Thames Water waste water charges

jcarver007

Hi,

Looking for advice. Thames Water are asking for a payment of £70 for charges relating to waste water including water run off from the roof of a property down drainage pipes.

Although a small cost I am loathed to pay it as the property was used for storage only and they have confirmed that water usage was 0. They have now got a recovery company called Advantis involved.

My view is that as I have not entered into any aggreement with them to pay this I should not have to pay it.

Any views?

Fosterdog

If the water drained into the public drainage and sewerage system then you owe the money. If the property had its own system installed then you don't owe the money.

You are quite lucky to not have to pay a daily standing charge whether water was used or not, where I live that is £19 a month before any usage is added on top.

mattyprice4004

Does the property being used only for storage mean that no rain falls on it, and thus no need for the charge?

Didn't think so....

fleshandbone

You have to pay for rain?

agrinnall

fleshandbone wrote: »

You have to pay for rain?

The people of Manchester are up in arms!

You have to pay for run off if it goes into the public sewer. Although given that the standard calculation is based on a percentage of the cost of water consumed I'm not sure how they come up with a figure at all when the consumption is zero.

fleshandbone

agrinnall wrote: »

The people of Manchester are up in arms!

You have to pay for run off if it goes into the public sewer. Although given that the standard calculation is based on a percentage of the cost of water consumed I'm not sure how they come up with a figure at all when the consumption is zero.

This is a crazy law. We need more global warming as this rain could become quite expensive.