Does this water bill seem right?

runlululurun

My parents were paying in excess of £100 per month for their water bill up until a few months ago. It is now down to around £30.00 per month.

My Dad believes this is because he fixed a leaky tap in the downstairs bathroom, but it seems an awful lot of water from a leaky tap! There was at the same time a mains leak that was related to next door.

I am wondering if it's worth investigating this further and how would I go about it?

Our bill is usually around £20 p/m so seems extortionate to be over £100 but we are with different providers.

Any thoughts?

Norman_Castle

Presumably they are using metered water and the bills are actual rather than estimated Try switching their water off and seeing if it affects the neighbors.
£70 per month sounds very unlikely for a leaky tap. Contact the provider, explain the £70 difference and ask them to check your parents meter is only supplying your parents.

This estimates £18 per year for a leaky tap. http://www.waterwise.org.uk/pages/faqs.html

deanos

might include arrears for underpayment

macman

Since water prices vary by up to 250% nationally it's impossible to answer your question by comparing across regions. Who is the supplier and how many units have been billed on the respective bills?