Hosepipe Ban?

Brian · Apr 3, 2006

What is everyone going to do? just ignore it and carry on as usual, or have about 20 b&q buckets filled up ready to chuckover your car.

RobertCL · Apr 3, 2006

Use a watering can.

I always do anyway as my hosepipe is round the back of the house and my drive is round the front.

mini ripper · Apr 3, 2006

You can use buckets of water to wash the car and then get your hands on big watering can to rinse it off! It will be no different than normal for me.

Griff · Apr 3, 2006

Only affects you cockney's doesn't it??

mini ripper · Apr 3, 2006

Thames water is on a ban as well and they cover Swindon!

Brian · Apr 3, 2006

By the sounds of things i'm the only one who uses a hose anyway, perhaps i'm the reason there's a ban!
It's gona be hard not using the hose tbh!

Adam · Apr 3, 2006

good old n/west....lol

stoddie · Apr 3, 2006

for once im glad i live somewhere that it rains!

and you guys can forget about moving to scotland - not enough room for yous all up here!

STEVE182CUP · Apr 3, 2006

we have a ban down in the south east.it really sucks.i heard on the radio the other day it only takes 1 bucket to clean and 1 to rinse,what aload of c**p!!!!...

MRBILLYUK · Apr 3, 2006

No problems up here in sunny Lancashire . I'll wash your car for £100 , with as much of this beautiful free flowing delicious ice cool water as ya want lol

Tom_E · Apr 3, 2006

iam in herts theres one here, i will still use it on the snide

but i only use a quick spray to rinse the sh*t off and the rinse down....how do they enforce something like this???

Clare · Apr 3, 2006

Nosey neighbours can report you - but they probably have to catch you in the act (so to speak), in order for you to get a fine. Unlikely really!

MRBILLYUK · Apr 3, 2006

Clare said:
Nosey neighbours can report you - but they probably have to catch you in the act (so to speak), in order for you to get a fine. Unlikely really!

Unless they're are really spiteful nosey neighbours and film ya ,lol !

Karen · Apr 3, 2006

Brian said:
By the sounds of things i'm the only one who uses a hose anyway, perhaps i'm the reason there's a ban!
It's gona be hard not using the hose tbh!

I use a hose and live in the South, bit s**t tbh... I'm also being forced to have a water meter installed in my new flat :dapprove:

Adam · Apr 3, 2006

i work for the water board in the north west...
and our resevoirs and lovely and full

......but you would be suprised how many people in the n/w think there will be a ban here...

ollie_yesclio · Apr 3, 2006

i use a watering can anyway

cat171 · Apr 3, 2006

I ues buckets, or get someone else to do it.

Rich · Apr 3, 2006

Watering can or look into something like

http://www.motorgeek.co.uk/optimum-rinse-wash-shine-p-242.html

_Kenny_ · Apr 4, 2006

^ seems useful stuff for FCS Rich.

No problems up here, I must have used two gallons when using the Karcher at the weekend lol.

Rich · Apr 4, 2006

Indeed, thats what I am looking to use, or Poorboys Spray and Wipe if I can keep the car half clean on the way up.

al · Apr 4, 2006

We're really short of water here up North!

Turkish · Apr 4, 2006

Biffons_Bridge said:
i work for the water board in the north west...
and our resevoirs and lovely and full......but you would be suprised how many people in the n/w think there will be a ban here...

Apparently its boreholes rather than the resevoirs that are the problem down here.

Either way i dont care i can use the steam cleaner at work as its classed as industrial/commercial so its still in use :evil:

Has · Apr 4, 2006

Good info here with map of areas affected

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/103196/1131555?referrer=/subjects/waterres/1014767/1131486/1131550/

Luckily !! My area comes under a Hosepipe ban but unattended ! So ill still be washing the car

Unattended hospipe and sprinkler ban
by Sutton and East Surrey Water.

Full hosepipe and sprinkler ban
by Southern Water (in its Sussex North, Sussex Coast, Sussex Hasting, Kent Thanet and Kent Medway water supply areas), South East Water (Sussex supply areas only), Mid Kent (whole water supply area) and Cholderton and District Water.

clio__chris · Apr 4, 2006

on the news yesterday they said the resiviours down here in somerset are 98% full

DaveLiquid182 · Apr 4, 2006

.Griff. said:
Only affects you c**kney's doesn't it??

Hey im not cockney lol.
Im in oxfordshire & ive got a hosepipe ban. :rasp:

Dave

Timmay · Apr 4, 2006

fortunately im not on mains water - have a deep bore so can use a pipe to my hearts content - if i can be bothered to clean my car that is!

Neil G · Apr 4, 2006

F**k 'em..they can bill me.

Don't understand golf courses are still allowed to sprinke their precious greens and millionaires are allowed to fill up their swimming pools but average joe can't go and water their vegetable patch/garden.

They should spend more money fixing the f**king leaks

dick · Apr 4, 2006

dont think ive got 1, yorkshire.

not sure tho

Rich · Apr 4, 2006

Neil G said:
F**k 'em..they can bill me.

Don't understand golf courses are still allowed to sprinke their precious greens and millionaires are allowed to fill up their swimming pools but average joe can't go and water their vegetable patch/garden.

They should spend more money fixing the f**king leaks

Really that takes the P*SS

Munchkin · Apr 4, 2006

Set up a water butt at the bottom of your guttering so that when it does rain you will have your own supply of low mineral water - you can attach a hose to the bottom of this and the water pressure will give you flow and the waterboard can't say a thing!!

MikeDX · Apr 4, 2006

I'm not really bothered about a hosepipe ban as I've already bought one.

sharkaroo · Apr 4, 2006

2/3'ds of the world covered by the sea and were having a hosepipe ban! they can fucC off! especially now they put tax up 2!

Alan · Apr 4, 2006

Not in Scotland lol

I have a golf course sized lawn and a swimming pool in the basement too..

Timmay · Apr 4, 2006

^^lol

Alan · Apr 4, 2006

You knowsit Timmay!

stoddie · Apr 4, 2006

Alan said:
Not in Scotland lol

I have a golf course sized lawn and a swimming pool in the basement too..

youre probably not joking either al!

Leeshez · Apr 4, 2006

There is no ban here

Tom_E · Apr 4, 2006

taken from three valley website :

[FONT=century gothic, arial]Illegal Use[/FONT]

If I see my neighbour using a hosepipe/sprinkler during the ban, what should I do?

If you become aware of persistent use of a hosepipe or sprinkler during the ban please contact us by using the "Report a waterhog" form. Alternatively phone our Customer Contact Centre on 0845 782 3333.

so bollox to that i use it once a week so iam going to carry on doing it as i dont see it as persistent use really....

Alan · Apr 4, 2006

stoddie said:
youre probably not joking either al!

Yeah i wish mate lol

my_cougar49 · Apr 4, 2006

Im not effected but even if I was id stick my fingers up to em. I pay my RISING tax like everyone else. Tax rises and we get less and less services!!

Id still use the hosepipe. A couple of years ago there was a ban i my area and I still used it then! Balls to them!

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