Is it really cheaper to get a water meter (UK)??

Question

im currently not on a meter and paying £33.78 per month

would i be cheaper getting a meter.. how much are you paying on meter?

Answer 1

Call your water provider and ask.  I did, and they asked me a lot of questions about how many rooms we have, how many people, baths/showers/washing machine usage and the like.  They advised we'd be better off without for now, which suits me fine!

Good luck!

Answer 2

are you on your own, my friend is on her own and uses the shower every day, and works so is not using the loo

but more than 1 person it is not cheaper, if you have baths it is not cheaper, if you are in all day it is not cheaper,

x*x   vici

Answer 3

It depends how many people are in your house. 2 people only lightly using the water will pay significantly less on a meter than say a large family or 6 people using a bath and doing all that extra washing every day.

Answer 4

I live alone and have a water meter. I have a bath daily and I use the washing machine daily but I think it is a lot cheaper than when I had a house full of kids and a husband!

Answer 5

it works out cheaper if you stick to a bill, most new houses are fitted with a meter and they can`t change to a monthly bill, they want everyone to have a meter so this should tell you they are making more money out of meters. It is surprising how much water you really do use in a day.

Answer 6

It has worked out a lot cheaper for me.  It depends how much water you use.  Obviously if you have chidren, you would be better off not having a meter.

Answer 7

I believe that if you have more bedrooms than ocupants it is, as a rule of thumb.

Answer 8

YES .. my last year's water bill was for £171.50 == you are paying more than double that !

However I do not have a wife & kids ... if it's just you & the girlfriend/partner it should be similar to above ...

But add a couple of kids & I expect you will end up paying MORE on meter  ..

Answer 9

I believe it is at the moment but what happens when they have caught enough people with water meters to make it a good earner for them to start upping the charges.