council tax

[Englishman2010]

Not sure Englishman. Just looked at my last bill from the period Sept to Feb.

Water Supply @ 136.51 pence per cubic metre £10.92
Used Water @ 83.68 pence per cubic metre £6.69
Water Standing Charge £10.14
Used Water Standing Charge £4.77
Measured Drainage - Band 01 £10.80

Total £43.32

Thanks Jamie, I've just checked my last Severn Trent Bill (April 2010 - Oct 2010)

Water supply 74m3 @ 136.51 pence per m3 - £101.01
water standing charge - £13.55
Used Water 74m3 @ 83.68pence per m3 - £61.92
Used water standing charge - £6.37
Measured drainage - Band 03 - £43.33

I was £29.71 in credit so they increased my direct debit from £37 pm to £45 pm

I don't actually know what any of the above means but I've just read my meter and I've used 33m3 water since the last bill almost 6 months ago.

In hindsight, the last bills would have been based on usage when my ex-wife was still living in my house, so usage will have gone down now.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Thanks Jamie, I've just checked my last Severn Trent Bill (April 2010 - Oct 2010)

Water supply 74m3 @ 136.51 pence per m3 - £101.01
water standing charge - £13.55
Used Water 74m3 @ 83.68pence per m3 - £61.92
Used water standing charge - £6.37
Measured drainage - Band 03 - £43.33

I was £29.71 in credit so they increased my direct debit from £37 pm to £45 pm

I don't actually know what any of the above means but I've just read my meter and I've used 33m3 water since the last bill almost 6 months ago.

In hindsight, the last bills would have been based on usage when my ex-wife was still living in my house, so usage will have gone down now.

The standing charges are fairly similar to mine so it looks like the amount of water you've used is what makes it so high plus the drainage. I reckon your missus must have been washing with Evian spring water

Also, the majority of my bills aren't DD. Much prefer to pay at the P.O.

[gWaPito]

I got monthly direct debits for everything apart from water, gas and electric.

They take too much. Its not money lost, its just sat in there bank accounts earning them interest while, in my case, it could be paying off debt saving me interest