Petition Are you paying too much for your tap water?

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Water rates for millions of people are quite simply too high.

The average UK water bill for the year 2014 is around £400. (source: Uswitch)

The average UK property is valued at around £250.000. (source: The office of national statistics)

Just over half (52%) of all households in England and Wales have their water rates based on the "rateable value" of their property (source: Ofwat). So essentially if you happen to live in a property valued around or under the average rate and you pay more than £400 per year then there is a very good chance that you are being overcharged.

Even if you are one of the 48% living in England and Wales using a water meter there is a very good chance that you will be forced into paying above average water rate in a average or below average valued property.

The government must do something about this widespread draconian overcharging on a simple and abundant human need. If you agree then sign up here.

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Date closed 30 March 2015
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