Yorkshire Water

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  1. Dan

    DannyWilsonLovechild Well-Known Member

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    I'd recommend to anyone to switch to a meter and then just be aware of the water you actually use.

    Everyone will be shifted to them eventually but all the people I know have significantly saved from their previously fixed bill.

    Ours came down from around £57 a month to £18. We are really mindful of what we consume in most areas, and given the likely increased scarcity of water as the climate heats, it's not a bad habit to get into.
     
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    You mean everyone who lives at home with no kids, doesn’t garden or wash a car.
     
  3. Jud

    Juddy G Well-Known Member

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    You could definitely sup a cuppa tea at BBM, only person I know who’s Sports Direct mug wasn’t big enough
     
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    Liked mi tea jud lol.
    one of my favorite sayings, was, "carnt eyt bart tia"
    The buggers stuck it tut table one day so I couldn't empty kettle first. :). Then they smashed the bloody thing with an hammer as I was trying to remove it. two hats. :)
     
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  5. Dan

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    If you're not absolutely p*ssing away water, you should save on a meter.
     
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    And if you are píssíng water away you need to reassess what you're doing.
     
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    Just seen the CE on the news. An apologist if I ever heard one. Fined for spewing sewage into the rivers for on average 7hrs a day. But given it back to make improvements.
    You couldn't make it up.
     
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    I live in a one bedroom flat and have a water meter. I go to the spa every day and have a shower there. I pay about £150 a year, so it doesn't really affect me much.

    Unfortunately privatisation has been a total disaster, but there is no way the government will renationalise, unless a company goes bust.
     
  9. SuperTyke

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    It's nice to hear that Yorkshire water customers have been fined due to Yorkshire water dumping **** in rivers.

    Om behalf of my entire street I apologise for the actions of Yorkshire water's millionaire directors and accept my fine
     
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    Just got my bill today how the hell can they justify a nearly 30% increase when the CE is on more than a million a year plus nearly 200k per director
     
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    and who runs ofwat???
     
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    Because ofwat have fined Yorkshire water £37m for dumping piles of **** into our rivers and gives them permission to raise our prices so that we, the victims, pay the fine.

    It screams corruption to me
     
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    Where does the money go from the ofwat fines,genuine question.
     
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    Into ‘investment’ of the water network.
     
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    The bonkers thing is that Yorkshire water gets to keep their own fine to spend on improving their own network
     

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