Hosepipe Ban

I would like to know if the hosepipe ban has been lifted in the Datchet, SL3 area ???
Your speedy reply would be appreciated

At the time of writing there are no hosepipe bans in place in England, so yes, it’s been lifted in Datchet. Hope this helps.

I would like to know if the hosepipe ban has been lifted in east london leytonstone thinks..

Nowhere has a ban right now so you’re OK to get the hosepipe out in Leytonstone!

When i was reading on this site it says Hose wrote on jan 16th that Hosepipe Ban has not been lifted; and yet when I checked ‘Which Areas Have Bans’ it says No where has a ban right now, this has confused me a bit can you please clarify. I live in Reading is the Hosepipe ban applicable here?

Hi Olinda, sorry for the confusion. The date of this post (see above) is the 27th of February which was around the time when the last of the bans were removed. The post you saw on the 16th of January is just kept for history really.

So the answer to your question is that there is definitely no hosepipe ban in place at the moment in Reading or any other place in the UK. Hope this clarifies things and happy hosing!

How many times have hosepipe bans been implemented in the last 10 years?

from a keen but still concerned gardener

Hi Hamish - depends where you live. Many places in the UK haven’t had a hosepipe ban in the last 10 years. Even some of the worst affected areas have only had 1 ban in the last 10 years.

Does a possible hosepipe ban for industrial dust suppression only apply to mains water?

Hi Angela - mains water as opposed to what other source? Not sure really and this is only a proposal for now I believe. You might like to ask Defra for a definitive answer - http://www.defra.gov.uk - and we’d be interested to hear what they say.

I would like to know if the hose pipe ban
has been lifted in east london, mainly in the ilford
area and if not can anyone recieve permission
to use hose pipes, as my group of friends and i
are organising a chairty car wash.

Hi sonal. You’re totally fine using your hosepipes in Ilford. There are no hosepipe bans anywhere right now. Good luck with the car wash!

One of the major car magazines carried out a controlled test a little while ago and proved conclusively that using a hosepipe with a trigger control head is much more economical of water use than doing the equivalent wash and rinse using buckets. Isn’t it about time that the water companies commissioned a proper, independant test to establish a true comparison of the two methods. It’s easy for them to assume the worst case where people use a hosepipe with a continuous water flow, but I suspect that, these days, the majority use a much more economical trigger-controlled hose head-unit for car washing.

I heard there is going to be a hosepipe ban on allotments this year, can you tell me if this is correct and if so, when it will come into force. There are many concerned tenants on our allotments in Cheshire who would like to know!

Hi Helen.

Each water company has their own rules about allotments so the best thing to do would be to contact your local water company directly and ask them. But as far as I know this would only be considered if there is a general hosepipe ban in your area first. Cheshire missed out last time we had hosepipe bans and shouldn’t be under threat this year.

May I use a hosepipe to water my garden. I live in BN25 1NR.

Yes, you can use a hosepipe in BN25.

Page last updates in Feb 2007 - is this information reliable for Jul/Aug 2008!? Please could you post a current update?

Good point Bea! There’s actually been nothing to update in that time though, as there are still no hosepipe bans in place.

I was just wondering if there is a hosepipe ban in west london?

No, there’s no hosepipe ban in West London.

Am I o.k to use a hosepipe to water my garden. I live in the Birmingham B11 area?

Yes, you’re fine to use a hosepipe in Birmingham.

Hi, is there any hosepipe ban in place at the moment?

Thanks.

Hi Enrico. There are no hosepipe bans in place at the moment (April 2009).

Hello,

Just wanted to know if there are any hosepipe bans on at the moment?

Many thanks

Hi Amy

No, there are no hosepipe bans in the Uk right now.

Please can somebody tell me, am i safe to water my garden wlth a hose pipe tonight? thanks.

Yes, you’re perfectly alright watering at the moment.

I have just noticed my neighbour has left her hosepipe on watering the front garden and gone off to work - is this legal?

Hi Michelle
Yes it’s legal and there’s also no hosepipe ban in place at the moment. Whether or not it’s ethically sound is another question!

HOSE PIPE BAN ON FRIDAY 25TH JUNE 2010
WILL TAKE PLACE IN GREATER MANCHESTER (RAINY CITY)

IT WAS ON THE LOCAL NEWS.
WE HAVE NOT HAD RAIN IN MONTHS HERE.

Hi,
I have 2 upcoming horse shows so will need to bath my horse in the next two weeks, one on the 27th june and another on the 4th july, will I be able to do this? I live in Lancashire?
Thankyou

You’ll be fine Lauren, no hosepipe bans yet. I’d have guessed there would be special provision for washing animals anyway, even if there were restrictions.

how do you transport water from one place to another ?
thank you if you answer

For what purpose Annie?

is there a ban on hosepipes in blackpool cleveleys?

No bans anywhere yet Lori, but they could be coming soon.

DO people actually get prosecuted for breaching a hosepipe ban ?

