Hose pipe bans

Undervalued

I live in one of the areas that has just introduced a hosepipe ban! Typically the Water Company's FAQs are very ambiguous as to whether this applies to (micro) drip systems and come to that what constitutes such a system? Any idea what is the norm?

Apparently there is a seven day delay before the ban (which has started) becomes legally enforceable but they rather gloss over that too!

la531983

Given its essentially unenforceable, why the worry?

subjecttocontract

Large fines being applied sounds like enforcement to me.

Troytempest

You are bound to have a 'do gooder' type neighbour that will dob you in…..the world is full of busy bodies.

Jemma01

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82065990#Comment_82065990

To be fair, when it is a shared resource, the neighbours are affected by it. The neighbour that complains about council rule violations that don't affect them are the ones I can't fathom.

subjecttocontract

Lucky me ! My home is EXCEMPT from hose pipe bans. Blue Badge holder.

Swipe

Fill your water butts from the mains before the ban starts

subjecttocontract

It already started here at 1am Saturday morning.

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82066037#Comment_82066037

18th floor of a tower block?

Believe Blue Badge holders (and those who are in receipt of certain benefits) are exempt.

Does anything exempt a house(hold) rather than an individual?

Boohoo

Affinity water sent me an email Thursday saying my water meter prices are going up(they started charging 1/04/26) by 12% for water and whatever Thames charge for sewage is also going up and then say how good they have been at reducing leaks and doing good for the environment.

Friday I get another email saying hose pipe ban starts 17/7/26.

Dustyevsky

flaneurs_lobster: Does anything exempt a house(hold) rather than an individual?

Any smallholding or farm where crops or animals require a water supply is exempt.

(However, I've just fed our hens some half-melted frozen peas to cool them down. They wouldn't appreciate being sprayed with water! )