Compulsory water meters for the South East - if only we could have them everyone

11.54.01am GMT Thu 2nd Mar 2006

Water running into a bath from taps

Folkestone and Dover Water Services have announced that water meters will be compulsory in a response to the water shortages. I welcome this and hope it will soon be extended to the whole country. Water metering would cut water usage and wastage as people would like to reduce their bills, and those who so use more would end up paying more which is only fair.

I do not currently have a water meter, although I should, my main reason is having a water meter makes it much harder to sell your property later on - particularly to a family. If there was a compulsory water metering everywhere it would not make any difference.