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Hi,

This has probably been asked before but it wasn't on the front page so I'll ask again ;)

Does anyone think we will be able to, one day, change our bill provider?

I don't mean completely deregulated like the train wreck that is g&e but rather the company that bills you, opening up to competition so you have more choice.

Likely?

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  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,060 Forumite
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    There has been much conjecture about this happening some time in the future, but I doubt it will ever happen.
  • Cardew wrote: »
    There has been much conjecture about this happening some time in the future, but I doubt it will ever happen.

    It's a shame that you're probably right.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Simply because water, unlike gas or electricity, cannot be physically distributed on a national basis.: there is no national water grid.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • macman wrote: »
    Simply because water, unlike gas or electricity, cannot be physically distributed on a national basis.: there is no national water grid.

    But it could be done on the basis of production and sale.

    If the companies the handled the water were separate from the billers then you could have some competition.

    More customer -> more purchasing power -> more discounts.

    At least that's the theory lol
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