Thames Water: Frequency of payments

george4064

I will shortly be moving home later this month and I’m really confused whether Thames Water (TW) charge more if you pay monthly compared to annually/bi-annually/quarterly or whether it’s all the same total cost no matter which payment method/frequency you opt for.

The property we’re moving to does not have a meter.

Ive had a look through the website and couldn’t find anything, could someone here please confirm?

Thanks in advance,

Cardew

No difference between amount you pay on a Direct Debit or any other payment method.

However without a meter(by law) you pay for your water  6 months in advance in April and Oct - technically it is a year in advance. They waive that condition if you pay by monthly DD.

However I suspect that you will be forced to have a meter.

george4064

Cardew said:

No difference between amount you pay on a Direct Debit or any other payment method.

However without a meter(by law) you pay for your water  6 months in advance in April and Oct - technically it is a year in advance. They waive that condition if you pay by monthly DD.

However I suspect that you will be forced to have a meter.

Sorry I should’ve made my OP clearer. We wanted to know if it’s cheaper to pay TW say annually rather than monthly? Happy to do direct debit.

Would prefer monthly as it’s easier to keep track, but if annual (or bi-annual, or quarterly) is cheaper then I would consider that too.

Cardew

The amount you pay is the same regardless of any method of payment Direct Debit, cash, weekly monthly, quarterly, annually. i.e. if your bill is, say, £500pa you will pay £500 and there is no way to make it cheaper.

pokora

They wont charge you more.

Check if any of your circunstances apply for a discount:

https://www.thameswater.co.uk/help/account-and-billing/understand-your-bill/unmetered-customers