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according to our water lott, its still permissible to siphon out your bathwater with a hosepipe, onto your garden...........

We don't have a bath Bob!!!!

However in Cyprus many years ago saw this notice in the loo of a taverna

When it is yellow - let it mellow
When it is brown - flush it down.

I live in an area where I pay 2 water boards, now one has a ban, the other doesn't :-S

Anglian Water also allows Blue Badge holders to use a hosepipe, also you may find that you are allowed to use a hosepipe for filling ponds that have fish in. I have always used the waste pond water on the garden in any case as we designed the waste outlet so we could shift the water around to where we needed it..

After the deluge we had last night all my butts are nicely topped up too

It was hard enough getting HID to water my tubs last year, good excuse not to grow anything this year....although I am sure my mum will insist on coming round to plant some things.

Now I hav'nt got a blue badge (only because I hav'nt applied) but have high rate mobility, someone mentioned this on a forum I looked at earlier they dont drive so dont have a blue badge does the HRM count? I am sure we will find out soon enough

Thanks for pointing that out Chris,if you arn't disabled in this sort of way ,it is difficult for some people to imagine what the pain in lifting ,and walking yards ,over and over again is like.
I can assure you Stray ,the pain is enough to bring tears to the eyes,but i am trying to use my hose .if needs be ,sensibly by only using it to refill my water butts [which is permitted] ,and then watering with a can,for the exercise and keeping my legs and hips mobile.
Some people are having to use crutches while watering too ,and i wouldn't fancy that at all.
Lolly ,My Nectarine is back under two fleece bags until it warms up a good bit ,the other fruit trees should be fine as they are ,though i may lose the fruit for this year with the dreaded flower drop.
Hope you have your seedlings still in the greenhouse Stray,just to be on the safe side :-) :-) ,Fred.

So Far as i know Rita ,blue badge or no ,you pay the same rates as able bodied people ,and if a person can show proof to a water company that they are disabled ,even if they have no blue badge ,they are exempt as well.
In the case you mentioned of the family watering the garden for a disabled person,they should be using cans and not being so selfish.but ,i suppose that what they are doing is legal enough.,Fred. :-)

All fairly ridiculous when one of the bosses waltzed away with a1.6 million pound bonus,

Who will police anyone using a hosepipe MI5 ?
Excuse the pun , or will they rely on us grassing each other up !

All the interviews on TV, have said that the waterboards won't necessarily fine people; it probably costs more than the cost of the fine to bring the case to court.

Their first option is to send out a a yellow warning letter. In the last water restriction drought, one water board reportedly only fined one user, probably a repeat offender.

l would report our neighbours if they used the hose pipe whilst its banned...they have 5 sometimes 6 cars,plus the boys mates (sometimes) and every Sunday wash their cars. Also a burger van thing which gets washed in and out. The main drive to their drive and others is all rutted now, big holes, with a man made gully now etc and is in need of desperate repair...the other neighbours are rite pee'd off, the drive does'nt effect us though....but yes l would definately report them!!

jude

:-)

Washing the inside of the burger van is probably OK due to Hygiene regulations. But the outside and the other vehicles? A deffinate no no. Good luck!

DetEcTive....mm you're right there!!!

l'll be watching them though as will others.... ;-)

I wouldn't say a word. What my neighbours do is their business...as long as it doesn't directly affect me I live and let live x

As I understand it...................

hosepipes are banned because they use unlimited/uncontrolled amounts of water......

the amount of water used by carrying a watering can or a bucket is limited by stamina,(and is ok)

if I washed my car with a bucket, then I would continue to do so........similarly window washing.



as an aside..........our council got a rocket from the water guys...........the fountains do NOT use recycled water...............

Jax - you would qualify - any doubts contact your Water Board but you don't receive that benefit for a splinter in your big toe!

Just remember - whether you use a hose or a can - you do not need to water the whole plant/shrub/bush - just direct the water to the roots and a good soak once a week is usually sufficient for established plants.

arg i understand now, i wasnt being rude i just didnt understand why as i thought ya couldnt water ya garden at all,

but yeah i agree they should be excempt,

i supose were lucky we have good neighbours were we are, not every one is so lucky, but even if i didnt like mine i wouldnt report them, its not in my nature, and i think its a bit mean to be honest, as the fines £1000 and thats a huge amount of money to have someone pay just cause you dont like them :-|

Sadly I suspect there will equally be many elderly people who are unable to carry a watering can who do not have a blue badge, they will be the ones who will be upset when their veg dies. I hope they have some friendly neighbours to carry the watering can for them.

i hope they have some nicer neighbours who wont grass them up for using there hosepipe, :-D

i wont have to worry about the hose pipe ban ....my partner has a blue badge but im making him water the garden......knowing my neibours will take pics of me using the hose pipe just to see me get fined :(

This may be controversial but I think to be fair, if there is a hosepipe ban, those with blue badges should really only water vegetables and fruit etc, food stuff. The lawn will recover from a dry spell and so will most flowers. :-)

People have been mentioning that they don't think it right to 'grass people up' for breaking a regulation because it attracts a fine. If they continued after a quiet word in their ear/jocular comment, why not?

When the last Drought Order was in place in 2006, only ONE person was fined - every one else was sent and took notice of a Yellow (warning) letter.

Personally, if I saw someone other than a Blue Badge holder, washing their car or watering an established lawn with a hose more than once, I'd be inclined to make that call.

Drought Orders (Hosepipe bans) are covered by the Flood and Water Management Act 2010