united utilities rant, I need help!

[battybird]

Water rates seem to be so random...our son who lives in a 1 bed flat has just paid a bill of £114 for 6mths Still has the waste one to come (about the same amount) whereas 2 of us in a three bed house on a water meter pay £30 for the same period (waste is about £50). He cannot have a meter as its a council flat! That link from stonehead looks well worth following up! Now I wonder why the water companies dont tell us about these things?????

[Susie]

I've just checked ours again and I was completely wrong. £80 for a year. I don't even know how that can be, but, yes yours is way too much!

[Nomada]

Hi, just a quick update, it doesn't look good, even the CAB are saying there's not all that much you can do if they can't fit a meter, but mayme we'll be lucky and we can. You can't switch form you r supplier, you can't be disconected, they can reassess the bill but we did a calculation and it'll likely only knock off a fiver a month. These guys have people by the goolies! We'll apply for one of those grants and we'll just have to keep a lookout for another/better jobs. If the worst comes to the worst I'll be looking for somewhere else to live that can have a meter or is cheaper, after what happened earlier on in the year I think I'm done with this place anyway. Thanks guys!

[oldjerry]

Nomada,you have my sympathy,I really think it's a rip off,one thing occurs to me though,having read through your original post,if you're not being metered,have BLOODY HUGE baths,2 or 3 times a day,cos it aint gonna make no difference.(Is it worth a word with the HA who run your place,every one else must be in the same crap.(maybe then they'd put in meters.) Best WIshes,anyhow.

[Millymollymandy]

I'm sorry you are paying so much for a small flat - doesn't make sense. I guess it is something to think about and ask about when renting property - mind you I never had to pay for the water when I rented in England as that was always covered by the landlord - we paid gas and leccy.

[Nomada]

Hi, forgot to say we had the water meter fitted! The first bill has just arrived and we've saved almost £32 on our monthly water bill! So there you go! We were totally ripped off!