 months.