Yorkshire Water 8.5% Rise

[truman]

This is the public utility that it never made sense to privatise. There's no way for water companies to compete over their product, and no benefit to the consumer from losing public ownership to a private minority of shareholders. They may argue that the cost of modernising the infrastructure causes higher prices, but we've only got their word for that.

 

The thing about public companies is that you should be able to see from their accounts where the money is going..

 

 

http://www.yorkshirewater.com/reports

[alas_alas]

Don't the water companies have a social obligation to provide water, regardless of payment?

 

If enough people refused to pay, what would they do? They are not legally allowed to cut off their supplies.

 

Slightly off-topic, but what kind of savings do you make by switching to a meter? In a smallish two person house?

[*_ash_*]

What alternatives were available in our system before the water companies were privatised?

 

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Where's the so-called competition?

 

Chris didn't answer what I asked, perhaps you can. You have agreed with him/her. So do you like competition or not? Chris implied that energy bills have soared with competition, and they also said that there is no alternative with water. So which is it? Do you want competition or not?

 

Don't the water companies have a social obligation to provide water, regardless of payment?

 

If enough people refused to pay, what would they do? They are not legally allowed to cut off their supplies.

 

Slightly off-topic, but what kind of savings do you make by switching to a meter? In a smallish two person house?

 

... probably try and bring legal action towards people, and put bills up to counteract the costs in the mean time. That's general business practice, though prices don't seem to reduce when things are sorted. *cough* *insurance*

[classix1]

What is the charge for a band a property.?