Comments on: United Utilities Water

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 08:09:42 +0000

I am a new user of UU water having moved north 6 months ago. For two days I have had to buy bottled water for drinking as the stuff coming out of the tap tastes and smells of TCP/bleach – disgusting. Have there really been no comments on this page since Feb 2013?

By: J cook

J cook — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:45:34 +0000

Keep at them, they are Fraudsters of the highest level, WE do not have a refund system, when you ask for a refund after being over charged, the company is run by Con men.

By: J cook

J cook — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:41:12 +0000

Get a water meter fitted, it’s free and wil reduce your bill by 50% UU is a RIP off company, run by fat cats, they do very little but fight like hell if you ask for a refund I call it Fraud on a grand scale.

By: J cook

J cook — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:35:39 +0000

United Utilites are the typical rip off company formed when our leaders privatised the industries. Why? So it created a manopoly for the fat cats again.
They overcharged me for 3y ears the amount is over £1,000, Sorry they say but we do not have a refund policy, FRAUD.

By: scouser

scouser — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:45:46 +0000

Regarding water bills I used to live in a one bedroom flat with no garden, my water bill was higher than my brother who owns a 4 bedroom detached house with a garden on four sides in the same area, when I inquired about it I found that they take the rateable value of the 79 flats and divide it equally, disgusting.

By: scouser

scouser — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:42:36 +0000

I was thinking of buying a water butt to collect rain water from my roof, I was told if I install one the water board will charge me for doing so, can someone tell me if this is correct as it sounds stupid to me but knowing the water companies it wouldn’t surprise me.

By: Smile

Smile — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:17:23 +0000

Debt consolidation won’t solve your main problem. You need to get on a strict, written budget and spend less than you earn. Shred your credit cards and pay cash for everything. Once you control your spending, the debt repayment becomes easy.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:28:06 +0000

Anyone still paying under the rateable value system are wasting money hand over fist!! Have a meter installed, it’s free! Three years ago when I had my meter installed my annual bill dropped from £590 to £212!!! The last two have both been under £230 . I have saved nigh on £1000 by having a meter installed. Get one fitted…….. and no I do not work for United Utilities.

By: Robert Benson

Robert Benson — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:08:58 +0000

I am wondering why oh why when I live in a one bedroom flat and my brother lives in a 3 bedroom house his bill is nearly £150 cheaper each year, we live less than a mile from each other.I am on a very low income So with this issue I decided to get a meter as I am a low user of water, only to find that I now have to pay a £150 standing charge?!!! I dont have to pay it for Gas and Electricity?? “Or its included in the rate per unit” Why does not the water company not do this?

By: David Heaney

David Heaney — Mon, 28 May 2012 08:46:12 +0000

The answer is probably to get a meter installed. That way, you’ll be charged for the water you use, not based on the rateable value of your house. A few years ago, we did and our bill almost halved from £400+ to £200+.