Do you have a water meter?

Thanks everyone im going to switch over early if i can my bill is about £47 monthly at the moment so we shall see.

Yes we have a water meter. I asked for one to be installed years ago. It immediately cut our bills by more than half. Convinced our near neighbour to get one. Hers went done from £40.00 a month to £12.00 a month.

Yes, here in London/Essex borders we did get those comparison bills - but a year later than planned, along with a 'changeover' to metering similarly delayed. It's much less than the standard unmetered bill - about half.

I have been thinking much more about water (and energy) saving lately, anyway. The downstairs loo has a large, old-fashioned cistern, so I've put a couple of glass jars in the 'free' end (other people use a 'hippo' device or a brick). I have rainwater storage tanks in the garden and, luckily, get four houses worth of rainwater!

We have one - it was here when we moved in. We pay £20 a month, three bedroom semi, Midlands. I can't really compare, because I was in Scotland before, where my water was included in my council tax, and I didn't pay much attention to how that was apportioned.

yes i have a water meter,and pay less than £12 a month, much cheaper

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Yes we have a water meter, we live in South East, it’s less expensive than we were paying before, so we are happy

I'm in the NE on a water meter and glad to pay for what I use, it does make you more aware of this precious resource.

I've just seen someone washing his car with his hose, I doubt he's got one.

When we moved into this house, there was a water meter already installed. I have to say for about six months I got quite paranoid about it, much to DH’s amusement, but when the bills came in and I saw how much they had gone down, compared to the flat rate we were paying before, I was very impressed. Never think about it now.

Interesting idea, Esspee! My only reservation is that here in the North East we are becoming liable to water shortages (the downside of our getting less rain than those in the West). So far we have only had the odd hosepipe ban threatened in the past few years, but one day we may be threatened with water meters.

Anyway, judging by the way Scotland has to pay for putting power on the electric grid, what do you think are the chances of being paid for, rather than charged for, exporting water?

We have a water meter and our bills more or less halved after it was fitted. I don't find it nakes me think anymore about my usage than before.

I've had a water meter everywhere I've lived for ages, at least 25-30 years I think. I've saved a fortune.

I live on my own, no dishwasher, but I do water the garden a lot at times. It works out to average over the year at about £14 a month.

I’m in Scotland and we don’t have a meter. As net exporters of water I reckon Scots should be entitled to a Feed in tariff.?
What do other Scots grans think?

Northumbrian Water say if there are fewer residents than bedrooms, a water meter is better. I agree with ‘Calendargirl’ - paying for what you use, like other utilities makes sense. My neighbour lives alone, as do I and her water bill is 75% more than mine.

Our house already had a water meter installed as it was a new build.

I think everyone should have a meter, and pay for what they use. Why not, you pay for your other utilities.

If you are a single or two person household, it would probably be cheaper. If you have a large family, loads of laundry and showers etc, and if you have a large garden that you water, probably not, but as I say, paying for the amount you use is the fairest way.

We have a water meter. Our bills are much lower than before. This month we received our new statement and our payments have been reduced again, this time by £2. Every little helps!

I have a water meter, my bill is lower than my neighbours but I don’t know exactly by how much. It does make me think before I use any water. The rough guide is supposed to be more bedrooms than people - cheaper on a meter.