Dogs_R_Us
Space Traveller
We have had 2 leaks in the last 3 years. The first one was discovered after a whopping bill, the second the council advised us our usage was unusually high so we got it checked - the leak was under our driveway. Luckily the plumber was able to fix it without digging up the driveway.
The first time we put in a claim and were successful in having the bill reduced on the proviso that we couldn’t make another claim for 3 years. Bad luck about the second leak .
Neither of our leaks were visible, being underground. We now regularly take meter readings as our plumbing is nearly 40 years old and we don’t trust it!
It will depend on your council or water provider but go for the claim. At least now that you’ve had this particular problem fixed it’s probably unlikely to happen again.
All councils are different I would think, and love making up rules to avoid losing money.
Just a thought - would your house insurance cover it?
Good luck.
The first time we put in a claim and were successful in having the bill reduced on the proviso that we couldn’t make another claim for 3 years. Bad luck about the second leak .
Neither of our leaks were visible, being underground. We now regularly take meter readings as our plumbing is nearly 40 years old and we don’t trust it!
It will depend on your council or water provider but go for the claim. At least now that you’ve had this particular problem fixed it’s probably unlikely to happen again.
All councils are different I would think, and love making up rules to avoid losing money.
Just a thought - would your house insurance cover it?
Good luck.