Can't Access Water Meter

greyteam1959

I have just moved into a housing association house.
Gas and electric meter readings have been taken and recorded. 
Water meter readings have not been recorded.
This is because none of the four houses in the street have individual access to the water meters. 
They are all under one massive cast iron cover that you cannot lift up. 
How on earth do we get an opening meter reading ??
Neither Yorkshire water not the housing association seemed particularly concerned about not having a meter reading !

Boohoo

greyteam1959 said:

I have just moved into a housing association house.
Gas and electric meter readings have been taken and recorded. 
Water meter readings have not been recorded.
This is because none of the four houses in the street have individual access to the water meters. 
They are all under one massive cast iron cover that you cannot lift up. 
How on earth do we get an opening meter reading ??
Neither Yorkshire water not the housing association seemed particularly concerned about not having a meter reading !

Do you have a photo of the said cover to put up on here?

Have you asked the neighbours about how they get access to their meters or how do they get the correct billing from YW ?

Are all the house's HA's because some HA property can include water charges so unless you know this is the case I would keep trying to get access to the meter.