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Grumpelstiltskin

Do you live in the South West>

Bullyboy20

Nope north west

MallyGirl

Bullyboy20 wrote: »

Hi
Water rate on meter would be more than 58 according to online Calculator.

The thing about a meter is that it puts the cost in your control. You can put hippo water saver bags in the cisterns to cut down on flush volume, or go for the 'if it's yellow, let it mellow' approach. You can put a timer in the shower to keep usage down. That sort of thing. Ours has just gone up from £30 to £32 this year - we are not in the south west though where their unit prices are much higher.

Bullyboy20

All a no its 58
And meter estimate on united utilities web site says 70 a month

Grumpelstiltskin

If the water meter calculation came out at £80 then either

You have a 6 bedroom mansion or

You are paying for the whole row of houses or

You have an enormous leak somewhere on your property or

The calculation is wrong.

Ring the water company and have a word with them.

Bullyboy20

I did when a moved in they said 80 and just done my self on their website and says 70

MallyGirl

Bullyboy20 wrote: »

All a no its 58
And meter estimate on united utilities web site says 70 a month

I guess the problem is that you can't go back if it proves more expensive. I just tried that calculator and it said my bill would be £807 on a meter when it is actually £380 so it isn't a great predictor!

Bullyboy20

Ye a remember them telling me this
I cant go back
Its a big rip of tbh
Last house was 22 a month and was just as big as this house.

Willing2Learn

Hi,

My thoughts on your SOA. (sorry if it repeats what others have said)

Have a look at

• MSE Cheap Energy Club to check whether you could save money on your gas and electricity.
• I would definitely consider having a water meter installed
• Mobile phone is very high. You could investigate getting a SIM-only deal
• Your groceries are extremely high. Do you batch cook and freeze?

You may not want to enter in to either a formal or informal debt repayment plan. But you are insolvent. Your expenses are too high and your income too low. (A DMP would only impact your credit file for six years and then the slate would be wiped clean.)

Grumpelstiltskin

This says you can change your mind for up to 2 years.

https://www.unitedutilities.com/my-account/all-about-water-meters/You-can-save-with-a-water-meter/

You must be using more than normal for the calculation to come out so high.