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If you are registered as a Blue Badge holder or can therefore prove you are disabled, the hosepipe ban will not apply to you.

This is from Southern Water. Worth checking other water boards.

apparently they all have different exemptions.

Fortunately we don't have a hosepipe ban as yet.

Southern Water begins 5 April. Mind you we had THREE showers of rain yesterday but barely dampened the soil.

This morning on radio said that if you have an irrigation system and it is for food crops you can still use.

Carol

i wonder why ya would you be excempt if ya have a blue badge??

:-S

under Exemptions on the site below

people with severe mobility problems who hold a current Blue Badge as issued by their local authority will not be prohibited from using a hosepipe to water a garden attached to a domestic dwelling, plants on domestic premises, or allotments where the Blue Badge holder is the tenant

From http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/15443.htm

Roy

Stray ... I can only imagine because disability would make it harder to use a watering can!!

It rained heavily here yesterday and overnight, with a couple of light showers
today, still my neighbor was out watering with his hose to "beat the ban"
:-( :-S Doh!!

and who would grass a neighbour up if they used their hose pipe
not many i guess

but when there is a hosepipe ban in place ya cant wash ya wndows either so surely watering ya plants with a can is jst the same, and banned too??

I wouldnt Joy, definately not,

I do think though that a ban should be include everyone

luckily it doesnt effect me, and i use the water from my water butt for my seedlings anyways,

but i agree it should be for all, if there is one in place,
i wouldnt grass my neighbour up if i seen them using one

and what the punishment if they do use there hose? x

i would never report mine they are diamonds
and why spoil our wonderful relationship

Joy........No I don't suppose many would and last time the restrictions were in there was not a single prosecution, so pretty ineffectual anyway

Personally I would rather have water for washing, cooking and flushing than worry about using a hose :-)

My water butts are full and the grass will recover eventually.

Knowing our fickle weather we will probably end up with the wettest of summers








:-( :-(

haha yes lolly, we probably will, if our storm last night is anything to go by brrrrrr

Stray.... Didn't think we would be considering getting the fleece out again :-(

Hope your seedlings are Ok :-)

Hubbies uncle has a Blue Badge I wonder if it's OK for him to use my hose on my garden when he visits

:-D :-D :-D

:-( i hope so too lol x

OMG ...................this is understandable BUT those who are disabled get enough grief as it is ...now they will be jibbed at about being able to use a hose pipe


I think they should be able to but some will not!!!

Well I know a man who lives by himself, has difficulty in walking plus arthritis in his spine, his main arm he cannot lift heavy weights e.g full watering can or a shopping bag, due to botched operation on elbow and was worrying about his garden which is his pride and joy. It is not very big but is a little oasis in a desert!

At least he has not got that worry now. The fine for breaking the ban is £1000.

I would grass one lot of neighbours as they get on my t*ts :-D :-D :-D