I heard on another site that NO_ONE had ever been successfully presecuted.

I know the purpose of this space is to determine whether or not we are affected by a ban- but I just have to ask this: In desert areas like Arizona, there is enough water for people to irrigate and water even though the annual rainfall is a fraction of what it is here. On this tiny island where it rains SO much, it seems as soon as we have a few dry days we are in a drought! If water companies invested some of their ample profit into updating their reservoirs and repairing the leaking Victorian infrastructure, we wouldn’t be faced with these bans in the first place. Frankly, I don’t know why consumers put up with it. Responsible water use is EVERYONE’s responsibility- including the water companies. As a consumer, I’m sure I only have a portion of the picture. Am I missing something here?

Hi there

I have a Mobile car valeting business in the Manchester area. I belive as of Friday 9th July the North West will have a hosepipe ban. Do i have to apply for any special licence or anything to be able to continue working. or will i just be left alone because it’s my livelyhood?

untited utilities is my water supplier,they serve the north west region.in the early 1960 plans were drawn up and passed to flood the long preston area (near Settle) because of the increasing population, this was later withdrawn reason, ‘we can cope’.45 years on the only thing that has happened is lots of top up reservoir’s have been filled in and built on,the population has gone up at least 10% if they thought about doing this 45 years ago surely to goodness we must need extra water holding area’s now

I live in Winsford Cheshire (CW7) and I have heard that the Northwest is having a hosepipe ban starting at the end of this week, will this include Cheshire?

I read above, that they say the West Country is at risk, the last I heard from the Met Office, the reservoirs in the West are over 80% full, so why that notice? Since I moved to the West, we have never had a hose pipe ban, even in the drought of the 70s, so what are they talking about?

Hi, I have tried to find out what i canin relation to this ban. I am involved in the running of a large fleet of trucks. Am i correct in coming to the conclusion that we can still wash our trucks? At this time of year it is very much a safety thing - you can’t see out of dirty windows.

Help much appreciated

Scott

Does the ban effect SK17 8BT Dove Holes Nr Buxton

will this ban affect the use of hoses to fill up the water container in my horses field?

Will it also mean that I am unable to bath my horse on Saturday for a show on Sunday?

Hi
We live in the high Peak, sk23 7ad,
Are we in the ban area ?
Regards
Paul…

The current hosepipe ban does not prevent you from using a hose to wash or water animals (or to clean things such as patio, path, etc or even for filling swimming pools, water butts or watering cans). It *only* restricts the use of a mains-fed hosepipe for watering private gardens and washing private cars. NO commercial hosepipe uses are currently prohibited. For further details:
http://twitter.com/unitedutilities
http://www.unitedutilities.com/Hosepipeban.htm
http://www.unitedutilities.com/BanCommercial.htm
http://www.hozelock.com/UK-Water-Restrictions/hose-restrictions-2.html

Hi I have a mobile valeting business in burnley lancashire. im i band from filling up my tank. i did hear that it only applies to people washing there own private cars

thnk you

Me and my dad are planning to put the swimming pool up this summer so i have three questions:

1. When does the ban begin?
2. Does it apply to swimming pool fillings
3. Does the ban apply to Talke in Stoke-On-Trent?

A reply would be apreciated and today would be brilliant.
Thankyou

Hi, is there a hosepipe ban in Scholar Green, Cheshire?
Many thanks

hi does it apply to upton nr gainsborough

thx

is there a hosepipe ban in buxton , derbyshire ?

can I use a power washer to clean the o/s of my house

It’s a joke!!!
When a reservoir is at full capacity it is enough to last 5 years!!
Over the winter we had floods up and down the country so every reservoir was full. We do not live in a third world country and for 9 months of the year we get rain more often than not!!!
This is a scam implemented by United Utilities to raise the price of a commodity that FALLS FROM THE SKY!!!!!
They charge us for something that nature provides for free!!!
You mark my words that AIR will be next, they will find a way to charge us for air… It’s ridiculous and i ain’t conforming

hosepipe ban is in action now in bolton

i wondered if you can advise how i can water 2 vegetable plots with watering cans more easily? i grow all my own vegetables, and have 3 greenhouses full of tomates, peppers etc for self sufficiency, the environment and to give to friends. why cant we conserve water more easily as we are 70% water on this planet! also i pay hefty water rates, and feel we need to manage our water more efficiently

why hasnt hose replied to any comments since june 26th, a whole month!

is there a ban in rh16 ???

Is the hose pipe ban still in operation, after nearly 2 weeks of constant rain???

Hi - I pity those of you affected by this who have just paid for new turf lawns!!! I suppose giving one inch of water every day or so to the strips will keep you fit if you have to use a watering can - enjoy I have just sorted my lawn before any word of a ban. Now it just looks after itself.

Can anyone confirm if this ban is still in place in the northwest?
3 weeks of rain now should have rectified things?

is there a water pipe ban in morecambe please let me know thanks.