Need some water bill help

Tariq2009

used 52m3 x 115.14 = £59.87 Standing charges : 137 days x 6.58p =£8.98

Sewerage Charges 90% of water usage :46.80m3x 124.49p = £58.26
Standing Cahrges : 137days x 18.36p = £25.07

Total Bill is £152.18 from 3rd april 2007 to 17th augus 07

Guys any way to claim any money back from this bill or any tips to save some money in future thanks

Cardew

Use less water???

Approx £2.40 per M3 for water sewerage is pretty high - but that depends where you live. Severn Trent charge £1.94.

52 M3 in 4.5 months is approx 140M3 a year. The average is approx 60M3 per year per person.

Tariq2009

Cardew wrote: »

Use less water???

Approx £2.40 per M3 for water sewerage is pretty high - but that depends where you live. Severn Trent charge £1.94.

52 M3 in 4.5 months is approx 140M3 a year. The average is approx 60M3 per year per person.

I live in Huntingdon district near cambridgeshire so how do i find out if that is right price that i am paying thanks

Cardew

Look at your company's website.

Would it be Anglian Water that cover your area?

hardpressed

Don't forget to claim for a rebate if your surface water doesn't go into the sewer, most houses don't. It's about £17 per annum, not a fortune but every little helps.

Cardew

hardpressed wrote: »

Don't forget to claim for a rebate if your surface water doesn't go into the sewer, most houses don't. It's about £17 per annum, not a fortune but every little helps.

That charge isn't shown in the detailed breakdown the OP gave.

Incidentally the surface water charge might be £17 for you, but it can be much higher depending on your company - up to £77 for Severn Trent and I don't think that is the highest in UK.

deanos

It could be AW or Cambridgshire water in that area.

www.cambridge-water.co.uk/
www.anglianwater.co.uk

dzug

You should also be checking your meter readings from time to time so that you are not paying for too much or too little water with inaccurate estimated readings.

There is NO chance that the actual rates (per M3, etc) in your bill are wrong.

LloydsTSB_Manager

Tariq do you have a water meter??

I got one installed a couple of months ago and if the meter isn't actually inside of your property it is essential to check for any possible excess leakage through old pipework, from the meter to your home. Take a reading and check it again after a long spell of being out of the house. A meter has got to be cheaper option in the long term for a single person..er hopefully?
I'm in NE England and Northumbria water were charging me £286.10 pa :mad:

Cardew

Lloyds/TSB_Manager wrote: »

Tariq do you have a water meter??

As his bill stated he had used 53 cubic meters it can be safely assumed that he has a meter!!!

maninthestreet

Tariq - how many people are there living at the property? Without knowing that, it's impossible to tell whether you water consumption is considered reasonable or not.