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So Southwark in No Overall Control? Green / LD coalition?

Thanks for taking the trouble to do the calculation. To be honest, it’s never occurred to me to report it online. I’ll have to look into it. I’ve just spoken to the ‘helpline’ and, after listening to ten minutes of some, admittedly, not too disagreeable jazz music, eventually got through to the call centre. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, during which the operator was clearly reciting from a script, the essential question of why I continue to be billed by the RV method, despite their insistence on fitting a meter three years ago, went unresolved. At first they couldn’t confirm whether I had a meter at all (not their department) but then agreed that I do have one but that it’s ’inactive’ (despite clearly recording usage as detailed above). I was told to contact the ‘meter department’ separately on a different number (Mon-Fri only) and was then asked if I wanted to sign up for various ‘pensioner’ benefits, none of which I understood (probably because I am a pensioner) before being asked to provide ‘feedback’, which I politely declined. Looking forward to listening to some more jazz on Monday morning though.

That would be 78.231 m3, that is 78,231 liters. The average water consumption per person in the UK is around 141 liters per day I believe. So I'd say you're doing very well 👍 Have you tried to report your reading online?

Apart from potentially saving money (which TBF is more likely if there are fewer people living in your home) it is better for the environment to have a water meter, as you have an incentive to use less water. But roll on the re-nationalisation (is that a word?) of the water companies, before our green and pleasant land is covered with raw sewage. And so that the money from our water bills goes to improve the infrastructure rather than lining the pockets of already rich people. Vote Green! Ooops sorry, that's another thread.

Trailers on I-player. The loss of cricket from terrestrial telly

Disclaimer, some of the later SMB stuff is insipid but I like this. I

I'm pleased to have gone onto a meter as it has saved us money. When first fitted we found there was a leak and TW replaced the old lead pipe with plastic (we had to pay the last few metres into the house but some geezer did this at a fair price). No doubt others have positive experiences too. Otherwise I'm no fan of the private utilities but that shouldn't colour our opinions.

Umhh, whilst I am not joining in the general chat on this thread, there are buses between East Dulwich and the Village, and it's a nice walk too. Not sure P13 is as bad as people make it, generally fine for me but only use a few times a year. When weather is nice often walk via the park.

I recall that when the meter was installed it it was not set at zero. Presumably it had come from elsewhere or was a recon one. Same here. I phoned TW today to ask if there was a meter at our property (even though I knew there was) and I was told quite categorically that there was not and that our bill was calculated on RV value When I asked why we used to get our meter readings shown online in our account, It they could not provide an explanation. Our RV value according to TW is 547 which equated to a 4-5 bedroom property with a large garden. With just two of us living here then our consumption must be well below the expected volume. Given the facts, I am totally convinced no that TW have an algorithm that hides the actual meter readings when the actual consumption is below the RV based consumption suggesting they are a bunch of shameless rogues!!

Let me get this straight . The OP was hit from behind by a small person out of control on a bike whose father was not only not watching him but could not watch him, because he was not in a position to see him. Are you disputing that "side of the story"? Why would someone who rarely posts on here come on here to post that? Then the OP remonstrated with the father. What would you have done in that situation? You seem absolutely determined to put the OP in the wrong. What exactly is your motive in doing that? Do you always assume that someone is lying when you haven't heard "both sides of the story"? Do you always disbelieve anything you are told because there are so "many possibilities"? The father in question is hardly likely to come on here to defend his lack of care of his child, is he? And btw there were no "casual onlookers". The people who laughed were apparently the child's father and those with him. Who did not witness "someone being smacked into by a 4 year old on a bike" because the child was out of their line of sight. It seems that you can't even get right something which is posted on a forum and there in writing for all to see. Let's hope you are never called as a witness in a court case.