Making the news today....

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, GarethM said:

Isn't Scottish water still owned by the Scottish government tho ?.

Yes, payment is made as part of your annual council tax, if un metered. 

[openspaceman]

7 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Yes, payment is made as part of your annual council tax, if un metered. 

How does that work with a meter then?

 

My water unmetered charge (includes waste as the bigger portion) is £400/annum. If I had a meter it would be about £150/annum, but priority for meter fitting is to people moving in to unmetered properties so they are not rushing to fit one.

[sime42]

13 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Well 42 as much as you try to belittle those whom have questioned anything from day one with wisecracks like “ mythical great lie” the fact still stands that a serving minister at the heart of government throughout the whole thing is as much as telling you they frightened the likes of yourself into meek compliance. Read back over the early covid thread posts and you will find references to a work colleagues mother whom is a consultant cardio vascular surgeon, she on the verge of retirement went back on the wards at the beginning of the covid farce( due to surgery being suspended)  and has maintained throughout that the over reaction, the nightingale hospitals, the MSM and government propaganda etc etc has been nothing more than an utter disgrace and waste of billions. But as with Mesterh and his mocking I don’t expect you to ever acknowledge the fact you might just have been a tad overzealous with your defence of all the crap put in place for the past two years. As an aside here I am knowing dozens of people whom have had covid pre and post vaccination of all ages including myself twice, and the reality is I still do not know anyone whom has died because of covid. I don’t care about the actions of the  likes of yourself or others that bought into it wholeheartedly and without question, what bothers me right here and now is the current state we are in and the fact that a huge part of it was totally avoidable if people had just stoped and thought about much of what was done and where it was heading eventually. 

Drop Fido, Drop!

 

 

[Mark J]

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[sime42]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

How does that work with a meter then?

 

My water unmetered charge (includes waste as the bigger portion) is £400/annum. If I had a meter it would be about £150/annum, but priority for meter fitting is to people moving in to unmetered properties so they are not rushing to fit one.

I've heard a general rule of thumb being that if your house has less occupants than bedrooms then it's worth being on a meter. It was the case for us, £800 > £~500. No doubt the unmetered water rates were calculated long ago with some now outdated formulae. (Rateable Value of the property).

The sooner we're all on a meter the better.

 

I believe that there's also a big difference depending on where you are in the country.  Rural areas being more expensive than urban for example. SW being particularly high.

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by sime42

[openspaceman]

2 minutes ago, sime42 said:

I've heard a general rule of thumb being that if your house has less occupants than bedrooms then it's worth being on a meter. It was the case for us, £800 > £~500. No doubt the unmetered water rates were calculated long ago with some now outdated formulae.

Yes this is my understanding also. I should push for it but wanted to install a plastic pipe in place of the iron one currently and just haven't prioritised it, which is silly as my annual water bill is higher than my gas or electricity bills singly.

 

I have tested my well and it passed on all counts so given an electric pump and filter I could use that for bathing, flushing, DHW etc. and just keep the cold water main for cooking and drinking. There is some resistance to bathing in it from the other occupant.

 

Anyway I was asking Dave about how the water rate was managed if it is paid within the general rate when unmetered  but then how is it paid if metered?

 

I pay Affinity for my water and they reimburse Thames Water for the sewerage charge even though I am unmetered.

[sime42]

25 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Breaking: We're planning to sue Ofgem over its price cap failure - Good Law Project

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Good Law Project, Fuel Poverty Action and the Highlands & Islands Housing Associations Affordable Warmth Group are planning to sue the energy regulator Ofgem over its failure to...

 

For all the good it will do ........

[Mark J]

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[Mark J]

30 minutes ago, sime42 said:

For all the good it will do ........

Well, someone has to have a go. 

[sime42]

4 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Well, someone has to have a go. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking it at all. I'm glad there's people prepared to attempt hold the ££££ makers/stealers to account. I'm just not very hopeful with such a broken system.