Rip-off Britain

dickie davies said:
You are from Lincolnshire and I claim my prize of a bar of Wrights coal tar soap
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It's not even coal tar soap anymore...
A shop assistant told me that her husband uses it but it had changed, I had to find out and contacted the Customer service at Wright's but never received a response from them.
Checked my packet and it is called traditional soap, rather than coal tar.
I presume coal tar was probably carcinogenic, used to soap my testes on a regular basis, when I was younger.

Expect I will be in the bed next-door to Kevin Webster!
 
Just got my water bill for next year - only gone up 26.7% - total rip off.
 
mosssideblue said:
Currently challenging UU to justify a 50% increase from last year. Unable to have a meter and only two of us, showers only and waterbuts etc
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If you cannot have a meter fitted they can be forced to give you an assessed charge.

This is based on the average cost for a metered property of your type.

For some water companies this is the average for the number of bedrooms, other companies base it on the number of occupants.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
If you cannot have a meter fitted they can be forced to give you an assessed charge.

This is based on the average cost for a metered property of your type.

For some water companies this is the average for the number of bedrooms, other companies base it on the number of occupants.
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We are already on an assessed charge. 50% increase was not expected
 
i live on the edge of the desert.

aside from yesterday's once in a lifetime biblical deluge,
it never really rains.

my water bill is included in my rent,
but if i had to pay it myself it would be about £2 a month.

u.u. are fucking cunts.
the pipes and everything were all in place when they were gifted it.
they charge you to deliver water
and the cheeky cunts charge you to take it a away.

in the old days the system was regularly cleaned,
nowadays they wait for a problem to happen before they act.
and then it can take many days.

steve mogford,
the recently retired boss of u.u.,
made himself £30million while at the helm.

let that sink in.
the man responsible for britain's biggest polluter.
pumping over 400,000 hours of raw sewage into the waterways in one single year.

stand up for your rights.
british people have gone soft.
stand up for your rights.
if everybody flatly refused to pay what could they do?
water is essential for life.
they cannot cut your supply off.

fuck 'em!
moaning on a footy forum won't solve anything.
 
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and don't get me started on electrickery!

sustainable fuel, they call it.
biomass, they call it.

if you aren't already aware what that actually means let me tell you...


forests in north america chopped down using diesel-powered machinery.
the trees transported on diesel-powered lorries to a refinery where they are pulped using diesel-powered machinery,
then transported to the shore on diesel-powered lorries.
then shipped to britain on diesel-powered ships.
then transported on diesel-powered trains to power stations
where they are burned, polluting the skies.

and all to make "sustainable" energy?

my fucking arse.
everyone is being roundly mugged off.
 
mosssideblue said:
Currently challenging UU to justify a 50% increase from last year. Unable to have a meter and only two of us, showers only and waterbuts etc
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When I moved house 21 years ago I rang United Utilities and told them I wouldn't be needing them to supply my water any more as I didn't like their name. They were a bit incredulous and asked me which supplier I'd be using. I said I'd have a look around.

When they said there wasn't anyone else, only them, I did a bit of backpedalling and told them I'd give them another chance!
 
calumdown said:
i live on the edge of the desert.

aside from yesterday's once in a lifetime biblical deluge,
it never really rains.

my water bill is included in my rent,
but if i had to pay it myself it would be about £2 a month.

u.u. are fucking cunts.
the pipes and everything were all in place when they were gifted it.
they charge you to deliver water
and the cheeky cunts charge you to take it a away.

in the old days the system was regularly cleaned,
nowadays they wait for a problem to happen before they act.
and then it can take many days.

steve mogford,
the recently retired boss of u.u.,
made himself £30million while at the helm.

let that sink in.
the man responsible for britain's biggest polluter.
pumping over 400,000 hours of raw sewage into the waterways in one single year.

stand up for your rights.
british people have gone soft.
stand up for your rights.
if everybody flatly refused to pay what could they do?
water is essential for life.
they cannot cut your supply off.

fuck 'em!
moaning on a footy forum won't solve anything.
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Can you drink it ?
 
mosssideblue said:
Currently challenging UU to justify a 50% increase from last year. Unable to have a meter and only two of us, showers only and waterbuts etc
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My local supplier (Severn Trent) offers a "assessed charge" option where meters cannot be fitted. They calculate what your usage would be for a metered supply. You can then decide which option to go for
 
BTH said:
When I moved house 21 years ago I rang United Utilities and told them I wouldn't be needing them to supply my water any more as I didn't like their name. They were a bit incredulous and asked me which supplier I'd be using. I said I'd have a look around.

When they said there wasn't anyone else, only them, I did a bit of backpedalling and told them I'd give them another chance!
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RAG!!
 
flook said:
Water, from £77.49 up to £98.81 a fucking month, praps its time to get a water meter. Trouble is, even though there is only 2 of us these days, washing machine is on every other day, we don't watch what we use, will I get caught out?
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Hiya mate we switched a few years ago just the two of us we have a dish washer on everyday washer the same, don’t bother with a water butt for the plants and around £25.00 a month to UU we reckon we’ve saved 1000’s over the years.
 
I was in Liverpool Airport yesterday making my way back home after being at the game on Friday night. Thought I'd drop into Burger King for a bite to eat. Whopper meal, with a drink; £20. Fucking hell. Decided to starve until I got home. What would that cost in Picc Gardens; £10-15?
 
jimharri said:
I was in Liverpool Airport yesterday making my way back home after being at the game on Friday night. Thought I'd drop into Burger King for a bite to eat. Whopper meal, with a drink; £20. Fucking hell. Decided to starve until I got home. What would that cost in Picc Gardens; £10-15?
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If you can avoid the stab gangs pickpockets and spice-heads it'll be about that yes. When you actually buy the food you'll have to eat it under your jacket because one whiff of food and they'll be trying to get it off you :)
 
jimharri said:
I was in Liverpool Airport yesterday making my way back home after being at the game on Friday night. Thought I'd drop into Burger King for a bite to eat. Whopper meal, with a drink; £20. Fucking hell. Decided to starve until I got home. What would that cost in Picc Gardens; £10-15?
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Your dignity
 
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