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Help! Water bill increased to £117
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Merlin139 said:Have you made a complaint to Southern water about the length of time it took them to read your meter? Do the same rules about back billing apply to water as they do with Energy?
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Have you actually read the meter yourself? Then read it again a week later/ month / whatever later to see your actual usage??1
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tim_p said:Have you actually read the meter yourself? Then read it again a week later/ month / whatever later to see your actual usage??rainbow_fountains said:Devongardener said:Is a meter reading shown on your bills? If so you can compare usage over previous quarters..2023-2024 was 401 litres a day.2024-2025 was 471 litres a day.2023: £26.70 per month
2024: £59.41 per month
2025: £117.57 per month
The monthly DD amount in £ is irrelevant. The key figure is the amount you're using and the rate per m3. The m3 rate has increased this year by around 50% so if you're now using nearly 20% more water than last year as well then that will be a significant jump in your bills even without any arears being added.
If you check your meter regularly you'll be able to see if the 471 litres is close to what your consumption is but either way it would be worth taking some measures to reduce your use.Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0 -
rainbow_fountains said:
2023: £26.70 per month
2024: £59.41 per month
2025: £117.57 per month
2023-2024: £200.79 in arrears.
2024-2025: £452.37 in arrears.Ok, so while paying £59.41 a month (£712.92 a year) your arrears increased by £251.58. An annual bill of £964.50.Which means your "correct" monthly payment in 2024 should have been £80.38.Bills have since increased by almost 50% (link below) so you your bill for 2025-26 will be closer to £1400 and your monthly payment should be about £120.And that's without doing anything about your arrears; clearing those during the year would make your monthly payment more like £160.Link:
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